Planet DB2

Planet DB2 2012-02-06T17:10:19Z Venus Leons Petrazickis admin@planetdb2.com http://planetdb2.com/atom.xml http://feeds.feedburner.com/50292@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/db2zos Let's talk about EXPLAIN and how it uses the QUERYNO column

(Posted February 6, 2012) The last time I checked there were still 17 tables currently used by EXPLAIN (as described in my Feb 16, 2010 post “Explaining the history of EXPLAIN tables”). I hope that hasn’t gone up again sine I last checked... (smile)... Besides a...

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2012-02-06T05:20:54Z http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/db2zos Willie Favero Welcome to all things DB2 for z/OS. This is your one stop, your only stop, and your final stop to find out all you'll ever want to know about DB2 for z/OS. We'll be discussing how to upgrade to the latest DB2 version, have detailed "how it works" discussions, some performance tips, maintenance alerts, baby updates, with a few guest posts thrown in occasionally. In addition, you'll find all of the latest DB2 news and gossip, arrival notifications of the latest articles, books, seminars, and teleconferences, along with details on all of the major conferences. I'll occasionally be throwing in a post covering our z/OS operating system and our System z hardware. Plus, there will always be something entertaining posted every once in a while. This is the place you'll find just about anything you need to know to stay current with DB2 for z/OS, z/OS, or System z. This is also the place to get that little bit of lite reading each morning to start your day off on the right foot. Getting the Most out of DB2 for z/OS and System z 2012-02-06T17:05:22Z http://nativexmldatabase.com/?p=1408 How to list the paths of all elements in an XML document?

A common question is how to obtain a list of all the elements and attributes that occur in an XML document. Producing such a list is what I call “XML profiling” and in a previous blog post I have discussed several SQL/XML queries that can do this. An extension of this question is how to [...]

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2012-02-04T21:35:32Z 2012-02-04T21:35:32Z Matthias Nicola http://www.matthiasnicola.de http://nativexmldatabase.com/feed/atom/ Matthias Nicola Native XML Database 2012-02-05T20:51:03Z http://datatechnologytoday.wordpress.com/?p=370 A Fish and a Fruit?

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2012-02-03T22:35:54Z datatechnologytoday http://datatechnologytoday.wordpress.com http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/5f017777deb55f95fff302315df83a1f?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png Data and Technology Data and Database Related News, Views, and Issues Data and Technology Today 2012-02-03T22:40:17Z http://feeds.feedburner.com/50281@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/db2zos APAR Friday 2: A HIPER closed for RECOVER

(Posted February 3, 2012) I know I already did an “APAR Friday” post for today, that’s why the title has a 2 in it. The other reason for a second post is that I came across something interesting tonight. I try to scan as many closed APARs as possible to find bet...

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2012-02-03T21:47:19Z http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/db2zos Willie Favero Welcome to all things DB2 for z/OS. This is your one stop, your only stop, and your final stop to find out all you'll ever want to know about DB2 for z/OS. We'll be discussing how to upgrade to the latest DB2 version, have detailed "how it works" discussions, some performance tips, maintenance alerts, baby updates, with a few guest posts thrown in occasionally. In addition, you'll find all of the latest DB2 news and gossip, arrival notifications of the latest articles, books, seminars, and teleconferences, along with details on all of the major conferences. I'll occasionally be throwing in a post covering our z/OS operating system and our System z hardware. Plus, there will always be something entertaining posted every once in a while. This is the place you'll find just about anything you need to know to stay current with DB2 for z/OS, z/OS, or System z. This is also the place to get that little bit of lite reading each morning to start your day off on the right foot. Getting the Most out of DB2 for z/OS and System z 2012-02-06T17:05:22Z http://datatechnologytoday.wordpress.com/?p=372 Taking a Look at DBA Salaries

I’ve found that talking about salary issues is one of the more popular blog topics, at least for DBAs and data professionals. I guess we’re all curious about what we’re being paid and whether or not...

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2012-02-03T19:10:31Z datatechnologytoday http://datatechnologytoday.wordpress.com http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/5f017777deb55f95fff302315df83a1f?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png Data and Technology Data and Database Related News, Views, and Issues Data and Technology Today 2012-02-03T22:40:17Z http://www.dbisoftware.com/blog/DB2NightShowNews.php?id=328 DB2's GOT TALENT - LAST CALL FOR CONTESTANTS!

