Robert Catterall responds to: I’ve been wrestling with a performance problem for several weeks (high class 3 wait times in an accounting report). The problem originally surfaced during a stress test with a Websphere/Java/DB2 Connect/DB2 for z/OS application, but the same high wait times have now bee

By Lisa Vaas – Two major databases have sprung security leaks.The security firm Application Security Inc. reported this week that IBM’s DB2 Universal Database and MySQL AB’s MySQL open-source database have a total of three vulnerabilities that range from low- to high-risk levels.

IBM Tuesday put out four tools to help with the programming, data mining and replication monitoring of its DB2 Universal Database, company officials announced.

By Jayesh Thakrar – You don’t necessarily need special tools to get your DB2 data into shape for viewing from a browser. This article tells you how to produce reports with just some SQL and a little HTML.

By Joe McKendrick – Call it this year’s roll call of pain — Slammer, Lovsan, MS Blaster, Welchi, Sobig.F. In recent times, an infestation of worms and viruses has wreaked havoc on computers and networks throughout the world. Are databases safe from all this carnage? The answer, at least for now, is

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by Susan Visser and Bill Wong – A book/CD-ROM tutorial on basics of the database in 21 lessons. Includes real-world examples, tips, and review questions. Coverage includes installing and configuring DB2 server, creating databases, ensuring data security, and diagnosing problems.

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By Ellen O’Brien – By now, in-memory databases were supposed to be all the rage. In the late 1990s, when hard drives were smaller than they are now, and industry analysts were predicting huge demand from Web-based businesses in need of high-transaction, 24/7 caching capabilities, it seemed in

Do you want to know how to build a UDF in DB2 capable of invoking an IMS application using a Web Service? This tutorial will show you how.