(Lijun (June) Gu) IBM DB2 Replication (called DataPropagator on some platforms) is a powerful, flexible facility for copying DB2 and/or Informix data from one place to another. The IBM replication solution includes transformation, joining, and the filtering of data. You can move data between differ

(Robert Westervelt) While most DBAs think they are aware of the various configurations that are required to build a high-performance DB2 database, one expert said too many database pros settle for program defaults that can cause inefficiencies and even system failures. (R)

(Roman B. Melnyk) The DB2 data movement utilities — export, import, and load — support a variety of options that depend on the type of file used to move data in or out of database tables. These file type modifiers significantly broaden the capabilities of the data movement utilities, and can b

(Jim Wankowski) The popularity of DB2 UDB running on distributed platforms continues to grow. The sudden growth and popularity of DB2 on distributed platforms has resulted in a shortage of experienced non-mainframe DB2 DBAs. IT departments today have to deal with tightening budgets and shrinkin

(Julien Muller and Martin Klumpp) Many developers are faced with the problem of managing heterogeneous data — that is, data kept in various kinds of stores that needs to be managed in a unified way. One way to access such data is through IBM DB2 Information Integrator, working in tandem with a J2EE

(Michael Dougherty) Using Web content management can marshal Web sites, intranets, and portals into a force for productivity Behind every successful portal is a Web content management (WCM) system. Yet — even in the IT world — few realize the advantages of combining portals and Web content manage

Do you have inactive data you can’t live without–but your database has a hard time living with? Want tips on how to archive that inactive data to improve performance and reduce I/O processing? Join IBM’s Rajesh Ramachandran, lead developer of DB2 Data Archive Expert, for an exploration of data

Talk to the database administration group in any major corporation these days, and you’ll experience an atmosphere of controlled chaos as DBAs scramble to address a variety of needs ranging from the design of new applications to keeping business-critical applications operational. As more busines

(Stephan C. Kammerer) The SAP Data Retention Tool (DaRT) is used to help meet legal requirements for data retention and reporting. Learn how to customize this tool to run with IBM DB2 CommonStore for SAP and DB2 Content Manager.

(Bart Steegmans) IBM DATABASE 2 Universal Database Server for z/OS Version 8 is the twelfth and largest release of DB2 for MVS. It brings new synergy with the zSeries hardware and is the first major subsystem to exploit the z/OS 64-bit virtual addressing capabilities. DB2 V8 offers data support,