DB2mag Fall 2009

Hi DB2 user,

Fall 2009 issue of DB2mag is available on line:

- DB2mag Fall 2009 (digital version: interactive PDF)
- DB2mag Summer 2009 (digital version: interactive PDF)

- DB2mag Archives (Winter 1996-Spring 2009)

Note: DB2mag became IBMDatabasemag and then IBM Data Management magazine.

- System z Rocks (Again)
Indexing, compression make your applications work faster.
by Robert Catterall

- Top Performance Features in DB2 9 for z/OS
The mainframe isn't dead-in fact, it's turning heads as a data warehouse platform.
by David Beulke

- Reducing Conversations with DB2 for z/OS: Part 1
As Prem Mehra said, "There is no better-performing SQL than the SQL that is not executed.
by Bonnie Baker

- Customizing XML storage in DB2Tailor XML storage to the needs of your application
With DB2 pureXML, DBAs can apply existing skills to manage XML growth and pursue opportunities to learn new XML skills if they choose.
by Matthias Nicola


More information

- DB2 Data Warehouse Performance, Part 2
Find problem SQL queries and tune them for quicker response.
by Robert Catterall

- DB2 Data Warehouse Performance, Part 1
Translate OLTP-tuning skills into effective performance management for DB2-based business intelligence systems.
by Robert Catterall


Regards,

DB2usa.