DB2 DBA: Archive

DB2 DBA: Elevating the DBA Role
Is it time to retire the database administrator title for one that represents the real work DB2 DBAs do?
Issue 1, 2008

DB2 DBA: Ultra Availability
If you think "never down, don't lose anything" is an impossible goal for DB2, you should think again.
Issue 3, 2007

DB2 DBA: News from the Client Side
Application developers love Python, Perl, PHP, and Ruby. DB2 is ready to support them -- are you?
Issue 2, 2007

What DB2 Means to Business Value
Talk DB2 in business terms the suits can understand.
Issue 1, 2007

Asked & Answered
How do I prevent unauthorized users from accessing production data stored in a cloned database to preserve compliance with privacy and obfuscation requirements?
Issue 1, 2007

Asked & Answered
The application I work on currently uses Cobol DB2 stored procedures on z/OS running under the WLM address space. Would you recommend a plain COBOL sub-routine call or an exec SQL call?
Issue 4, 2006

Into the Wild (Big) Blue Yonder
From documentary filmmaking to extreme programming, IBM's lead innovator has always blazed his own trail.
Issue 4, 2006

DB2 DBA: Managing XML with DB2--The DBA's View

Issue 4, 2006

Asked & Answered

Issue 4, 2006

DB2 UDB 9 and XML: The IBM Perspective

Issue 3, 2006

Asked & Answered

Issue 3, 2006

DB2 DBA: SOA for DBAs

Issue 3, 2006

Distributed DBA: What's XML to You?

Issue 3, 2006

Youthful Enthusiasm

Issue 3, 2006

User Views

Issue 3, 2006

Certified Intelligence

Issue 2, 2006

PHP and IDS

Issue 3, 2006

Message Queue

Issue 3, 2006

News Bytes

Issue 3, 2006

XML in Focus

Issue 3, 2006

Opening the Door to XML

Issue 3, 2006

Asked & Answered

Issue 1, 2006

Message Queue

Issue 2, 2006

News Bytes

Issue 2, 2006

Asked and Answered

Issue 1, 2006

Advance to Go

Issue 1, 2006

Zooming In On Saturn

Issue 1, 2006

DB2 DBA: DB2 Disaster Recovery, Part 2

Issue 1, 2006

Asked & Answered
Where can I find a code snippet for accessing DB2 for z/OS stored procedures in Java using input parameters?
Issue 1, 2006

The Mainframe DBA Exam

Issue 4, 2005

DB2 DBA: DB2 Disaster Recovery

Issue 4, 2005

Up Start

Issue 4, 2005

Asked & Answered
In DB2 UDB for Linux, Unix, and Windows v.8, how do you calculate table size for a DMS tablespace (assuming the table has all data types)?
Issue 4, 2005

Thanks for the Memory

Issue 3, 2005

The Keys To The Database
A carefully chosen primary key can lock in better performance.
Issue 2, 2005

Protecting DB2's Image
When it comes to version recovery, the database backup image is everything.
Issue 2, 2005

The State Of Automation

Issue 2, 2005

Message Queue
Knowledge To A New Horizon
Issue 2, 2005

The New DBA: Conquering a World of Opportunity
With DBA shortages, increasing data volumes, and cost-cutting pressures affecting virtually every business, something's got to give. Autonomic features are changing the technology in response - and giving DBAs a chance to reshape their roles.
Issue 2, 2005

Pulling It All Together
One fact should be clear now: DB2 Magazine is not just about DB2 database software anymore.
Issue 1, 2005

Message Queue
More Available Than Ever; Wikipedia Woes
Issue 1, 2005

Window on the World
The Distributed Data Facility lets DB2 see beyond the mainframe.
Issue 1, 2005

Parlez-Vous BI?
Everything you need to know to talk intelligently about business intelligence.
Issue 4, 2004

Doing the Math

Issue 4, 2004

Think Of The Possibilities
With Linux delivering Unix performance and reliability at Intel prices, pioneering enterprises can take their information analysis to places they've never gone before.
Issue 4, 2004

Parlez-Vous DB2 For LUW? (Part 2)
Despite language differences, the DB2 family is united by common concepts.
Issue 2, 2004

Parlez-Vous DB2 for LUW? (Part 1)
Lessons in the Linux, Unix, Windows lingo for those in the mainframe milieu.
Issue 1, 2004

Basic DB2 UDB Performance Tuning, Part 3
For best performance, make database objects the target of your attention.
Issue 1, 2004

Stored Procedures Go Mainstream
DB2 shops are finally diving in with this underused feature.
Issue 4, 2003

Basic Performance Tuning, Part 2
How to change your instance and database parameters for the best Performance effect.
Issue 4, 2003

Just the Stats, Ma'am (Part 2)
A DB2 statistics report can be the key to better performance.
Issue 3, 2003

Basic Performance Tuning
Your platform-specific guide to getting the very best performance from DB2 UDB.
Issue 3, 2003

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