by Craig S. Mullins | Oct 7, 2020 | conference, DBA, idug, sql
For those of you who have attended an IDUG conference before you know why I am always excited when IDUG-time rolls around again. And the EMEA event is right around the corner!Participating at an IDUG conference always delivers a boatload of useful information on how...
by Craig S. Mullins | Sep 17, 2020 | BIND, COBOL, Java, jdbc, SQLJ
As most Db2 developers and DBAs know, when you modify a Db2 program you have to prepare the program to enable it to be executed. This program preparation process requires running a series of code preprocessors that—when enacted in the proper sequence—creates an...
by Craig S. Mullins | Sep 16, 2020 | aggregator, blogging, curation
For those of you who were fans of the Planet Db2 blog aggregator, you’ll be happy to know that it is back up and operational, under new management. For those who do not know what I am talking about, for years Leo Petrazickis curated and managed the Planet Db2 blog...
by Craig S. Mullins | Sep 8, 2020 | big data, partitioned table space, ROT, segmented table space, Universal table space, UTS
One of the biggest changes in the last decade or so has been the introduction of new types of table spaces – known as Universal table spaces, or UTS. Not only are UTS new to Db2, they are quickly becoming the de facto standard type of table space for Db2...
by Craig S. Mullins | Sep 2, 2020 | in-memory, performance
One area that most organizations can benefit from is by better using system memory more effectively. This is so because accessing and manipulating data in memory is more efficient than doing so from disk. Think about it… There are three aspects of computing that...
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