I am older than the mainframe... I turned 58 on April 3rd, and the IBM mainframe officially celebrates its 57th birthday today, April 7th. T...

Late last month, February 2021, IBM introduced a new function level, FL509, for Db2 12 for z/OS.  You can find in-depth details here . But i...

Assuring the performance of your mainframe systems and applications is an imposing task that keeps getting more complex all the time. It mak...

Well, here it is, the day we've all waited for since about March of last year... the dawning of a new year.  Happy New Year 2021! Good r...

Db2 utilities are the unappreciated, and often over-looked, workhorses of your mainframe Db2 environment. They perform the dirty work that...