Troy Coleman's Blog

Hi DB2 user,

Troy Coleman published several posts about DB2 for z/OS on his blog DB2utor:

- DB2 9 Index with Expressions
- DB2 9 Mysteries of DB2 Storage Groups
- Smart Reoptimization for Dynamic SQL
- Evolution of Online Schema Change to Database Definition on Demand
- Reserved Words in DB2 9 for z/OS
- Explaining How DB2 Will Get Data for a Given SQL Statement
- What Makes Compressed Indexes Tick?
- PureXML: Why Is This Feature So Important to Your Business?
- DB2 V9 Logged vs. Not Logged
- DB2 V9 Reordered Row Format-What Does It Mean to Me?
- MERGE Statement Simplifies Batch Processing and Improves Performance
- Moving to DB2 V9 Soon?
- Using Universal Table Space


Regards,

DB2usa.

z/Journal (October - November 2007 issue)

Hi DB2 user,

Articles from from October - November issues of z/Journal are available online: http://www.zjournal.com


- Embracing On-Demand Requirements
by Ulf Heinrich

- DB2 9 for z/OS: Dynamic SQL Enhancement
by Thanikachalam “Billy” Sundarrajan

- DB2 Encryption Support Keeps Improving
by Craig Mullins


Regards,

DB2usa.

Robert Catterall's Blog

Hi DB2 user,

Robert Catterall published several posts about DB2 for z/OS on his new Robert's Blog:

- Athens, DB2, and Application Development
- Looking for DB2 Answers?
- Getting DB2 Data From A to B
- From Data to Information
- What Happens to Your Data When it Gets Old?
- The Most Important DB2 for z/OS Performance Metric
- Pros and Cons of Dynamic SQL
- Time to Say Goodbye to Batch?
- Thoughts on DB2 Data Clustering
- Making SOA Perform
- CICS is great, but is it needed with DB2 for z/OS?

Regards,

DB2usa.

Presentations from DB2 for z/OS Technical Forum (China)

Hi DB2 user,

Here are several presentations, from IBM DB2 for z/OS Technical Forum (China):

- DB2 for z/OS Update
by Greg Lokto

- What’s New in DB2 V8 for Database/System Administrators
by Jim Teng

- What’s New in DB2 9 for z/OS for Backup and Recovery
by Jim Teng

- DB2 V8 Unicode Support
by Steve Chen

- DBCS support in DB2 for z/OS
by Fan Jiong

- SQL Performance Tuning with DB2 Optimization Expert – Part 1
by Gene Fuh

- SQL Performance Tuning with DB2 Optimization Expert – Part 2
by Gene Fuh

- DB2 for z/OS V8, V9 New SQL Features
by Steve Chen

- XML Support in DB2 for z/OS
by Guogen Zhang

- Native SQL Procedures in DB2 9 for z/OS
by Steve Chen


Regards,

DB2usa.