Category Archives: IBM

Improving your life as a DBA in today’s turbulent environment

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Administrator

Webcast from IBM. April 20, 2010, 11 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, 3:00 p.m. UTC The life of a database administrator (DBA) is not easy these days. Database performance issues, worries about data corruption and loss, expanding business requirements, and rising chargeback … Continue reading →

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Techie Tip – Real Time Statistics (RTS) feature

Posted on March 1, 2010 by Julian

If you make use of RTS and DEFINE NO, you might want to review your processes to ensure that you’re picking up all of the tablespaces you should be…… Since V7 of DB2 for z/OS, IBM has provided a Real … Continue reading →

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DB2 10 for z/OS Beta Launch

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Administrator

It’s a big news day in the world of DB2 for z/OS with IBM announcing the Beta Launch of DB2 10.  There has been much speculation about how this version is going to look and we had a sneak preview … Continue reading →

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Business Analytics – another buzzword?

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Administrator

Find out by attending the “Breaking away with Business Analytics” webcast IBM are running on 28th Jan. There will be leading figures from IBM’s Information Management team and case studies to highlight where this approach has worked in the real world. … Continue reading →

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DB2 9 for z/OS potential data corruption and DB2 crash

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Administrator

IBM has issued a “Red Alert” for DB2 9 for z/OS. DB2 9 for z/OS potential data corruption and DB2 crash after using the CATMAINT UPDATE SCHEMA SWITCH utility, which is new in DB2 9. For full details click here … Continue reading →

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Optim certification – I passed!

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Raj

After sitting the Optim sales mastery exam and successfully passing it, I can honestly say that having a hands on approach with the product was definitely the best way forward. My revision otherwise would have been laborious, in that everything … Continue reading →

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Missed Information on Demand 2009?

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Administrator

If you weren’t able to attend IBM Information on Demand 2009 you can access presentations from the event at the IOD You Tube Channel – click here.

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Information Management for Midsize Organisations

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Administrator

Want to know about the fundamentals of Information Management for midsize organisations?  Click here to view a range of informative videos from IBM which run through everything from “What is Information Management?” to “What is Master Data Management?” and “The … Continue reading →

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ExecTalk: DB2 9 for z/OS Highlights

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Administrator

Curt Cotner, VP & CTO for IBM Data Management, interviewed by Rav Ahuja about new features in DB2 9 for z/OS.

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Top 6 tips for a successful DB2 Performance Expert Deployment for DB2 for Linux, UNIX & Windows

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Administrator

Part 1 – Modifying settings, setting up alerts and using System Health data views Performance monitoring and tuning are critical tasks for a database administrator (DBA). DB2® Performance Expert helps DBAs tackle immediate performance problems, as well as avoid problems … Continue reading →

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