(Willie Favero) The term “lossless compression” is a phrase critical to any compression discussion. I describe lossless compression as the process that allows you to expand something that has been compressed and end up with the exact same thing you started with. I know, you’re thinking “That’s crazy
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DB2 Buffer Pool Sizing
(Craig S. Mullins) Sizing DB2 buffer pools can be a time-consuming and arduous process. With that in mind, here are a few thoughts on the matter…
Do you like compression? Then you’re going to love zEnterprise Data Compression (zEDC) — (Part 2)
(Willie Favero) As mentioned in the first part of this post published just prior to this one, this “post” has turned into a very long article. Since my intent is to NOT publish articles via a blog, I am going to break this post into sections to make it a bit easier to read and a whole lot easier fo
Summary of DB2 and Q Replication Performance Tuning Techniques
(Frank Fillmore) Performance tuning for both DB2 and Q Replication are an ongoing process. However, there are three tools which provide an initial set of recommendations for bufferpools, Database Manager (DBM or instance) and database configuration parameters, indexes, and other application table o
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
(Melanie Stopfer) It’s getting close to one of my favorite weeks of each year – IDUG North America Technical Conference. Break out the eggnog and mistletoe. I feel like a child before Christmas that’s counting the days to open presents. This year there’s even a bigger present waiting because my 8
What Makes In-Memory Computing So Next Generation?
(Nancy Hensley) “Real time” used to be the demand, but today’s organizations want everything now. Information has become so critical to operations and key decisions that businesses want answers at the speed of thought. If they can access vital information even faster than is currently possible, they
Plan Program Authorization
(Troy Coleman) A DB2 plan is used to set runtime parameters and security when executing applications on a local DB2 system. A plan specifies run-time options as well as one or more collections of program “packages” that the plan can execute.
Do you like compression? Then you’re going to love zEnterprise Data Compression (zEDC) — (Part 1)
(Willie Favero) This “post” has turned into a very long article. Since my intent is to NOT publish articles via a blog, I am going to break this post into sections to make it a bit easier to read and a whole lot easier for me to edit and complete. I will publish all of the “parts” at one time […]
IBM System x Reference Architecture for Hadoop: IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Reference Architecture
(Steven Hurley and James C. Wang) The IBM System x reference architecture is a predefined and optimized hardware infrastructure for IBM InfoSphere BigInsights 2.2, which is a distribution of Apache Hadoop with value-added capabilities that are specific to IBM.
(AST) Automatic Storage ¨C Tips and Tricks
(mkrafick) This article is based off the ¡°(AST) Automatic Storage Tips and Tricks¡± presentation for the DB2 Night Show (Episode #130) ¨C DB2¡äs Got Talent competition held on Friday, March 21th at 11am EST. Progression within the competition is based solely on audience voting.