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Encryption of “Data on the Wire” with TLS (Tranport Layer Security), formerly known as SSL, is more and more mandatory, also in the Db2 for LUW and...

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In Chapter 2 of this series, Gerry addressed the following frequently asked question, "Can I make custom configuration changes to the Db2 Pacemaker...

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Before you migrate to any new Db2 release such as Db2 13 you usually do a migration readiness planning. Part of this planning is running the...

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I joined IBM shortly after I graduated from the University of North Texas back in 2019. I was full of excitement and eager to embark on my first...

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In the last year a bit of a revolution has emerged in the Business Intelligence (BI) space, with the introduction of watsonx.data, IBM’s newest data...

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As you know, the cost of data warehouses is significantly dependent on the cost of storing significant amounts of data, and implementing COS support...

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I've got the Db2 instance up and running now, am I production ready?

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IBM provides a cloud-based version of Db2 LUW.  It is a full version of Db2 LUW Version 11.5.  The Db2 in the cloud can be very powerful and highly...

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If you would have asked me one month ago to come up with a query that coughs up missing numbers, I would have told you that there is no such a need...

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Our shop runs a number of non-mainframe applications that connect to Db2 through DDF. One of these applications is IBM Datapower Gateway...

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You want to write a program that connects to Db2 for z/OS and runs queries, updates the tables, and all the stuff you would expect from a database...

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65 million years ago, or so it seems to many, COBOL-programming dinosaurs roamed the earth. They accessed their Db2 data with highly efficient...

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