The Db2 Portal Blog

The Db2 Portal Blog

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

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

IDUG Db2 Tech Conference 2025 Highlights

I had the good fortune to attend the North American IDUG Db2 Tech Conference in Atlanta, Georgia the week of June 8 through June 12, 2025, ...

Monday, May 12, 2025

Common Misconceptions About zIIPs

Most mainframers know that IBM zIIP processors are a type of specialty processor that augments the general-purpose IBM Z CPUs. Instead of r...

Monday, May 05, 2025

Good Resources for Db2 for z/OS Information

Just a short blog post today to provide a nice chart of useful Db2 for z/OS sites on the web for you to bookmark and use! ...

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

The Role of Db2 DBAs in Promoting zIIP Usage

As most z/OS practitioners know, zIIP processors can provide significant benefits in terms of cost savings and improved performance. And o...

Wednesday, April 09, 2025

Db2 13 for z/OS Brings Precision with Statement-Level Invalidation

In the ongoing evolution of Db2 for z/OS, each new release brings capabilities that aim to improve efficiency, reduce overhead, and increase...

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About Me

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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