Tag Archives: DB2

41-54% DB2 CPU Reduction Achieved using zIIP

Posted on January 27, 2012 by laura

In a current customer engagement we are enabling zIIP to reduce CPU consumption.  Our first overnight install has been a great success.  On the 1st mainframe LPAR (out of 4) we are seeing initial signs of 41-54% DB2 CPU reduction … Continue reading →

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What to do when you’re forced to stay on out of date software

Posted on January 19, 2012 by laura

In an ideal world all organisations would be running the latest software versions and upgrading when new versions came out, in order to benefit from the latest innovations and also to ensure that software was officially supported by the vendor. … Continue reading →

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Customer says best feature in DB2 9.7 is Storage Optimization…

Posted on January 18, 2012 by laura

…it gave compression of up to 5 times resulting in more space savings and enhanced performance. In 2011 we worked with one of our longest standing customers, Holiday Extras, on a migration project and helped them migrate from their DB2 … Continue reading →

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DB2′s Got Talent – Have You?

Posted on January 11, 2012 by laura

This month our partners, DBI Software launch their second “DB2′s Got Talent” competition to find real talent within the world of DB2.  Open to DB2 users from both the LUW and z/OS camps this contest is designed to enable DB2 … Continue reading →

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Enhancements to DB2 pureScale

Posted on December 13, 2011 by laura

Over the last year there have been some exciting enhancements to DB2 pureScale.  At IDUG EMEA Matt Huras, Distinguished Engineer, IBM Toronto Laboratory, gave an excellent presentation which ran through some of the key enhancements including: More platform choices – … Continue reading →

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“DB2 9.7 is a star, customers love it!”

Posted on December 6, 2011 by laura

Says Iqbal Goralwalla, our Head of DB2 Midrange Services in a recent interview on masteringdatamanagement.com in their “Meet the IBM Champions” series. During the interview Iqbal talked about Triton’s quantative complexity analysis of IBM DB2 9.7 Vs Oracle 11gR2.  The … Continue reading →

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November Events Round-Up

Posted on November 22, 2011 by laura

November has been a really busy month for DB2 industry events so here is a quick overview: IBM IOD. Triton Director, Julian Stuhler attended IBM’s IOD event in Las Vegas this year.  As an IBM Gold Consultant he is invited … Continue reading →

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Last Day at IDUG EMEA

Posted on November 18, 2011 by laura

By Iqbal Goralwalla Last official day at IDUG EMEA 2011 in Prague. Similar to last year’s EMEA conference in Vienna, this year’s conference was great. Attendance was up from last year – a move in the right direction. Everyone I … Continue reading →

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Day 3 at IDUG EMEA – DB2 pureScale

Posted on November 17, 2011 by laura

By Iqbal Goralwalla Today was a DB2 pureScale day for me and yes, I did manage to pass a certification exam as well! The pressure is off! The day started with an excellent presentation by Steve Rees (IBM) on performance … Continue reading →

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Day 2 IDUG EMEA – DB2 10 Migrations & Certifications

Posted on November 16, 2011 by laura

By Julian Stuhler Day two of the main IDUG programme and I’m really enjoying the novelty of being a real attendee for a change – this is the first European IDUG I’ve been to in 13 years where I haven’t … Continue reading →

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