(David Norfolk) There is suddenly new interest in monitoring Java on mainframes – I’m not talking about running lots of Java VMs on Linux but about running Java against big mainframe systems on z/OS. This might be about modernising legacy COBOL applications (Java skills are easier to find than COBOL

(Robert Catterall) The functionality of DB2 for z/OS is enhanced, in ways small and big, on a regular basis. There’s plenty to keep up with, and it is understandable that some product improvements could fly under the radar of a database administrator and escape notice. I encountered this situation a

(Carol Woodbury) Row and Column Access Control (RCAC) was introduced in V7R2 and brings the security implementation more in line with other DB2 implementations, providing administrators a way to filter what information is available without having to develop and manage logical files.

(Troy L Coleman) During May’s IDUG NA conference, I attended a session by IBM’s John Campbell. A question came up on how to size and configure local and group bufferpools. John mentioned that a presentation he’d given on this in 2013 is available as a webcast.

(Martin) 98% of our studio audience learned something!Jeff provided a concise, clear overview of the new features in DB2 12 for z/OS.

(Sanjit Chakraborty) The IBM PureData System for Analytics, powered by Netezza® technology (“IBM Netezza”), is a data warehouse appliance that features a purpose-built analytics engine. Netezza generates a query plan for all queries that run on the system.

(Kim May) Please join us Thursday, July 28th, from 11am-12pm EDT for a free webinar with an update on IBM’s Q Replication.

(Paul Pendle) Relational database management systems (RDBMS) maintain logical relationships between components. These logical relationships create dependencies that are analogous to parent-child relationships.

(Scott) 100% of our audience learned something! No surprises there! Everyone learns from Melanie! For our season #7 grand finale, Melanie gave our audience the complete scoop on upgrading to DB2 LUW V11.1!

(Scott) 100% of our audience learned something! David gave us another great IDUG presentation packed with tips and advice for monitoring and diagnosing performance issues in DB2 LUW.