SuSE Linux Enterprise Server earlier this week became the first distribution to be validated on all hardware platforms supported by DB2 for Linux and validated to run DB2 Enterprise Server Edition.
Tuxedo provides an excellent platform to migrate mainframe applications to distributed systems. As the only distributed transaction processing monitor that offers quality of service comparable or better than mainframe systems, Tuxedo allows customers to migrate their existing mainframe based applications to a platform with a much lower total cost…
alphaWorks announces XML Wrapper Generator, a graphical tool that enables rapid and automatic integration of XML data sources into a DB2 database using the XML Wrapper.
Julian Stuhler addresses a couple of fascinating acquisitions, both announced on the same day and each of which could have a significant impact on the world of DB2. Join Julian as he speculates on the facts, rumors and implications of these acquisitions.
Of the various constraints possible on relational tables, referential constraints are perhaps the most common ... and most misused. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of different methods to implement and enforce RI, and issues that must be addressed when implementing DBMS-enforced Referential Integrity.
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To ensure you have installed the required rpms in order to achieve a sucessful installation of Oracle Database Server 10gR2.
Oracle Support released this Metalink Note 1086769.1
Get an update from Denise Grills, Senior Director of Product Strategy and Marketing for Oracle JD Edwards World and Gordon Orr, Global Systems Marketing Manager – Oracle Alliance on how the two companies have successfully built a partnership that has been very beneficial to their customer base and also get an update on the new POWER Systems…
Database management systems (DBMSs) have simultaneously simplified and complicated the lives of many IT workers. Error codes passed from the database back to the application can take on more than 1000 values. What level of error checking should developers include in applications?
The beta of Version 10 of DB2 for z/OS is being made available to selected customers from March 12th 2010, and while there is no official word on General Availability dates yet I think it’s safe to assume that if all goes well with the beta, DB2 10 will be fully released sometime during the next...
Rebecca Bond returns from an IDUG Conference with some short, compact knowledge bits that return big results. These quick tips and fixes make great additions to any database administrator's toolbox.
The task of keeping up with database security can sometimes be monumental! A major challenge when it comes to administering authorities and privileges is how to approach this puzzle in a sensible, time-saving, 'security robust' manner. There is no need for concern; we have a hint or two that will help solve this puzzler.
The amount of data involved in the average Web-based workload today doubles every year, increasing costs and straining IT resources. The traditional response to this dilemma from IT organizations is to throw more servers at the problem, which furthers server sprawl and increases power and management costs. As a result, the typical x86 server…
The amount of data involved in the average Web-based workload today doubles every year, increasing costs and straining IT resources. The traditional response to this dilemma from IT organizations is to throw more servers at the problem, which furthers server sprawl and increases power and management costs. As a result, the typical x86 server…