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XML Performance: A Surprising Ace in the Hole
Relational database storage brings RDBMS strengths to XML data. But older clumsier storage methods left application performance an open question. Two years after IBM introduced pureXML in DB2 9, that question has been answered.
Issue 2, 2008
Exploring pureXML in DB2 9 for z/OS
Using pureXML to enable semi-structured data in a sample real estate application.
Issue 2, 2008
Cheetah 2: IDS 11.5 Boosts Informix's "Always On" Reputation
Informix Dynamic Server 11.5 plays to its strengths with simple and effective new features for availability and ease of use.
Issue 2, 2008
Bringing Order to a Mixed Up World
InfoSphere MDM Server sets out to undo the damage companies have inflicted on their most important assets: information about customers, products, partners, contracts, and more.
Issue 2, 2008
"No Excuses" Database Programming for Java
Make your programs fly with static SQL and pureQuery.
Issue 2, 2008
i5/OS DBA: Protecting and Managing DB2 Identity Columns
Managing identity columns when moving or copying tables requires a keen eye to application requirements.
Issue 2, 2008
IBM Data Studio: Dawn of a New Era in Enterprise Data Management
IBM's ambitious vision for its IBM Data Studio suite, which works with DB2 and Informix today and other vendors' platforms in the future, will change the way data is handled from creation through destruction.
Issue 1, 2008
Enterprise Data Management: Governing for Data Security
Regulatory compliance is important, but it isn't the only factor driving data governance adoption. The need to secure private information and keep financial information accurate should be top of mind for every organization. IBM's Deb Jenson presents data governance best practices hold true for every data server environment, with specifics drawn from DB2 and Informix.
Issue 1, 2008
Workload Management: The Database Traffic Cop in DB2 9
DB2 9's Workload Manager lets you set workload priorities that meet service-level agreements and keep all other traffic flowing smoothly.
Issue 1, 2008
Info 2.0: Harnessing Data, Web 2.0's Driving Force
Web 2.0 technologies are hitting businesses like a gale-force wind. Launched this summer, IBM's Info 2.0 initiative attempts to capture, focus, and control this energy. Here's what database administrators, designers, developers, and programmers--and anyone else who works with DB2, IDS, and other information management technologies--need to know to tackle the changes Web 2.0 will bring.
Issue 3, 2007
DB2 "Viper 2" Accelerates IT Agility
The next DB2 release (due later this year) promises advances in XML development, availability, security, workload management, and other features that help IT go with the flow of changing business needs.
Issue 3, 2007
The Easy Way to Quick Data Access
IBM takes the drudgery out of JDBC programming with pureQuery, an integrated language that queries relational databases as well as Java collections and database caches. pureQuery and Data Web Services are components of the new IBM Data Studio, a new common database application development and administration platform.
Issue 3, 2007
Business Intelligence in the Balance: IBM tackles BI's complex future with dynamic warehousing
IBM's dynamic warehousing concept and the IBM Balanced Warehouse address the challenges companies face as they reorient business intelligence and data warehouse systems to answer the demand for information
Issue 2, 2007
DB2-Based Enterprise Data Warehouse Named Best in Class
Before the Balanced Warehouse, the balanced configuration unit methodology helped implementations like Ingenix's Galaxy enterprise data warehouse--which won TDWI's 2007 Best Practices Award--handle new business requirements, burgeoning data volumes, and changing regulations.
Issue 2, 2007
DB2 for z/OS Data Warehouse: Modern Master
DB2 for z/OS customers are adding new, cutting-edge data warehouse tasks to the traditional OLTP champ. Colocating transaction processing and data warehousing saves time and money and maximizes existing skills.
Issue 2, 2007
Analyzing Audit Data in DB2 "Viper 2"
Enhancements to the DB2 audit facility in the "Viper 2" release slated for later this year will help companies meet regulatory and security demands
Issue 2, 2007
i5/OS DBA: Simplified Management of External User-Defined Functions (and Stored Procedures)
DB2 for i5/OS makes it possible to reuse existing high-level language programs as external user-defined functions. New features make managing these UDFs easier.