Good news: March Finals will occur on the 2nd, 16th, and 30th only - we've reduced the time commitment for our finalists! Contestant Applications will be accepted through 10 February 2012. See 2012...

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2012-02-03T16:58:49Z http://www.dbisoftware.com/blog/DB2NightShowNews.php DB2Night Show News webmaster@dbisoftware.com DB2NightShowNews 2012-02-03T16:58:49Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Db2nightShowReplays/~3/kMHYxiiHuZ4/db2nightshow.php The DB2Night Show #69: DB2's GOT TALENT Contestant Auditions 1

Congratulations Richard, Douglas, and Yonghang! A Buffet of DB2 LUW Tips and Advice Replays available in WMV and M4V formats! 96% of our audience learned something! Today's "special guests" included five contestants that shared some very helpful and creative DB2 LUW tips. Our judges chose their favorite three to advance to the March finals. Watch the replay to learn about the "db2greg" command, performance tips for migrating from Oracle to...

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2012-02-03T14:48:56Z http://www.dbisoftware.com/blog/db2nightshow.php DB2Night Replays webmaster@dbisoftware.com The DB2Night Show 2012-02-03T14:48:56Z http://feeds.feedburner.com/50271@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/db2zos APAR Friday: HIPER - Potential optimization problem using frequency, histogram statistics

(Posted February 3, 2012) Although gathering frequency and histogram statistics can in some cases be a performance life saver, it seems there are occasions that those same frequency and histogram statistics can also get you into to trouble in the from of a not too good access path being chosen. ...

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2012-02-03T03:47:16Z http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/db2zos Willie Favero Welcome to all things DB2 for z/OS. This is your one stop, your only stop, and your final stop to find out all you'll ever want to know about DB2 for z/OS. We'll be discussing how to upgrade to the latest DB2 version, have detailed "how it works" discussions, some performance tips, maintenance alerts, baby updates, with a few guest posts thrown in occasionally. In addition, you'll find all of the latest DB2 news and gossip, arrival notifications of the latest articles, books, seminars, and teleconferences, along with details on all of the major conferences. I'll occasionally be throwing in a post covering our z/OS operating system and our System z hardware. Plus, there will always be something entertaining posted every once in a while. This is the place you'll find just about anything you need to know to stay current with DB2 for z/OS, z/OS, or System z. This is also the place to get that little bit of lite reading each morning to start your day off on the right foot. Getting the Most out of DB2 for z/OS and System z 2012-02-06T17:05:22Z http://db2commerce.com/?p=573 The early history of databases and DB2

So I debated about even writing this post. But the truth is that I find database history fascinating. I’m sure this post has nothing on the Wikipedia article, but I’m going to give it a...

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2012-02-02T18:41:05Z Ember Crooks http://db2commerce.com Ember Crooks Expert tips on building and administering DB2 LUW databases for WebSphere Commerce DB2 for WebSphere Commerce 2012-02-06T15:40:24Z http://database-diary.com/?p=1955 Get a Free Copy of the Forrester Wave™ for Enterprise Hadoop Solutions

Today, Forrester published its Wave analysis for enterprise Hadoop solutions. It has detailed coverage of the Hadoop solutions from vendors like IBM, MapR, Cloudera, Hortonworks, and others. If you...

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2012-02-02T18:41:04Z Conor O'Mahony http://database-diary.com http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png DB2 News Your source of IBM database software news (DB2, Informix, Hadoop, & more) Conor O'Mahony's Database Diary 2012-02-06T15:00:46Z http://smarterquestions.org/?p=2388 Video: Chris Eaton on the benefits of migrating from Oracle Database to IBM DB2

Chris Eaton discusses the benefits of migrating from Oracle Database to IBM DB2.

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2012-02-02T16:30:31Z 2012-02-02T16:30:31Z SmarterQuestions http://smarterquestions.org/feed/atom/ Smarter Questions Smarter Questions for a Smarter Planet 2012-02-02T16:31:50Z http://db2tutorial.net/?p=169 Interview with db2 9.7 advanced admin book author

Adrian Neagu and Robert Pelletier authored a db2 9.7 book which is scheduled to release in March 2012. Below is the Amazon link and you may preorder it now.. I am in the technical review board for...

