The Db2 Portal Blog

The Db2 Portal Blog

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

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Automation and the Future of Modern Db2 Data Management

Recently I was invited by BMC Software to participate in their AMI Z Talk podcast series to talk about modern data management for Db2... an...

Monday, October 19, 2020

Improving Mainframe Performance with In-Memory Techniques

A recent, recurring theme of my blog posts has been the advancement of in-memory processing to improve the performance of database access ...

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Db2 12 for z/OS Function Level 508

This month, October 2020, IBM introduced the latest new function level, FL508 , for Db2 12 for z/OS. This is the second new function level t...

Wednesday, October 07, 2020

IDUG 2020 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference Goes Virtual

For those of you who have attended an IDUG conference before you know why I am always excited when IDUG-time rolls around again. And the EME...

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Convert Your COBOL Db2 Programs to Java Without Rebinding

As most Db2 developers and DBAs know, when you modify a Db2 program you have to prepare the program to enable it to be executed. This progr...

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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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