(Lockwood Lyon) Database backup copies may not be enough to ensure data recoverability. The DBA must “bake” recoverability into the database design process; additionally, for current systems, the DBA needs to know whether current backup processes support recovery procedures that will meet applicatio
Tag: IBM
And the DB2 10 DSNZPARM story continues: Changed defaults
(Willie Favero) So far I’ve discussed system parameters that are being deprecated in DB2 10 and system parameters that are being removed form the product in DB2 10.
Configuring WS-Security for JAX-RPC web services in WebSphere Process Server V7
(Samir Nasser) This tutorial shows you how to configure WS-Security and the WebSphere environment so that a JSP client in one WebSphere cell can call a JAX-RPC Web service in WebSphere Process Server in a different cell.
UNIQUE WHERE NOT NULL indexes
(Serge Rielau) Some of you may know that I am engaged in enabling Oracle applications to DB2.
DSNZPARM: What will not be there when you arrive at DB2 10
(Willie Favero) A few days ago we discussed which DSNZPARMs are being deprecated in DB2 10 for z/OS. Today, we’ll look at which system parameters have been flat removed from the product; gone, nonextant, departed, vamoose.
GRC 101 for DB2 LUW DBAs
(Rebecca Bond) When I attend a conference, sometimes the conversations that are held in the hall are as interesting as the material presented in session. This year, my favorite “hall topic” was Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) and how DB2 DBAs are being impacted. No one seemed to hav
Free book: Database Fundamentals
(Leons Petrazickis) Database Fundamentals is a free textbook used in the SQL Fundamentals I course on DB2University.com.
IBM Cognos Proven Practices: Configure IBM Cognos BI to Authenticate with Novell eDirectory8 via LDAPS
This document describes the steps necessary to configure Novell LDAP via LDAPS as an authentication source for IBM Cognos BI.
DB2 10 is enhancing good old EXPLAIN: La deuxième tentative
(Willie Favero) A few days ago I did a post on the improvements made to some of the EXPLAIN processes by DB2 10 for z/OS. I’m not sure where my brain was that evening (I do most of these post late at night), but somehow I manage to really muck up the entire post. So, with my apologies, here is […]
DB2 pureScale Trial and Demo Kit
(Conor O’Mahony) IBM has prepared a DB2 pureScale Trial and Demo Kit. With this kit, you can run a DB2 pureScale trial environment on 3 physical servers (any generic x86_64 hardware or even a set of VMware images).