(Fred Whitlark) Concurrency is the ability of a database management system to allow multiple users to access data at the same time while maintaining the integrity and consistency of the data. This article provides some general guidelines and recommendations for improving concurrency in DB2 for z/OS

(Glenn Stephens) If you’re like me, developing applications for the Web usually involves exposing parts of your database so that it is viewable in a Web browser. By combining Borland C#Builder and the Borland Data Provider (BDP) components, you can easily get your DB2 Universal Database (UDB) runnin

(Paul C. Zikopoulos and Roman B. Melnyk) If you are a systems administrator whose responsibilities include deploying DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) for Windows software, there are some new features in DB2 UDB “Stinger” that are going to make your job easier. In this article, we will introduce

(Micks Purnell) DB2 Information Integrator enables you to access data in many parts of your enterprise, stored in different data types, different databases and in differing formats. If you need to access Sybase stored procedures from DB2 Information Integrator, here’s help. This article tells yo

(Chuck Ballard) SAP is a leading ERP vendor, with a large install base. A key element in their product set is the SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW). The primary objective of this IBM Redbook is to provide guidelines to help you implement your SAP Business Information Warehouse on DB2 UDB ESE.

(Bob Swart) This article demonstrates how to build a SOAP Web service engine with Kylix 3 on Linux, exposing the data from DB2 UDB database tables to the outside world.

(David McGoveran) Over the past few years, many of my database colleagues have repeatedly expressed bewilderment when presented with the terminology and concepts common to today’s J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) application servers. In this article, we’ll introduce the features and functions that a

(Takashi Tokunaga) Ready to port your app from Oracle or Sybase to DB2? This handy set of SQL UDFs can help make that move a little bit easier by providing the same or similar functionality in DB2 for certain functions available in Oracle or Sybase. These sample files work to help analyze informatio

(Roman B. Melnyk and Paul C. Zikopoulos) This article is another in a series that introduces some of the key features in DB2 UDB “Stinger,” and includes “work-through” examples that you can use with the open beta today. In this article, we will introduce the new RECOVER DATABASE command and sign

(John Concannon) With the .NET support pack to access MQSeries, C# developers can easily access IBM MQSeries which is especially important for front-end developers wishing to access the mainframe (CICS, DB2). The non-connected database classes within ADO make C# very attractive compared to other