(Robert Catterall) In the world of business, data has become the coin of the realm. Organizations that effectively leverage their informational assets tend to outperform peers and rivals. Given the value of data in today’s marketplace, it’s no wonder that companies are keenly focused on data securit

(Cynthia M. Saracco and Uttam Jain) If you specialize in relational database management technology, you’ve probably heard a lot about “big data” and the open source Apache Hadoop project. Perhaps you’ve also heard about IBM’s new Big SQL technology, which enables InfoSphere BigInsights users to quer

(Willie Favero) The June 2013 product publication updates are now available. The “almost new” tradition continues with the pub folk publishing documentation updates on a near monthly bases…..

(Craig S. Mullins) Continuing our series on DB2 locking, let’s look into a relatively recent development — optimistic locking…

(Bhargav Perepa) In this article, the second in a two-part series, learn how to set up, configure, and validate a distributed IBM WebSphere Application Server network; deploy and validate IBM MobileFirst solutions; configure end-to-end SSL communications; configure IBM Worklight Server for Federal I

(Jack Vamvas) Question: How can I move DB2 objects from one schema to another schema in the same database? When I migrated a database to a new DB2 instance with new logon , I couldn’t access the tables.

(Henrik Loeser) One of the often problems when migrating databases from Oracle to DB2 were with unique indexes. Oracle does not include and consider NULL keys when checking for uniqueness of values, DB2 does – or better: did.

(Praveen R. Sogalad and Hemant Singh) Using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) with IBM DB2 means your data can be sent securely over the network. In this article, learn how to configure this protocol for DB2 V9.7 and newer releases.

(Bharathi Manian and Nagarjuna Surabathina) Learn how to easily configure the base orchestrations for connectors developed with the Connector Development Kit wizard in WebSphere Cast Iron Studio, and get tips on password and fault handling.

(Craig S. Mullins) It can be potentially troublesome when DB2 lock promotion and escalation occur. These situations can greatly reduce the availability of concurrent access to data.