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Get Up to Speed for the Fastest Informix DBA Contest

My previous column, “Putting Database Administrator Skills to the Test,” introduced the sixth-annual Advanced DataTools Fastest Informix DBA Contest and discussed its details. In this column, I would...

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Rethinking Compression

The preponderance of big data and the capability to effectively collect, organize, and synthesize key data into information for analysis and query has managed to bring unprecedented challenges on...

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The What, How, and Why of DB2 Accelerators

DB2 for z/OS is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. When released, DB2 was designed to serve as a data warehouse. With time and development, DB2 evolved into the state-of-the-art Online...

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Thanks for Making the 2013 IIUG Conference the Best Yet!

From all reviews I’ve heard, the IIUG conference team really outdid themselves this year. This year’s annual event was the best yet, led off by a keynote speech from Bob Picciano, IBM’s new General...

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Minimizing Buffer Turnover Rate

One of the key metrics in all database systems is how effectively does the database use the computer memory for storing data to reduce disk I/O. Disk I/O is normally the slowest subsystem in a...

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Putting Database Administrator Skills to the Test

The sixth-annual Advanced DataTools Fastest Informix DBA Contest for database administrators (DBAs) and users who manage IBM® Informix® databases brings a new twist to this year’s event. In the past,...

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Overcoming the Test Data Conundrum

Here’s a riddle for you: I’m thinking of something that every organization needs. Every organization can generate it, but generating it quickly and easily can often lead to elevated risk and elevated...

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Going Global with Data Mart Consolidation: Part 2

Part 1 of this article demonstrated how the security features in DB2 V10.1 could meet several key business requirements for organizations that are consolidating data from multiple countries into a...

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Video: IBM Informix Delivers Cost and Time Savings

View a short video and learn how IBM Informix Genero can help accelerate a new generation of applications while delivering both cost and time savings by transforming legacy code into a modern...

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Gear up with IDAA: IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator

The IBM® DB2® Analytics Accelerator for IBM z/OS® (IDAA) combines IBM System z®, DB2 for z/OS and IBM PureData™ System for Analytics technologies to gear up complex queries in a DB2-for-z/OS...

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Expert on Board: New “Patterns” Speed DBA Tasks

This article was co-authored by Bernie Spang. Deploying, configuring, and optimizing an IT system takes time and expertise—expertise that’s expensive, and time that’s often taken away from more...

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Temporal Tables in DB2

DB2 is not just for DBAs anymore. DB2—long known for outstanding core DBMS capabilities—now also lends its features to developers. One example of this is the ability to enable time-based information...

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