(Shalom Momi Sabag) In this post I would like to check how much flexibility DB2 provides regarding using an existing index for foreign key enforcement.

(Rebecca Bond) In the last cliff hanger episode, we were just leaving for a 5 mile run after accomplishing some really great work. I guess that means that if we want to run today (we do), then we need to accomplish some more great work. The algorithm is: Work=Reward.

(Timothy C. Fanelli and H. Michael Everett) This article guides you through several processes, including configuring the products that make up the business process management stack on the z/OS® operating system, as well as backing up and recovering the file systems that make up the cell and database

(Radim Kolar) During searching for some good case studies about deployment DB2 compression in data warehouse environments, Google find following document on Oracle website. It is description how compression works in Oracle 11g.

(Rebecca Bond) I’m sure you’ve noticed that many security related web sites incorporate a lock as a part of their logo. I’ve always thought that a single lock was a good start, but that security should have multiple locks at multiple layers with multiple keys (and perhaps some barbed wire, an electr

(Jeff Douglas) New Product Development (NPDI) is a strategic part of the growth strategy for consumer product goods companies. It is a very content centric and deadline driven process. This article describes how IBM FileNet P8 can be used to implement a sub-process of NPDI called artwork change mana

(Willie Favero) This Red Alert has 6 different sections, all the same problem, each just for a different mainframe component.

(david t) I get asked about this more than you’d think 🙂 I’ve recorded the answer for anyone who’s interested.

(Antonio Cangiano) Ruby on Rails has managed to establish itself as one of the most commonly used frameworks for developing Web applications. Released in 2004, this framework has evolved rapidly and gathered an impressive amount of media attention, as well as a large number of fans within the develo

(Rav Ahuja) Are you aware that DB2 can be used on public clouds such as Amazon for free? Thats right, there are no OS or DB2 license fees for using DB2 Express-C AMIs … you just pay for the AWS infrastructure which starts from 8.5 cents per hour (or even lower if using reserved instances). If you’