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News, views, and items of interest on IBM's Db2 database management system and mainframes.

Friday, February 13, 2026

Db2 Performance Myths That Refuse to Die

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After decades of working with IBM Db2 for z/OS , I’m continually surprised that some performance myths simply refuse to go away. Despite new...
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Thursday, February 05, 2026

Mainframe Trends 2026

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In the world of mainframes right now, the conversation has shifted from "How do we get off the mainframe?" to "How do we make...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

10 Reasons for the Success of Db2 for z/OS

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Db2 for z/OS has proven successful for decades not because of any single feature, but because it consistently delivers on the things that ma...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Happy Holidays 2025!

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There are over two dozen holidays celebrated across the world between November 1st and January 15th?  It is in that spirit that I want to wi...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Don't Forget About Histogram Statistics in Db2 for z/OS

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There are a lot of options and parameters to consider when putting together your RUNSTATS jobs to collect statistics on your Db2 data. For t...
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Craig S. Mullins
Sugar Land, Texas, United States
Craig S. Mullins is a data management strategist, researcher, and consultant. He is president and principal consultant of Mullins Consulting, Inc. and the publisher/editor for The Database Site.

Craig has been named by IBM as a Gold Consultant and an IBM Champion for Analytics. He has been named as one of the Top 200 Thought Leaders in Big Data and Analytics by AnalyticsWeek magazine.

Craig has over three decades of experience in all facets of database systems development and has worked with Db2 since V1. You may know Craig from his popular books: Db2 Developer's Guide (covering IBM's mainframe RDBMS)... A Guide to Db2 Performance for Application Developers (how to write efficient Db2 programs) and... Database Administration: The Complete Guide to DBA Practices and Procedures (a guide to heterogenous DBA).
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