(Whei-Jen Chen) DB2 UDB V8.2, code name Stinger, is another significant jump in DBRM technology. It delivers new features to address the ever-increasing demands and requirements for Information management customers. This redbook is an update of “DB2 UDB Exploitation of the Windows Environment (S

(Derek Williams) In the Volume 10, Number 3 issue of IDUG Solutions Journal, John Lynch and Yong Ju Li described performance improvements that came from changing to a lower, uncommitted read (UR) isolation level. Their results were so dramatic, they referred to them as paradise found. These prom

(Andy Beaton) This paper provides an introduction and sample configuration instructions for running IBM DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) on a cluster of Linux servers, with high availability capabilities provided by SteelEye LifeKeeper for Linux. The purpose of high availability software is to p

(Martin LaMonica) PeopleSoft will develop its future business applications to work with IBM’s infrastructure software and programming tools, as part of a broad technology and marketing agreement between the two companies.

(Werner Schuetz) Part 1 of this article introduced the DB2 Performance Expert (DB2 PE), a tool that simplifies the tasks of monitoring and administering your DB2 UDB servers. Now, Part 2 shows you a number of practical scenarios, demonstrating how to use the tool to analyze factors which directl

(Nagraj Alur) This IBM Redbook documents and prototypes the role of DB2 Information Integrator technologies and architecture in IBM’s Patterns for e-business using a typical customer insight e-business scenario. It is aimed at an audience of IT architects and data integration professionals responsib

(Lisa Vaas) Jeff Jones, director of strategy for IBM’s DB2 Universal Database, says IBM is wielding affordability and automation as it prepares for battle in the new world of second-generation databases. As the company prepares to unleash Stinger, code name for DB2 UDB 8.2, he took time out to c

(Craig Mullins) Is there a way to validate a date using DB2 SQL? I have a date field from a file (COBOL is the programming language), and I need to determine if it is a valid date. (R)

(Ron Turull) In the first installment, I introduced you to the eight database cross-reference files that the AS/400-iSeries automatically maintains for the database files on your system. These eight files contain exhaustive information about each and every database file on your AS/400-iSeries. N

(Werner Schuetz) DB2 Performance Expert is a tool for monitoring, analyzing, and tuning the performance of DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) and its applications. Part 1 of this article introduces the tool and covers its basic functions. Part 2 walks you through some practical scenarios so you can se