DB2 OLAP Server has an SQL interface that allows to access RDBMS sources via ODBC.

IBM has published two new DB2 Universal Database benchmark results that show a clear leadership for handling complex query workloads typical of business intelligence applications. The benchmarks demonstrate performance using the Transaction Processing Performance Council’s TPC-H benchmark which is d

To be a successful DBA, you must have an inquisitive mind and a desire to learn. Much of the DBA’s knowledge will be self-taught, especially in these days of austere budgets and cost cutting. One of the most cost-effective ways to learn something new is by reading. Fortunately, there is no shortage

By Jeffrey Burt – IBM on Wednesday is expanding its grid computing offerings to the financial services industry through partnerships with SAS Institute and DataSynapse Inc.<br><br>IBM is incorporating SAS business intelligence software into its IBM Grid Offering for Analytics Acceleration, which is

By Clint Boulton – EMC VisualSRM and EMC VisualSAN Easy improve capacity utilization in addition to making management hands-free by automating tasks, a function that many software makers have been writing into their code to free systems administrators from the chores of manual operation.Spec

By Rolf Bäurle Peter Gerstl – IBM DB2 Information Integrator for Content provides an information mining service that converts information that is implicit in unstructured documents to valuable metadata. This article gives you an overview of how to optimize information mining for performance.

Susan Visser responds – DB2 has eight current certification exams that can lead to seven different certification roles. The most common certification is DB2 Database Administration. Four exams cover v.7 content:

DB2 V7.2 FixPak 10a is now available for download. This FixPak includes fixes for known security issues.

By Craig S. Mullins – A white paper that discusses performance monitoring, tuning, and management of DB2 applications, databases, and systems (mainframe).

By Ellen O’Brien – Two recently discovered flaws in IBM’s DB2 version 7 for Linux could allow internal users to upgrade their privileges and gain complete control of the popular database. The flaws do not make the database vulnerable to attacks from beyond the firewall.