IBM introduced a new Platform as a Service model called BlueMix with a great number of pre-packaged services. dashDB and DB2 on Cloud are part of this platform. dashDB is a fully ...
This presentation provides insight into sample integration points and use case scenarios that are derived from real client engagements. We highlight integration capabilities between ...
The data lake is a solution for a system of insight that has gained strong momentum with clients. This presentation describes the deployment of a data lake in the context of z Systems ...
Apache Spark defines itself as a fast and general engine for large-scale data processing and it is becoming very popular since its inception. One of the key features of Spark is that ...
Most IT installations have Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) in place for business critical applications, but proving that such objectives can be met is not always a given. In particular, ...
The job market for data scientists is hot, but what exactly are they? More importantly, how can a data scientist work with DB2? The R language is mentioned a lot in data science conversations. ...
DBA’s have many options for scripting database administration tasks, shell scripts and stored procedures. For stored procedures one can use either PL SQL or PL/SQL dialects. IBM has ...
SQL PL has been available for some time; features are added with each new release of DB2. Understand how new data types like anchored types and arrays simplify your code and make it ...
And, many of those “darndest things” will hurt your database performance. What is worse: It’s not just developers that are out to get you! SAN admins, System Architects, and others ...
What are the key areas that cause performance issues within an application, program, or query? What power do developers have to fix performance issues? This presentation will empower ...