(Amyris Rada) Learn all about the DB2 UDB product family in this article that discusses porting databases and applications and describes the most important aspects of porting applications from Microsoft SQL Server 2000 to DB2 UDB V8.2. You’ll discover the differences between the two products in data
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Set up a clustered SPECjAppServer2004 benchmark with DB2 UDB
(Tony Lau) If you’re setting up a DB2 benchmark in a clustered environment, here’s the help you need. Determine how to configure IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM DB2 Universal Database to support SPECjAppServer2004 as a cluster-scalable application. Standard Performance Evaluation Corporatio
IBM Plans SAP-Specific Database
(Barbara Darrow) While Oracle’s Larry Ellison does his best to pick a fight with SAP, IBM is working to cement its ties to the ERP kingpin.
z/OS Version 8 DBA Certification Guide: DB2 Environment (Sample Chapter)
(Susan Lawson) This chapter provides an overview of the DB2 environment, detailing the components that you’ll need to understand to begin working with DB2.
DB2 Universal Database for iSeries
Business Intelligence (BI) is a popular and powerful concept of applying a set of technologies to turn data into meaningful information. With Business Intelligence Applications, large amounts of data originating in many different formats (spreadsheets, relational databases, web logs) can be consolid
Comparing performance of SMALLINT, INTEGER, and DECIMAL
(Craig Mullins) I have to increase my data field from SMAllINT. Can anyone tell me whether I should go for SMAllINT to INTEGER or SMALLINT to DECIMAL? Which is better in terms of performance? (R)
Managing content in an employee workplace, Part 11: Set up a file plan in IBM DB2 Records Manager
(Therese Sroujian) Learn how to set up a file plan for record retention and management in IBM DB2 Records Manager in this eleventh article in the series about managing content in an employee workplace. The series describes a scenario about employees who collaborate to author, review, and publish res
2005: A SOX Auditor’s Odyssey
(Alex Woodie) The year 2005 is shaping up to be a banner year for auditors performing Sarbanes-Oxley Act audits and, perhaps, for sales of software that helps companies comply with the new regulations. While it appears many companies are choosing to use manual processes to meet their first SOX deadl
IBM Refreshes Notes, Domino, Workplace
(Dennis Callaghan) IBM announced a host of new products from its Lotus Software division at the annual Lotusphere conference in Orlando, Fla.
BluePhoenix Completes Second Phase of Large-Scale IDMS to DB2 Migration Project in the US
BluePhoenix Solutions, the leader in Enterprise IT Modernization, today announced that, utilizing the DBMSMigrator tool, it has successfully completed phase two of a large-scale IDMS to DB2 database and application migration project. The three-phase project, being done for a financial services compa