Category Archives: DB2 Support

A “normal” day for the DB2 Support team

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Raj

As part of the DB2 Support team at Triton I’ve been working with DBI tools for the last 6 months when we began using them to help manage and support our DB2 Remote DBA clients.  Things have been going well. … Continue reading →

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Seek the Geek – Episode 1

Posted on June 14, 2011 by laura

How will our DBA cope with Rogue SQL and Data Corruption? What will happen when the “BIG BOSS” DB2 Version Migration is deployed? Seek the Geek to find out! Tweet// < ![CDATA[

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Top 5 reasons for choosing a managed service for your database

Posted on April 6, 2011 by laura

In recent years the move to outsource IT or business processes has really taken hold.  There are definite benefits to outsourcing all or part of an organisations’ database management systems.  Access to specialised resources which may not be available or … Continue reading →

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Make sure your tools are up to the job

Posted on February 16, 2011 by laura

We had a customer who had a COGNOS 8/BI development environment running against DB2 AIX V9.5.  They were having issues with extremely long elapsed times for COGNOS-generated queries (over 30 minutes!).  Temp space was being exceeded and users were increasing … Continue reading →

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Don’t expect to get by without any DB2 skills

Posted on February 1, 2011 by laura

This is quite a common issue in many organisations where development is carried out offshore and there is a local admin/support function but no local DBA resource. In this story Triton were initially brought in as a “one off” exercise … Continue reading →

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The DB2Night Show sets new records with TOP DB2 LUW Support Issues

Posted on January 31, 2011 by laura

Last week Triton’s Julian Stuhler appeared on the ever popular DB2Night Show run by DBI software.  We’re delighted to report that this issue on “Top DB2 LUW Support Issues” set a new record for audience registrations.  Julian shared an assortment … Continue reading →

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Don’t Miss The DB2Night Show Episode #39 – Top DB2 Support Issues and Solutions with Julian Stuhler

Posted on January 26, 2011 by laura

If you haven’t already marked your diary then grab a pen and make a note!  This Friday our very own Julian Stuhler will be a guest on The DB2Night Show™, the ever popular show from DBI Software.  Join in to hear him share his views … Continue reading →

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DBAs – who needs ‘em?!

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Iqbal

A cautionary tale of why not investing in skilled DBAs can have terrible consequences for the business. We received a frantic call one evening from a customer asking for immediate help. DB2 had “hung” and no activity could be performed … Continue reading →

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Latest from the DB2 Geeks – 5 Clicks to DB2 Success!

Posted on January 20, 2011 by laura

Have you heard the latest from the DB2 Geek?!  If not then take a look http://www.triton.co.uk/confessions-of-a-db2-geek/article/38/5-Clicks-to-DB2-Success! We chat to Scott Hayes to get the inside info on his “5 clicks to success” methodology.  Being a fellow DB2 Geek, Scott was … Continue reading →

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Beware of “over-federating”

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Iqbal

During a recent DB2-LDAP configuration at a client site, I stumbled upon a bizarre security exposure. Using any DB2 client tool, it was possible to connect to the database as any user without having to get the password right! Once … Continue reading →

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