(Peter Kokosielis, Sunil Kamath, Mike Liu, Tony Lau and Mathew Thoennes) Learn the details of a solution that uses System p virtualization with DB2 and WebSphere using IBM EWLM in a J2EE environment. The solution exceeds service-level agreement (SLA) targets with stable, predictable response times.

(Rick Isom) Many corporations have customers spread across the entire country. Analyzing and forecasting large and complex corporate applications containing vast amounts of data present an ongoing challenge for a capacity planning group. For example, analysts of large and complex DB2 applications mu

(Willie Favero) I have discussed the importance of staying current on DB2 for z/OS maintenance many times on this blog. Staying current helps you avoid potential problems by allowing you to fix that problem before it hurts you. However, do you have any idea how often a PTF slips through that gives y

(Kevin Yeung-Kuen See) As organizations grow, systems and database administrators face many challenges; among them being how to increase the capacity of the database, how to store more data effectively, and how to manage privileges and authorities for a growing numbers of users. This article shows h

(Roger E. Sanders) Identity theft is the fastest-growing crime in the United States. Thieves steal personal data (Social Security, bank account, and credit card numbers, for example) and use it to commit fraud or deception for economic gain. Criminals get this data from a variety of sources — faxes,

(Peter Xu) This article introduces to you a new feature in the latest versions of IBM WebSphere Process Server and IBM WebSphere Integration Developer that can dramatically reduce the effort needed to consume existing Java artifacts from SCA components.

(Joe Pluta) Sometimes it’s important to know the inside scoop on things. For example, it’s (relatively) easy to change the font in WebSphere Development Studio Client for iSeries (WDSC). You just go to the Preferences. OK, you have to know exactly where to change the font, but I’ll show you that

(Willie Favero) I have discussed a few times over the last few years, the synergy between DB2, z/OS and System z. They work together to give you a best of breed solution. With that in mind, what do you think the 4 things listed in this post’s subject all have in common? Combined, they form a little

(John Chun, Alex Pitigoi, Christine Law and Naomi Ngan) A key requirement in agile application development is incremental integration of the code that ensures regression testing. The Ruby on Rails framework is making all this effort easier than ever. Rails not only has support for unit and functiona

(Susan Visser) Since I volunteer to proctor exams to employees of the Toronto Lab, I quite often get questions about how to get certified. At this point the most common question is whether people who have not received any DB2 certifications, where should they start? Here is the path I recommend.