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Updated March 2025.This original version of this article previously appeared in the IDUG Blog. The need for db2mon When monitoring table functions...

IBM’s Power10 Private Cloud Rack for Db2 Warehouse (P10 PCR) Solution represents the next generation of the IBM Integrated Analytics System (IIAS),...

Today, I am going to take a look at another variation of external tables. They can be used to load data from a remote Db2 client or unload data to...

Data Lake tables provide an easy way to exchange data within your business - they are typically stored in an Open Data Format (ODF) on Object...

A null represents missing or unknown information at the column level. A null is not the same as 0 (zero) or blank. Null means no entry has been made...

My recent post about Db2 backup to S3 or Object Storage triggered a question. And the answer to it is that I wrote about external tables first in...

Writing applications that access Db2 requires skilled developers who can not only write application code using Java (or COBOL or C, etc.) but also...

This article will explore User Defined Functions (UDFs) on the Db2 (LUW) platform. Most of the functionality is also available on Db2 for iSeries. ...

IBM Db2 12.1 — Now that the long-awaited release is out, let’s dive in to a quick overview of just some of what’s new in the areas of backup,...

When it comes to assuring optimal performance of Db2 applications, coding properly formulated SQL is an imperative. Most experts agree that poorly...

There is a long list of new and improved capabilities in the IBM Db2 utilities that can improve your Db2 administration and maintenance tasks. I am...

In the world of Db2 for z/OS, the conversion from deprecated table space types (such as segmented and simple table spaces) to Universal Table Spaces...