News, views, and items of interest on IBM's Db2 database management system and mainframes.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
The PIECESIZE Clause
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One of the more troubling aspects of DB2 database design and creation is the non-partitioning index (NPI). Creating NPIs on tables in a par...
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Mainframe Specialty Processors
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Anyone who uses an IBM z Series mainframe has probably heard about zIIPs and zAAPs and other specialty processors. But maybe you haven'...
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What is an Enclave?
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If you are a DB2 professional dealing with distributed workload… or if you are enabling zIIP specialty processors… chances are you’ve heard ...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
A Quick SQL Trick: Find The Number of Commas
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Today's blog post is a short one. I was recently asked how to return a count of specific characters in a text string column. For examp...
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Friday, May 13, 2011
DB2 -- What's in a Name?
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Versions of DB2 exist for a large array of platforms, of which the mainframe (z/OS) is only one. Of course, it is my favorite one since I’v...
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