DB2 9 for z/OS by Craig Mullins

Hi DB2 user,

Craig Mullins published several posts about DB2 9 for z/OS on his DB2 Portal Blog:

- Encryption
- Index Compression
- CLONE Tables
- New Data Types
- New Built-in Functions
- Implicitly Created Database Objects
- Skipping Locked Rows
- Do You Want to Ignore Clustering?
- Reordered Row Format
- INSTEAD OF Triggers
- LOB Enhancements
- New OLAP Capabilities
- Implicitly Hidden Columns
- Index on Expressions
- Database Definition on Demand
- SELECT from DELETE, UPDATE, and MERGE
- MERGE and TRUNCATE
- Native XML Support in DB2 Databases
- ORDER BY and FETCH FIRST in Subselects
- INTERSECT and EXCEPT

Regards,

DB2usa.