It looks like IBM's new low-cost z9 mainframe is getting some positive press. It always does my heart good to see the mainframe in the IT press.Take a look at these articles:IBM Takes Low Road on Mainframe in Computworld.IBM Delivers Mainframe for the Masses in eWeek.And there was even a mention of IBM's Baby Mainframe in InfoWorld; along with further coverage in that same publication at IBM to Offer Mainframe for the Mid-Market .Anyone interested in reading all about IBM's z9 mainframe offerings can check 'em out at http://www-03.ibm.com/syst...
Friday, 28 April 2006
Saturday, 22 April 2006
Using Nulls in DB2
Posted on 22:09 by Unknown
A null represents missing or unknown information at the column level. If a column “value” can be null, it can mean one of two things: the attribute is not applicable for certain occurrences of the entity, or the attribute applies to all entity occurrences, but the information may not always be known. Of course, it could be a combination of these two situations, too.A null is not the same as 0 or blank. Null means no entry has been made for the column and it implies that the value is either unknown or not applicable.Because DB2 supports null you...
Sunday, 16 April 2006
Mainframe Alive at Merrill Lynch
Posted on 21:14 by Unknown
A recent article in Baseline Magazine highlights how Merrill Lynch & Company reinvigorated 420 financial programs stored on the mainframe by building Web services that can handle millions of interactions a day.Merrill was looking to leverage its continuing heavy investment in mainframe applications and hardware by making functions in legacy applications available as Web services. Indeed, many companies with robust mainframe systems should be looking to do this - it can breathe new life into the applications without requiring a complete global...
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