(Michael Chris Golledge) Codename: BlueMix makes the NoSQL capabilities in IBM Informix available as the JSON Database (JSONDB) service. You can use this service to store application objects as JSON documents. The programming interface that JSONDB uses is compatible with MongoDB’s API, so you can us

(Grant Hutchison) So you have a great idea for a new analytics application. What now?

(mkrafick) Each Monday, I post a technical blog on DB2Commerce.com referencing my “DB2’s Got Talent” presentation from the previous week.

(Kurt Struyf) Now that IBM DB2 11 for z/OS data management software has been generally available for several months, it’s had ample opportunity to make some first impressions—and they have been positive. In particular, DB2 11 for z/OS has some scintillating performance enhancements that come at the

(Henrik Loeser) Today, it is time for another DB2 quiz. I am going to present you the output of a DB2 function:

(Craig S. Mullins) After setting up your buffer pools, you will want to regularly monitor your configuration for performance. The most rudimentary way of doing this is using the -DISPLAY BUFFERPOOL command.

(Scott Hayes) Almost 100% of our audience learned something! The DB2’s GOT TALENT March Finalist shows are amazing, awesome, incredible, phenomenal, terrific, educational, fun, informative, and entertaining! You can learn from and enjoy great presentations by rising stars in our DB2 community!

(Willie Favero) One of the more popular topics in DB2 (if not the most popular topic) is query performance. Careers have been built on that one single concept. And why not? It seems that just about everyone is concerned about improving query performance by reducing a query’s elapsed time while also

(Dave Bachmann, David Butler, Annemarie Fitterer, Ben Matteson, Ramamohan T. Reddy, Sujay Shinde and Rick Smith) In today’s highly connected world, directory servers are the IT cornerstone of many businesses. These components of the corporate infrastructure are the foundation of authentication syste

(Fred Sobotka) This month marks the second birthday for DB2 10.1, which delivered an impressive set of new engine capabilities and enhancements. Depending on your organization’s upgrade policies, IBM’s recent release of Fix Pack 3 for DB2 10.5 may make that version a suitable upgrade target, too.