(Leons Petrazickis and Grant Hutchison) The IBM Information On Demand 2006 Conference Personal Planner demonstrates the powerful Web application technology available for the DB2 9 pureXML data server. It demonstrates a rich experience using Ajax for the end-user with full access to the 800+ sessions

(Willie Favero) Ya, ya, I know: been here, read this, bought the T-shirt. So why am I bringing it up again?

If you don’t know where to point your efforts, tuning becomes a hit-or-miss exercise. In this new e-book, DB2 expert Roger E. Sanders explains how performance monitors and snapshots can help you zoom in on problem areas. (R)

(Neil Kolban) This tutorial shows you how to use WebSphere Integration Developer to create and deploy a solution that uses business rules, and then test that solution in WebSphere Process Server. At the conclusion of this tutorial, you will have a working set of business rules deployed. (R)

(Ben Johnson, Leilei Li and Jack Yuan) IMS, IBM’s hierarchical database-management system, continues to improve its availability and performance with enhancements specifically designed for z/OS Sysplex Distributor. This article explores some of those enhancements made available with Version 9 as wel

Underlying all great powers is a little bit of mystery — and VSAM is no different. It’s a powerful system for accessing System z data, and yet if you have struggled with VSAM performance, it may seem slow and mysterious. Learn how to unlock the mystery of VSAM performance. (R)

(Chris Eaton) First a disclaimer that I am not an Oracle expert but I do know a thing or two so I would encourage anyone out there that sees any errors to post a comment to correct me (technical accuracy is what I’m looking for in my postings).

(Craig S. Mullins) An important aspect of efficient DB2 operation is the on-going analysis and management of DB2 access path changes. Whether you are implementing changes into your DB2 applications, upgrading to a new version of DB2, or simply trying to achieve optimum performance for existing appli

(Geoffrey A. Beers and James Carey) The Business State Machine (BSM) component in IBM WebSphere Process Server (hereafter, referred to as Process Server) provides a way to define and work with business “nouns”. These nouns are things like “orders” or “trips” that have a life cycle controlling their

IBM says that banks are grappling with the task of renovating older payments systems in response to competitive, regulatory and cost pressures. Many payments systems are siloed, running on multiple platforms from different vendors, each with unique data types, interfaces and message routing capabili