z/Journal (February - March 2007 issue)

Hi DB2 user,

Articles from February - March 2007 and December 2006 - January 2007 issues of z/Journal are available online: http://www.zjournal.com


- The DB2 for z/OS Catalog and Directory: Is There Any Data More Important
by Willie Favero

- z/Data Perspectives: DB2 9: No V for z
by Craig Mullins

- REORG REBALANCE: DB2 for z/OS V8 Utility Enhancement
by Laxminarayan Sriram


Regards,

DB2usa.

DB2 for z/OS Version 8 Polls

IDUG's Audio and Video Materials

Hi DB2 user,

IDUG started to publish Audio and Video materials from famous DB2 Speakers on the redesigned IDUG website:

- 10 Minute Tip: Bonnie Baker on Synchronous versus Asynchronous I/O
with Bonnie Baker

- Tuning Your DB2 Data Warehouse
with Dave Beulke

- 10 Minute Tip: Sheryl Larsen's V8 SQL Hints and Tips
with Sheryl Larsen


More information

- The DB2 Cocktail Hour
with Susan Lawson and Dan Luksetich

- Behind the Bar with The DB2 Cocktail Hour
with Susan Lawson and Dan Luksetich

- DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 Migration Experiences (PDF and Audio)
with John Campbell

- Pat Bossman on DB2 Stats
with Willie Favero



Regards,

DB2usa.

IBM presentations about DB2 9 for z/OS

Hi DB2 user,

Several IBM presentations about DB2 9 for z/OS are available on IBM's website:

- What's New in DB2 9 for z/OS and Beyond
by Dave Jeffries and Roger Miller (IBM SVL)

- Planning Your Migration to DB2 Version 8 and Version 9
by Roger Miller (IBM SVL)

- DB2 9 for z/OS Performance Preview
by Akira Shibamiya and Roger Miller (IBM SVL)

- Attack of the DB2 for z/OS Clones
by John Lyle (IBM SVL)

- Leveraging Native XML Support in DB2 9 for z/OS
by Gene Zhang (IBM SVL)

- What’s coming from the Optimizer in DB2 9 for z/OS?
by Terry Purcell (IBM SVL)

- Automated Query Tuning in DB2 9 for z/OS Part 1
- Automated Query Tuning in DB2 9 for z/OS Part 2
by Gene Fuh (IBM SVL)

- DB2 9 for z/OS: Utilities go Online
by Peter Hartmann (IBM)

- Design your application for DB2 9 for z/OS
by Peter Hartmann (IBM)

- DB2 9 - What's In There For SAP and Other Enterprise Applications
by Namik Hrle (IBM SVL)

- Exciting News about LOBs in DB2 9 for z/OS
by Maryela Weihrauch (IBM SVL)

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


More information:

- IBM DB2 9 for z/OS books (PDF and BookManager shelf)


Regards,

DB2usa.

DB2 9 for z/OS will be GA on March, 16th 2007

Hi DB2 user,

IBM just officially announced DB2 9 for z/OS GA for Friday, March 16th 2007.

Here is the IBM Announcement Letter:
http://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/1/897/ENUS207-041/ENUS207041.PDF


More information:

"DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS What's New?" is available on PDF format:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/dsnwnk10.pdf


Regards,

DB2usa.

DB2 for z/OS Stored Procedures

Hi DB2 User,

Here are several technical documents about DB2 for z/OS Stored Procedures, available on IBM's website:

- DB2 for z/OS Stored Procedures: Through the CALL and Beyond (Redbook)
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247083.html?Open

- Meet and ask the Experts: Peggy Abelite Zagelow (IBM SVL)
on Stored Procedures in DB2 for z/OS and OS/390
http://www.ibm.com/db2/library/0302abelite.html http://www.ibm.com/db2/library/0303abelite.html

- DB2 V8 z/OS Stored Procedures and Workload Manager:
Realizing the Synergy and Planning for Migration
by Susan Lawson and Dan Luksetich (YLA)
http://www.zjournal.com/index.cfm?section=article&aid=532

- Remote access to DB2 for z/OS
by Peggy Zagelow (IBM SVL)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27003899

- Java stored procedures in DB2 UDB for z/OS
by Peggy Zagelow (IBM SVL)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27006201

- Stored Procedures Recommended practices and FAQs
by Peggy Zagelow (IBM SVL)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27001257


More information:

- Debugging DB2 for z/OS Stored Procedures
by Peggy Rader (IBM SVL)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27005394

- A Quick Start to Using the DB2 Development Center
by Peggy Rader (IBM SVL)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27004782

- DB2 Development Center Update for z/OS
by Peggy Rader (IBM SVL)
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27005649


Regards,

DB2usa.