(Craig S. Mullins) We’ve come a long way in the world of DB2 in the past decade or so. I remember way back when it was common for DBAs to say “If performance is an issue, dynamic SQL should not be used… always use static SQL!” But today, in 2014, it is usually the case that dynamic SQL is the […]
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BLU Acceleration for Cloud Is Now Available to Everyone
(Antonio Cangiano) Today we are announcing the next step in the evolution of BLU Acceleration for Cloud. After a successful and very popular Early Access Preview program, BLU Acceleration for Cloud is as of today, officially open to everyone (in beta).
Flashbook: DB2 10.5 with BLU Acceleration – New Dynamic In-Memory Analytics for the Era of Big Data
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Deliver an exceptional mobile web experience using WebSphere Portal and IBM Worklight, Part 6: Feed web content from IBM Web Content Manager to a Worklight mobile app
(Vinod Appajanna and Stefan Hepper) This article describes how you can develop an IBM Worklight mobile application that displays web content from an IBM WebSphere Portal server, while leveraging the advantages of a web content management system such as IBM Web Content Manager. This article provides
Mainframe customers who have outsourced their IT infrastructure could be missing out on cost saving opportunities
(Laura) If you are a large organisation running IBM Mainframe you could be paying too much for your enterprise software. Most Mainframe software charges are based on peak CPU usage, so whatever your peak in a given month is what you pay for.
Data Warehousing on the Cloud with BLU Acceleration
(Adam Ronthal) I recently took on a new role at IBM focused on technical marketing for BLU Acceleration for Cloud, IBM’s new cloud-based agile data warehousing solution.
Deploy InfoSphere MDM Collaborative Edition onto a cluster, Part 1: Strategies for mixed clustered topologies on an application server
(Sachin Prasad, Abhijith Boompelly and Srinath Shenoy) This two-part tutorial shows how to set up a typical IBM InfoSphere Master Data Management (MDM) Collaborative Edition V11 clustered environment. This first part describes how to deploy InfoSphere MDM Collaborative Edition V11 onto a cluster.
Today I did NOT work. I worked, had fun, and learned a lot
(Henrik Loeser) My plans for today are to have a lot of fun and to learn. And it is real work, really. So what is my schedule for today?
Book Review: DB2 10 for Z/OS Database Administration: Certification Study Guide
(Prasad Mani) The DB2 10 for Z/OS Database Administration Certification Study Guide (Exam 612) is goal-oriented and successfully fulfills its primary goal of helping those who want to certify on DB2 Z/OS as a DBA.
Optimizing BDFS jobs using InfoSphere DataStage Balanced Optimization
(Rao Lella) This article explains how to use InfoSphere DataStage Balanced Optimization to rewrite Big Data File Stage jobs into Jaql. BDFS stage operates on InfoSphere BigInsights. BDFS stage is a new stage introduced in InfoSphere Information Server 9.1.