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2012-02-01T05:52:09Z http://db2tutorial.net Nivasreddy Inaganti db2tutorial.net 2012-02-04T18:30:07Z http://db2commerce.com/?p=568 How to use the DB2 Governor to force off long idle connections

Ok, so the DB2 Governor is deprecated with 9.7. But it’s only replacement is a pay-for-use tool – the workload manager. So I imagine I’ll be writing a script to do the very basic...

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2012-02-01T04:06:33Z Ember Crooks http://db2commerce.com Ember Crooks Expert tips on building and administering DB2 LUW databases for WebSphere Commerce DB2 for WebSphere Commerce 2012-02-06T15:40:24Z http://smarterquestions.org/?p=2372 Which is more expensive – JBoss or WebSphere?

If you ask average IT professional "Which is more expensive - WebSphere Application Server or JBoss?" nine times out of ten you get the wrong answer: "WebSphere". In this article I would like to...

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2012-01-31T22:20:39Z 2012-01-31T22:20:39Z Roman Kharkovski http://smarterquestions.org/feed/atom/ Smarter Questions Smarter Questions for a Smarter Planet 2012-02-02T16:31:50Z http://datatechnologytoday.wordpress.com/?p=368 Privacy Policies and Data

Data privacy is a burgeoning issue that is becoming more and more of a burden on organizations as not only the amount of data under management increases, but the velocity of new data arriving...

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2012-01-31T22:07:41Z datatechnologytoday http://datatechnologytoday.wordpress.com http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/5f017777deb55f95fff302315df83a1f?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png Data and Technology Data and Database Related News, Views, and Issues Data and Technology Today 2012-02-03T22:40:17Z http://davebeulke.com/?p=2541 Three Reasons DB2 and z/OS Are Key to Success in IT in 2012

Thanks for all the emails about the DB2 10 and z/OS discussion. It’s always nice to hear the many points of view on a topic. The most interesting email I received was “Why aren’t there any DB2 10 or big z/OS systems in Italy?” I think there are z/OS and probably some DB2 10 systems . . . →...

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2012-01-31T16:15:50Z 2012-01-31T16:15:50Z admin http://davebeulke.com/feed/atom/ Dave Beulke Your Database Expert Dave Beulke 2012-01-31T16:15:50Z tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83545a5d153ef01676161672b970b Fix Removes Implicit DBADM Privileges

Given the concerns over security compliance, IBM has steadily removed implicit authorities over the past few years. This direction of course extends to implicit authorities...

2012-01-31T12:00:00Z 2012-01-31T12:00:00Z tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1317564 DB2utor DB2utor will discuss general tips and techniques to accomplish both development and database administration task with a focus on new features within DB2 for z/OS. DB2utor 2012-01-31T12:00:23Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516533711330247058.post-4525210444115739190 Got LOBs? Get DB2 10 for z/OS (Part 1)

In my previous entry, I provided information pertaining to the amount of data that can be stored in a LOB column of a mainframe DB2 table (LOBs being DB2 data values that can exceed 32 KB in length). I made brief references in that entry to significant enhancements in LOB data management capabilities delivered via DB2 10 for z/OS. I'll describe those enhancements -- the most significant since LOB support was introduced with DB2 Version 6 -- in a multi-part entry, of which this is part 1. Herein.… 2012-01-31T08:48:00Z 2012-01-31T08:48:00Z Robert noreply@blogger.com http://www.blogger.com/profile/02058625981006623480 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516533711330247058 Robert noreply@blogger.com http://www.blogger.com/profile/02058625981006623480 This is the blog of Robert Catterall, an IBM DB2 specialist. The opinions expressed herein are the author's, and should not be construed as reflecting official positions of the IBM Corporation. Robert's DB2 blog 2012-01-31T08:48:57Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260680092061331397.post-9149319863170875810 XMLQuery: The document that never was and the intermediate step error

Recently I got a help request by email stating that a snippet of SQL code didn't work. There wasn't much detail included about what went wrong, but to me it boiled down to a SELECT statement using a...

