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

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

As a Db2 DBA, you're constantly looking for ways to improve performance and efficiency while minimizing costs. One technology that can h...

If you work with Db2 then you need to know about the IBM zIIP specialty processor. This is true whether you are a DBA or a developer... and,...

Many Db2 DBAs first hear about Task Control Blocks (TCBs) and Service Request Blocks (SRBs) in an IBM performance class, but not everyone ha...

  Surprisingly, COBOL has been in the news a lot recently, due to its significant usage in many federal govern-ment and state systems, most ...

DB2 11 for z/OS Generally Available Today, October 25, 2013 As was announced earlier this month (see press release ) Version 11 of DB2 ...

Anyone who uses an IBM z Series mainframe has probably heard about zIIPs and zAAPs and other specialty processors. But maybe you haven'...

If you are a DB2 professional dealing with distributed workload… or if you are enabling zIIP specialty processors… chances are you’ve heard ...

Today's blog entry is kind of a meta entry. As many of my readers know I write two blogs, this one that is predominantly about DB2 for z...