(Jack Vamvas) Question: How can I check if a DB2 database tablespace has reclaimable space enabled?

(Vinayak Joshi) The IBM premium data-sharing technologies offer unmatched high-availability and scalability to applications.

(Martin) 100% of our studio audience learned something! Dan gave a detailed look at how DB2 performs query transformation, how you can monitor it, and considerations for SQL and application performance

(Michael Sansoterra) In the second tip of this series, I explored three new features introduced in DB2 for i 7.2: KEEP IN MEMORY clause; AUTONOMOUS PROCEDURE; and the CHECK CONSTRAINT VIOLATION clause. This tip aims to keep the momentum going by exploring a handful of remaining miscellaneous feature

(Dany Drouin) This tutorial walks through best practices for optimal development with the InfoSphere Master Data Management (MDM) operational server. Explore common OSGi patterns, how to best deploy MDM composite bundle (CBA) extensions, and how to troubleshoot failures.

(Dave Beulke) The new DB2 LUW Fix Pak 4 code named “Cancun” was recently released for DB2 LUW Version 10.5. IBM has done a lot of work and put a number of impressive features in this DB2 LUW Fix Pak 4.

(Radha Gowda) Bet you have been hearing a lot about shadow tables in DB2 “Cancun Release” lately. Umm… do shadow and Cancun remind you of On the beach by Cliff Richards and the Shadows? Seriously, DB2 shadow tables can make you dance to a rock ‘n’ roll on the beach because you will be trouble free

(Bobby Woolf) IBM PureApplication System uses DNS to locate resources on the network so that it can connect to them. This article describes how PureApplication System uses DNS, what queries it expects DNS to be able to answer, what happens when the system can’t use DNS properly, and more.

(Chris Eaton) The kids are now back in school and the weather in Toronto is starting to get much cooler in the evening. That means one thing to me (no not time for turkey and pumpkin pie), it means it’s time to hit the road for conference season. Not including competitor’s conferences that I attend

(Troy Coleman) I was recently asked about “dirty reads.” This term refers to setting an application’s SELECT statement to avoid taking locks while reading and processing uncommitted data.