This IBM Redbook is the update of the previous DB2 Performance Expert for z/OS, SG24-6867-00 and describes how to install, customize and use DB2 Performance Expert for z/OS Version 2. It describes all features of the product, including the usage of the online workstation monitor, Performance Warehou

(Jacques Roy) WebSphere’s growing successes demonstrate the increased use of the J2EE environment for business application deployment. Technical people everywhere must familiarize themselves with this environment. This article provides an overview of the J2EE environment. It then discusses objec

(Bernard Chester) For document life-cycle management, greener pastures are on the horizon. If you’ve read my past DB2 Magazine columns, you know I’m a fan of DB2 Content Manager v.8 for its rich, flexible, and extensible data model. The standard out-of-the-box version, though, doesn’t begin to ex

(Sonali Surange) Using a sample data-bound, forms-based application, learn how to manipulate LOBs. It’s easy with the DB2 UDB Add-Ins for Visual Studio .NET.

(Bill Wilkins) Using a partitioned database allows you to maximize the scalability and capacity of DB2 UDB for Linux, Unix, and Windows. This article discusses what DB2 partitioning is, outlines the benefits and costs of using it, and helps you decide whether or not to use a partitioned database

This tutorial uses the features of DB2 Everyplace and Visual Studio. NET to create, deploy, and test a sample bank account application, which calls a remote DB2 Java procedure. In this tutorial, we also build a Java procedure using the DB2 application development client without writing a single

(Sham Sham Lim) This article introduces the Java developer to the basics of application with WebSphere Application Server – Express using DB2 Express for the data store. It covers the basic architecture of WebSphere Application Server – Express and DB2 UDB Express, explains terminology, and covers d

(Julien Muller and Martin Klumpp) This is the second tutorial in a series that shows you how to simplify your portal applications by accessing heterogeneous data through EJB components over SQL views. The first tutorial in this series showed you how to set up a database and integration layer, an

(Gerry Jurrens) The last OCP column (Oracle Magazine, March/April 2004) described the preparation and strategy for the Oracle Certified Master (OCM) practicum. This column provides descriptions of the types of content an OCM candidate is likely to encounter during the test. As mentioned in the l

(Sujit K. Mishra) Federation joins the list of integration options for providing access to heterogeneous data. Mergers and acquisitions are one common cause of information silos within companies. The acquirer’s information management systems usually can’t communicate with each other. So the merge