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The DB2Night Show #z127: Db2 V13 Migration Planning

by The DB2Night Show | May 26, 2022

Presented by IBM: Anthony Ciabattoni & John Lyle

“The DB2Night Show #z127: Db2 V13 Migration Planning” Replays available in WMV and MP4 formats!

100% of our studio audience learned something!Anthony & John described planning and co…

TCBs, SRBs, and Enclaves

by Craig S. Mullins | May 25, 2022

Many Db2 DBAs first hear about Task Control Blocks (TCBs) and Service Request Blocks (SRBs) in an IBM performance class, but not everyone has taken one of those classes. And even for those who have, a refresher is probably in order.At a high level, for…

Containerize your Db2 Python app

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | May 16, 2022

De-containerizing my stuffBy following my blog posts (here or at the IBM Cloud site) or my code samples, you might know that many of my apps are coded in Python. Moreover, many projects involve IBM Db2 (see “How to connect from Python to Db2”). With D…

Some fun with traefik routing on the edge of a reverse proxy

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | May 10, 2022

Path-based routing with TraefikIn a recent blog post, I mentioned that I use the traefik edge router / reverse proxy to put a custom domain in front of my IBM Cloud Code Engine apps. Today, I want to share details on how I configured path-based routing…

A simple nginx deployment on IBM Cloud Code Engine

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | May 9, 2022

HTML files as configmap in Code EngineOver the weekend I deployed nginx on IBM Cloud Code Engine. It’s nothing fancy or earth-moving. But I wanted to note down and share the steps with you on how to deploy this HTTP server and serve few static HTML pag…

The DB2Night Show #245: Db2U Current Capabilities and Future Direction

by The DB2Night Show | May 6, 2022

Presented by IBM: Aruna De Silva & Janpreet Singh Chandhok

“The DB2Night Show #245: Db2U Current Capabilities and Future Direction” Replays available in WMV and MP4 formats!

100% of our studio audience learned something!Aruna & Jan…

Custom domain for your serverless Code Engine app

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | May 5, 2022

Output of a IBM Cloud Code Engine appA custom domain, e.g. somethin like myapp.example.com, always puts a nice touch on an app. Often, it is required for corporate identity. Still, not all services offer that capability. As written, I recently migrated…

Db2 for z/OS: Answering Some Questions About DBATs (i.e., DDF Threads)

by Robert | Apr 28, 2022

Sometimes, a DBA will email me a question about Db2 for z/OS, and I’ll respond in a pretty comprehensive way, and I’ll look at that outbound message and think to myself, “Hmm. I may have written most of a blog entry there.” This is one of those ca…

Best practices for successful support cases

by Henrik Loeser (data_henrik) | Apr 25, 2022

Successful support casesIn my day job, I work with latest technology and cloud services. In addition, I work with customers / users and help them succeed. And in my private life, I also use technical equipment. In all three of these scenarios, mostly i…