(Burt Vialpando) I am going to show you an easy way to do online schema changes in DB2. The best to learn things is by doing some simple examples. My intent is to make you an expert in 1/2 hour if you learn the following concepts.

(Francis DiNardo) The WebSphere Process Server business rules SCA component is used to express simple application logic that is too dynamic to implement in application source code. By using some clever techniques, business rule developers can provide users the capability to create and manage rules t

(Craig Mullins) The term “data integrity” can mean different things to different people and at different times. But at a high level, there really are two aspects of integrity with respect to databases: database structure integrity and semantic data integrity. Keeping track of database objects and en

(Adam Gartenberg) Please join us on June 11 for another Webinar on New Intelligence. I know the last one was very well attended, and for any of you looking to learn more about how you can not only get control of your information, but put it to use to make faster, more informed, more accurate decisi

(Don Langworthy, Vinod Chirayath and Kathryn Zeidenstein) As a database administrator (DBA), you might need to upgrade your database server when faster and more efficient hardware is made available to you. And you probably need to do this with as little impact to production performance as possible.

(Terry Frangos) My last post was a while ago and since then DB2 LUW V8 has gone out of support.

(Troy Coleman) When it comes to DB2 for z/OS, I’m always looking to learn. The great thing about the DB2 for z/OS community is that we can all learn from one another. And there’s no better place to interact with our community than the DB2 for z/OS space of IBM developerWorks.

(Willie Favero) It’s always nice to have your opinions validated. In my case, it’s the non use of secondary extents on DB2’s sort workfiles. I have always recommended, as have many others that I know, that you should NOT specify a secondary extent for any of the table spaces defined to DSNDB07 (or w

(Susan Lawson and Daniel L. Luksetich) Global canonical database enterprise architecture offers the ability to layer a common component to the enterprise design that allows these heterogeneous systems to coexist and interface with a common language. (Canonicality depends on context, but is defined a

(Wayne Toh) WebSphere MQ File Transfer Edition delivers a robust managed file transfer solution, including reliable control of file movements, an audit trail of transfers, and automated scheduled transfers. This article introduces FTE to those who are already familiar with WebSphere MQ, and shows yo