Issue 2, 2007
IDS Cheetah Test Run Results
Beta testers share their views on the fast new release of Informix Dynamic Server.
Issue 1, 2007
Security and Compliance: Bringing Order to Information Chaos
Six data governance steps every company must take today for information security and regulatory compliance.
Issue 1, 2007
Data Security: The Naked Truth
Restore your DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows modesty--and cover your database auditing and privacy requirements in the process.
Issue 1, 2007
Tracking The Truth
Issue 4, 2006
DB2 9 for z/OS Roars to Life
Issue 4, 2006
DB2 9 Data Warehouse Edition: Information Under One Roof
Issue 4, 2006
Finding Answers
Issue 4, 2006
XML Programming with PHP and Ajax
Issue 3, 2006
XML in Focus
Issue 3, 2006
Opening the Door to XML
Issue 3, 2006
XML Programming with PHP and Ajax
Issue 3, 2006
Eye On XQuery
Issue 3, 2006
Master Data Management: Out of Many, One
Issue 2, 2006
The Rubber Meets the Road
Issue 2, 2006
High Design
Issue 2, 2006
Birds of a Feather
Issue 2, 2006
Open For Business
Issue 1, 2006
Take The Fast Train
Issue 1, 2006
Zooming In On Saturn
Issue 1, 2006
Information At Your Service
Issue 1, 2006
Intelligent Architecture
Issue 4, 2005
Accessible Insight
Issue 4, 2005
High-Performance ETL
Issue 4, 2005
The Power of Insight
Businesses need more than data -- even more than information -- to figure out their best moves. IBM reveals the first infrastructure to put the power of insight within reach.
Issue 3, 2005
Master Data Management
Businesses have long known that a single system of record can mean higher profits and faster time-to-market. Most just haven't been able to provide one. That's about to change, thanks to a new approach to managing "master" data.
Issue 3, 2005
All Information, All The Time
IBM's Jim Reimer explains how enterprise content management systems are transforming processes -- and what changes to expect as current capabilities are pushed to the limit.
Issue 3, 2005
Firing Up The Hybrid Engine
IBM's new hybrid DB2 puts the full power of a relational engine to work on a truly native XML store that sits side by side with DB2's relational data repository.
Issue 3, 2005
The Human Touch
As vice president of IBM DB2 and IMS Tools, Dan Wardman is looking for every opportunity to make a DBA's job easier.
Issue 2, 2005
Thinking Out of the Box
Sam Lightstone is charged with making DB2 grow up. Working closely with IBM research labs around the world, Lightstone and the DB2 autonomic computing development team have implemented technologies that promise to free DBAs from daily chores. But, he says, we haven't seen anything yet.
Issue 2, 2005
Better Performance Faster
IBM Gold Consultant Scott Hayes earned his credentials as a DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows performance expert by traveling to customer sites and conferences around the world.
Issue 2, 2005
The New DBA: Conquering a World of Opportunity
With DBA shortages, increasing data volumes, and cost-cutting pressures affecting virtually every business, something's got to give. Autonomic features are changing the technology in response - and giving DBAs a chance to reshape their roles.
Issue 2, 2005
Advise and Consent
One of DB2's most advanced autonomic features, the DB2 Design Advisor analyzes performance options and makes recommendations faster than any human. The final decisions, though, are all up to you.
Issue 2, 2005
Measure, Improve, Repeat
Use this simple tuning methodology for accurate input to the DB2 Design Advisor and optimum performance results.
Issue 2, 2005
Achieving New Heights with DB2 UDB Version 8.2.2
The newest release of DB2 is optimized for SAP, but better for everyone.
Issue 2, 2005
Make Your Move
New features in DB2 UDB v.8.1 help DBAs move tables faster.
Issue 2, 2005
Strategies for DB2 Developers
Develop smarter DB2 applications faster with open-source languages and techniques that tap skills you already have.
Issue 2, 2005
Rexx Scripting for DB2
This powerful open-source language lets you take full command of DB2 Universal Database.
Issue 2, 2005
Modernizing Legacy Systems: It's Easier than You Think
No redesign. No reimplementation. No need to hire new staff. User-defined functions are the key to transforming legacy applications one step at a time.
