During the month of April 2020 I wrote a series of blog posts on the different types of Db2 for z/OS database change manageme...

Let's go back in time... over three decades ago... back to the wild and woolly 1980s! And watch our favorite DBMS, DB2, grow up over t...

DB2 10 for z/OS introduces a new technique for concurrency. As we have discussed previously in this series on DB2 locking, one of the most ...

As promised, here is the second of my daily blogs from the IOD conference in Las Vegas. Today it was reported that the attendance at the eve...

I know a lot of my readers are waiting on the updated edition of my book, DB2 Developer's Guide. This short blog post is to let you know...

A recurring problem for programmers and IT folks in general is determining whether or not a particular program is still required. As you...

Just a brief blog post today to inform regular readers who might be concerned that I have not been blogging as frequently as in the past. I ...

As you all should know by now, version 10 of DB2 doe z/OS is generally available and has been for a month or so now. As such, it is probably...

Today I attended the IOD conference and had the opportunity to listen to Jeff Josten present an technical overview of DB2 10 for z/OS. Even ...

As usual, the North American IDUG conference is proving to be a hectic, yet enjoyable and informative time. The days are packed from mornin...

IBM announced the beta program for the next version of DB2 today, now "officially" known as DB2 10 (no more DB2 X). It is a closed...