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2012-01-31T06:41:00Z 2012-01-31T06:41:00Z Henrik Loeser noreply@blogger.com http://www.blogger.com/profile/07194412908909972548 tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8260680092061331397 Henrik Loeser noreply@blogger.com http://www.blogger.com/profile/07194412908909972548 Henrik's thoughts about life in the IT business, life outside IT, and things that keep him busy, including DB2... IT, Life, DB2, pureXML, House Construction, ... 2012-01-31T06:41:33Z http://smarterquestions.org/?p=2360 Video: Chris Eaton discusses IBM pureScale at IOD

IBMer Chris Eaton discusses the competitive advantages of pureScale technology.

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2012-01-30T20:28:03Z 2012-01-30T20:28:03Z SmarterQuestions http://smarterquestions.org/feed/atom/ Smarter Questions Smarter Questions for a Smarter Planet 2012-02-02T16:31:50Z http://www.dbisoftware.com/blog/DB2NightShowNews.php?id=326 DB2's GOT TALENT - Have you? Applications still being Accepted!

3 February is full, 10 February has 1 slot open, and we still have places available for 17 and 24 February. With 20 contestants queued up, odds of winning are over 50%. With all contestant slots...

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2012-01-30T20:15:50Z http://www.dbisoftware.com/blog/DB2NightShowNews.php DB2Night Show News webmaster@dbisoftware.com DB2NightShowNews 2012-02-03T16:58:49Z tag:www.channeldb2.com,2012-01-30:807741:Video:88628 Advanced Recovery Solutions for DB2 LUW

Skip to 4min mark to begin.

This is a recording of the DB2 Chat with the Lab webinar titled Advanced Recovery Solutions for DB2 LUW held on Jan 26, 2012.

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Skip to 4min mark to begin.

This is a recording of the DB2 Chat with the Lab webinar titled Advanced Recovery Solutions for DB2 LUW held on Jan 26, 2012.

Additional details for this webcast can be found at:
http://www.channeldb2.com/events/adanced-recovery-solutions-for-db2-luw

Recordings for other webcasts in this series can be accessed from:
http://www.channeldb2.com/group/db2chatwiththelab

2012-01-30T18:14:48Z Rav Ahuja http://www.channeldb2.com/profile/ravahuja http://www.channeldb2.com/video/video/rss?xn_auth=no ChannelDB2 Videos Latest Videos - ChannelDB2 2012-02-06T16:20:05Z tag:www.channeldb2.com,2012-01-30:807741:Video:88626 IBM Optim Performance Manager 5.1, Part 2: Install and configure the Extended Insight feature

IBM® Optim™ Performance Manager is a performance analysis and tuning tool for managing DB2 systems using a web interface. Part 2 of this demo series describes…

IBM® Optim™ Performance Manager is a performance analysis and tuning tool for managing DB2 systems using a web interface. Part 2 of this demo series describes the Extended Insight architecture, and how to install and configure the Extended Insight client. Part 1 describes IBM Optim Performance Manager 5.1 architecture and packaging, and how to install the product.

2012-01-30T17:46:31Z Thuan Bui http://www.channeldb2.com/profile/ThuanBui http://www.channeldb2.com/video/video/rss?xn_auth=no ChannelDB2 Videos Latest Videos - ChannelDB2 2012-02-06T16:20:05Z tag:www.channeldb2.com,2012-01-30:807741:Video:88318 IBM Optim Performance Manager 5.1, Part 1: Install

IBM® Optim™ Performance Manager is a performance analysis and tuning tool for managing DB2 systems using a web interface. Part 1 of this demo series describes IBM Optim Per…

IBM® Optim™ Performance Manager is a performance analysis and tuning tool for managing DB2 systems using a web interface. Part 1 of this demo series describes IBM Optim Performance Manager 5.1 architecture and packaging, and how to install the product. Part 2 describes the Extended Insight architecture, and how to install and configure the Extended Insight client.

2012-01-30T17:42:39Z Thuan Bui http://www.channeldb2.com/profile/ThuanBui http://www.channeldb2.com/video/video/rss?xn_auth=no ChannelDB2 Videos Latest Videos - ChannelDB2 2012-02-06T16:20:05Z http://database-diary.com/?p=1945 Oracle Reduce their Exadata Projections

In June of last year, during Oracle’s FYQ4 2011 earnings call, Larry Ellison claimed that Oracle expect more than 2,000 Exadata systems to be installed in fiscal year 2012. His exact quote...

