(Steve Pitcher) According to IBM’s i5/OS Information Center for V5R4, a “trigger is a set of actions that run automatically when a specified change or read operation is performed on a specified database file”. (R)

(Chris Eaton) Here is a story I just came across that appeared on SearchOracle.com of all places.

(Dave Beulke) As I talked about in the previous weeks, DB2 Version 9 for z/OS has over 50+ great new performance features. Many of you have asked what they all are. Below is a nice chart detailing all of the new DB2 performance features. Check out all of these features to make your DB2 system the

(Meena Nigam, Mesbah Alam and Dorothy Wu) In this article, you will learn about the Product Information Management (PIM) for Commerce accelerator and best practices on how to use it. The PIM for Commerce asset offers re-usable components created for accelerating and simplifying the integration of IB

(Troy Coleman) In a recent blog entry titled “Curtailing the SYSADM Privilege,” I wrote about the need to provide more granularities between the roles of managing DB2 objects and managing access to the data stored in DB2.

(Scott Hayes) We heard it hear first – live from IDUG Europe in Rome Italy! In the wake of Orickle’s 13G announcement, clearly IBM has its boxing gloves on!

(Christopher Blythe and David Hare) IBM WebSphere Application Server is a robust, enterprise class application server that provides a core set of components, resources, and services that developers can utilize in their applications. Every application has a unique set of requirements and often uses a

(Curt Cotner) In my dual role as CTO and VP of Data Servers, I spend a fair amount of time on the road talking to people about what’s going on both with database server technology and with Integrated Data Management, both from a businesses and technical perspective. Anyway, I like these road trips b

(Adarsh Pannu and Terry Purcell) For each DB2 for z/OS release, the same recommendation is put forth for static SQL – REBIND your packages to take advantage of any new optimizer enhancements. And we all know that the DB2 for z/OS optimizer does a fantastic job in choosing the most efficient access p

(Deb Jenson) Get a brief overview of the functionality and packaging of the development, administration, and performance management offerings in the IBM Optim(TM) products (many of which have been renamed from Data Studio). The products described in this article include IBM Data Studio, Optim Develo