Tridex DB2

DB2 Version 8 is virtually a new product but you haven’t seen anything yet. Les King pulled back the curtain on DB2 Version 9 providing a glimpse into why it will be the most significant new version ever. Why does Less fell this way? Version 9, previously code named “Viper”: readdresses storage optimization, allows you [...]

Thomas Kalb – one of the founders of itgain an international DB2 software and consulting company – posed the question: “Can db2pd replace snapshot monitoring?”. The answer; with the introduction of DB2 V8.2 (Stinger) there are new performance informants. This means the DBAs can extract excellent performance data without consuming incremental DB2 engine resources via [...]

Pundits would let you believe that SOA is nothing short of a revolution and you will have to acquire the whole new skill set and computing infrastructure. Leon Katsnelson showed why this latest IT buzzword is in deed a revolution but one for which DB2 is already architected for. His presentation – the same one [...]