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2012-01-30T17:17:13Z Conor O'Mahony http://database-diary.com http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png DB2 News Your source of IBM database software news (DB2, Informix, Hadoop, & more) Conor O'Mahony's Database Diary 2012-02-06T15:00:46Z http://www.dbisoftware.com/blog/db2_performance.php?id=286 DB2 LUW Performance Analysis and Tuning Workshop at the DB2 Symposium

The DB2 Symposium is returning to the US this March 28-30 in the NYC area. Based upon my very popular IDUG Ed Seminar "DB2 LUW Performance Analysis and Tuning Workshop", I am pleased to offer an enhanced version of this seminar as a 2 Day class via the DB2 Symposium. In this two day class, you will receive over three dozen SQL Snapshot commands to help analyze YOUR database. Together, we will learn about what to measure, we will discover...

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2012-01-28T08:20:11Z http://www.dbisoftware.com/blog/db2_performance.php Scott Hayes webmaster@dbisoftware.com DB2 Performance 2012-01-28T11:44:06Z http://db2commerce.com/?p=565 Where do you find professional inspiration?

I don’t know about you but sometimes I get in “head-down just doing the basics DBA” mode. This just about always happens over the holidays when my retail clients are so busy and...

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2012-01-27T21:37:51Z Ember Crooks http://db2commerce.com Ember Crooks Expert tips on building and administering DB2 LUW databases for WebSphere Commerce DB2 for WebSphere Commerce 2012-02-06T15:40:24Z http://db2tutorial.net/?p=150 db2 wallpapers- dbm cfg parameter listing

Below is the chart that you should pin to your cubes: It depicts: You can print the chart by going to the below URL DBM_cfg_print_URL

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2012-01-27T20:56:30Z http://db2tutorial.net Nivasreddy Inaganti db2tutorial.net 2012-02-04T18:30:07Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Db2nightShowReplays/~3/vVtIySuZ0Vo/db2nightshow.php The DB2Night Show #68: Problem Determination for SQL/PL, PL/SQL, & Triggers

Special Guest: Serge Rielau STSM, IBM Canada Destined for Top 25 of 2012! Replays available in WMV and M4V formats! 96% of our audience learned something! Our special guest, Serge Rielau, Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM Canada, shared with our audience advanced techniques for problem determination in SQL/PL, PL/SQL, and triggers - complete with demonstrations! And, the source codes are available! If you use these capabilities of DB2...

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2012-01-27T13:26:28Z http://www.dbisoftware.com/blog/db2nightshow.php DB2Night Replays webmaster@dbisoftware.com The DB2Night Show 2012-02-03T14:48:56Z http://blog.triton.co.uk/?p=1089 41-54% DB2 CPU Reduction Achieved using zIIP

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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2012-01-27T11:30:17Z laura http://blog.triton.co.uk Triton Consulting Thoughts on DB2 Triton Consulting 2012-01-27T11:40:06Z http://www.dbisoftware.com/blog/DB2NightShowNews.php?id=324 2012 DB2's GOT TALENT Still Seeking 15 Contestant Applications!

I am very excited about the Contestant Applications we received today. A senior IBM employee will be talking about "How to debug a high CPU spike issue on a system" using core DB2 commands, and...

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2012-01-26T22:17:34Z http://www.dbisoftware.com/blog/DB2NightShowNews.php DB2Night Show News webmaster@dbisoftware.com DB2NightShowNews 2012-02-03T16:58:49Z tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18371456.post-8892390010626340170 A Forced Tour of Duty

Mainframe developers are well aware of the security, scalability, and reliability of mainframe computer systems and applications. Unfortunately, though, the bulk of new programmers and IT personnel are not mainframe literate. This should change. But maybe not for the reasons you are thinking. Yes, I am a mainframe bigot. I readily admit that. In my humble opinion there is no finer platform for...

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2012-01-26T20:44:00Z Craig Mullins noreply@blogger.com tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18371456 Craig Mullins noreply@blogger.com News, views, and items of interest on DB2 database management and mainframe systems. DB2PORTAL Blog 2012-01-31T23:30:33Z