We've come a long way in the world of DB2  in the past decade or so. I remember way back when it was common for DBAs to say  "If p...

The access paths formulated by the DB2 optimizer during the BIND and REBIND processes are critical to your application performance. It is t...

Most mainframe programmers are aware that IBM supplies many utility programs that are useful for system maintenance chores such as copying ...

Over the past couple of months this blog has offered up some rules of thumb for DBAs to follow that can help you to build a successful and s...

Today's post in the DBA Rules of Thumb series is short and sweet. It can be simply stated as "Keep Everything!" Database adm...