DATABASE2 Reports

DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows
sponsored by IBM
TRIAL SOFTWARE: Many organizations are leveraging IBM’s DB2 for its cost and security benefits, as well as its ease of use. This resource introduces its new enhancements that further reduce storage costs and can lead to significant performance improvements. See firsthand what it can offer your organization by downloading this trial.
Posted: 27 Apr 2012 | Premiered: 27 Apr 2012

IBM

A true story about using XML forms and DB2 to process millions of tax returns
sponsored by IBM
INFORMATION CENTER: This blog post discusses the toll that managing high volumes of paper documents can take on business budgets and efficiency. Learn about an electronic approach that one company implemented and the savings they achieved.
Posted: 27 Jul 2011 | Published: 07 Jun 2011

IBM

DB2 10 for z/OS: The Smarter Faster Way to Upgrade
sponsored by IBM
EBOOK: With support for IBM DB2 for z/OS Version 8 retiring in April 2012, customers will have the option to skip a level and upgrade straight to DB2 10. This e-book is designed to help customers decide whether they are a good candidate to make this leap and provides best practices for planning an effective migration strategy.
Posted: 13 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Oct 2011

IBM

Transparent Application Scaling with IBM DB2 PureScale
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: With IBM DB2 pureScale transparent application scaling, you can transparently add capacity to your network to handle fluctuations in demand without changing the application. pureScale technology also helps to deliver active-active high availability. Find out how these features work. 
Posted: 15 Mar 2011 | Published: 15 Mar 2011

IBM

Simpler Database Migrations Have Arrived! IBM, ANTs Software, And EnterpriseDB Offer Innovative New Options
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Application developers and DBAs looking to migrate databases due to cost concerns, staffing problems, or technology issues should consider this new database compatability layer option to mitigate risk, lower migration cost, and speed the migration process.
Posted: 10 Jun 2011 | Published: 06 Jun 2011

IBM

Presentation Transcript: Best practices for integrating and optimizing analytics into your DB2 for z/OS data
sponsored by IBM
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: View this presentation transcript and learn how you can integrate and optimize Cognos® BI, SPSS® predictive analytics and DB2 Analytics Accelerator with your DB2 for z/OS data to deliver greater benefit to the business — and speed query response times.
Posted: 01 Feb 2013 | Published: 01 Feb 2013

IBM

Reduce CPU Usage with 'SMART' SQL
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how and why to design SQL that will reduce the number of times calls are made to DB2. We'll look at how to write SMART applications rather than writing applications that act like generic I/O modules to DB2, properly tune SMART SQL, and how to exploit SQL and application features in DB2 on z/OS version 8 and 9.
Posted: 30 Nov 2009 | Published: 30 Nov 2009

BMC Software, Inc.

A Bathwick Group white paper: A foundation for database simplification, consolidation and cost reduction
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper challenges several assumptions about scale-out architectures and explains how consolidation and virtualisation can help you regain control over your infrastructure.
Posted: 09 Nov 2011 | Published: 09 Nov 2011

IBM

HP Pelzer Group SAP/DB2 Video
sponsored by IBM
VIDEO: HP Pelzer discusses the benefits of DB2 Optimized for SAP.
Posted: 17 Mar 2011 | Premiered: 17 Mar 2011

IBM

BMC Software Hybrid Copy Techniques
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Because organizations are demanding 24x7 availability from their IMS, DB2®, and VSAM applications, it is imperative that those applications do not experience outages. Read this white paper to find out how BMC's Hybrid Copy techniques help for faster system recovery in the event of a local outage.
Posted: 17 Apr 2009 | Published: 17 Apr 2009

BMC Software, Inc.