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Sharing best practices and innovative approaches to the continually evolving world of IBM mainframe database and Db2 technology.
When Mainframe Modernization Is Actually an Improvement: Building on Success
As we look to future developments of the IBM Z platform, we should be defining modernization rather than trying to react to it Sometimes, newer is better. It can be good to renew, revive or redeem something that has begun to stagnate. It is certainly important to...
Db2 11.5.6 is available
You probably already have noticed that a new release of Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows is available, Db2 11.5.6. You can download the Db2 Fix Pack via the usual support site. The related documentation highlights the following features:Improved high a…
Db2 for z/OS: REST Services Scalability
I received an email the other day from a Db2 for z/OS system administrator who had recently attended a workshop on the Db2 REST interface. He mostly liked what he heard, but he had a concern about the scalability of Db2 REST services. Knowing that…
Db2 for z/OS: Clearing Up Some Matters Pertaining to PGSTEAL(NONE) Buffer Pools
I have written a few entries for this blog in which I provided information about Db2 for z/OS buffer pools defined with PGSTEAL(NONE), including one from a few years ago in which I differentiated the PGSTEAL and PGFIX buffer pool specifications, and another from just...
Are IBM® z/OS® Db2® DBAs Vanishing?
I have the great opportunity to work with several Db2 z/OS users across the US. Certainly, I hear and see Db2 databases getting larger and the availability requirements longer; however, the size of the DBA group is shrinking. One group I work with went from 15 DBAs to...
Where do Db2 Containers Come From and How are they Used
In my last post, I wrote an overview of running Db2 in containers. Today, I’d like to talk a bit about where we get Db2 containers and several common ways they are used. Catch my next post about a critical mistake I think IBM is making with containerization. Ways Db2...
The DB2Night Show #Z118: Favorite Db2 z/OS Performance Features
Presented by: Tony Andrews Themis
“The DB2Night Show #Z118: Favorite Db2 z/OS Performance Features” Replays available in WMV and MP4 formats!
100% of our studio audience learned something!Tony gave the performance highlights from th…
Delivering new hybrid cloud observability and incident management for IBM Z
As today's application landscapes become more hybrid, increasing in complexity and often now include your IBM Z infrastructure, how can your limited staff effectively sift through terabytes of data in real-time and identify issues before they become client impacting?...
Db2 12 for z/OS Function Level 510
I’m a little late with this Db2 function level update, but better late than never, right?In April 2021, IBM introduced a new function level, FL510, for Db2 12 for z/OS. If you want to take a look at the announcement for it, you can read it&nb…
Quickly deploy the serverless cloud mailer using Terraform
In the era of instant messaging we all still receive emails. They are used for status updates, security alerts or just for proposing really great offers. Recently, I blogged about how to have the IBM Cloud Security Advisor send out alerts using your SM…
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