by Craig S. Mullins | Mar 20, 2023 | cost, Java, performance, zIIP
As a Db2 DBA, you're constantly looking for ways to improve performance and efficiency while minimizing costs. One technology that can help achieve these goals is the zIIP (IBM System z Integrated Information Processor) processor. By offloading eligible Db2...
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 | Aug 18, 2020 | COBOL, IBM Z, Java, programming, specialty processors, zIIP
Surprisingly, COBOL has been in the news a lot recently, due to its significant usage in many federal govern-ment and state systems, most recently with unemployment systems, being in the news. With the global COVID-19 pandemic, those unemployment systems were...
by Craig S. Mullins | Jun 30, 2020 | COBOL, Java, mainframe modernization
Most organizations that rely on the mainframe for their mission-critical workload have a considerable amount of COBOL programs. COBOL was one of the first business-oriented programming languages having been first introduced in 1959. Designed for business and available...
by Craig S. Mullins | Mar 10, 2020 | book, Java, jdbc, LUW, performance, sql, z/OS
DBAs: are you looking for a way to help train your developers to code more efficient Db2 application programs? Programmers: do you want to understand the best practices for writing high-performing Db2 applications?Well, my latest book, A Guide to Db2 Performance...
by Craig S. Mullins | Mar 10, 2020 | book, Java, jdbc, LUW, performance, sql, z/OS
DBAs: are you looking for a way to help train your developers to code more efficient Db2 application programs? Programmers: do you want to understand the best practices for writing high-performing Db2 applications?Well, my latest book, A Guide to Db2 Performance...
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