I frequently get e-mails with DB2 questions and I plan to start posting answers to some of the more common ones up here.One issue that comes up a lot is dealing with locking issues. Usually it is posed by someone who is experiencing timeouts in an online environment and they want to know how to minimize them. Here is some guidance.When you experience a timeout, it means that another process holds a lock on the data that you are trying to modify. So, it stands to reason that you should try to minimize the duration of locks that are being held in...
Monday, 19 December 2005
Monday, 12 December 2005
Help Defining DB2's Business Value
Posted on 07:02 by Unknown
Every now and then those of us working on mainframe platforms are confronted by folks who are looking to eliminate mainframes. This can happen for any number of reasons. Maybe the confronter view mainframes as “old technology,” or “mainframes are too costly,” or some other trumped up charge. Too often, however, we respond to such claims emotionally instead of with reason and knowledge.Fortunately, IBM has come up with some help for those of us working with DB2 for z/OS. IBM has published – and made available for free download – a great little manual...
Tuesday, 6 December 2005
The Aging Mainframer
Posted on 15:20 by Unknown
A continuing, lingering perception that the mainframe is dead continues on in some parts of the IT industry. It seems that we constantly hear that big IT shops are getting rid of their mainframes. But rarely do we ever hear about it after the fact. No, it is usually reported right when someone thinks that it is a good idea.Now don't get me wrong. I'm sure there are some shops that have removed their mainframe. But I'm also sure that there are many more that thought about it but couldn't do it -- as well as those who wouldn't even consider it.A...
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