Issue 2, 2005
The Right Stuff
Customers rely on IBM information integration technologies for everything from Web searches to grid initiatives to national security. IBM's Nelson Mattos explains why.
Issue 2, 2005
Taming the Beast
Merrill Lynch frees developers from integration struggles with a federation-based strategy.
Issue 1, 2005
Grid Iron
Inherent strength and flexibility are helping grids gain ground on the business playing field.
Issue 1, 2005
Security: The Global View
At law enforcement and intelligence agencies, integrating information is a top priority -- and a major challenge. Government entities are turning to federation and other integration technologies for help.
Issue 1, 2005
DB2 ICE -- Scaling Data with Linux Clusters
DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment lets you cluster commodity servers for diamond-quality performance at Cubic Zirconia prices.
Issue 4, 2004
Double Take
A guide to understanding the open-source Apache Derby and its supported twin IBM Cloudscape.
Issue 4, 2004
The Brave (And Secure) New World Of Web Access
The DB2 Web Query Tool gives SBC employees access to mainframe and distributed data via a Web browser, without sacrificing security. By implementing the tool in a Linux environment, SBC leveraged existing developer skills while building a cost-effective foundation for future projects.
Issue 4, 2004
Think Of The Possibilities
With Linux delivering Unix performance and reliability at Intel prices, pioneering enterprises can take their information analysis to places they've never gone before.
Issue 4, 2004
What's in a Name? The Story Behind "Stinger"
Thanks to an innovative roll-out strategy, the "light and nimble" new release of DB2 enjoyed months of buzz before its debut. As the ship date approaches, IBM Canada's Bob Picciano sheds light on what's in it for you.
Issue 3, 2004
Doing More With More
The latest release of DB2 Universal Database is brimming with features that make life easier for developers and DBAs alike.
Issue 3, 2004
Totally RAD
With all the enhancements in DB2 UDB v.8.2, developing DB2 applications for a .Net environment has never been cooler.
Issue 3, 2004
Brewing Up Stronger Java Support
Improvements to the DB2 JDBC Universal Driver in DB2 UDB v.8.2 let developers take advantage of eye-opening performance and manageability.
Issue 3, 2004
Stinger Takes Flight
An upcoming release of DB2 UDB for Linux, Unix, and Windows contains a slew of new features and support for emerging technologies. Among those features is support for Microsoft's Common Language Runtime, the software giant's answer to Java.
Issue 2, 2004
Give and Take: Integrating Information in the 21st Century
Never a simple undertaking, integration becomes even more challenging as performance demands increase, grids gain a foothold in enterprises, and regulations mandate tight privacy controls and document retention policies. IBM Distinguished Engineer Jim Kleewein explains why DB2 Information Integrator is up to the task.
Issue 2, 2004
Government Workers Say Goodbye to Paper
The need to comply with a multitude of regulations is pushing the public sector toward digital records management technology. A joint SAP-IBM solution promises to build efficiency into the process.
Issue 2, 2004
Six Security Secrets Attackers Don't Want You to Know
How secure is your data? Looking at your information management resources through a would-be intruder's eyes can help you find (and fix) vulnerabilities.
Issue 2, 2004
Unleashing the Power of Data
Ever since the dot.com bust, IT departments have taken some blame for bloated budgets, missed delivery dates, and questionable returns. Leave it to Merrill Lynch to demonstrate how to get IT investments right. After developing a flexible, extensible data warehousing model, Merrill Lynch is reaping returns in cost savings and unexpected benefits - including support for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts and other emerging priorities.
Issue 2, 2004
Seeing is Believing
An Internet media company puts DB2 Cube Views through its paces at an IBM Business Intelligence Teraplex Center.
Issue 1, 2004
For Certain Eyes Only
DB2 for z/OS's new multilevel security feature lets you control who sees what - right down to the row or column level.
Issue 1, 2004
Over the Top Performance
DB2 UDB v.8's latest adaptations boost performance for even the most modern applications.
Issue 1, 2004
Architects Of Change
After three years under construction - and a year of pre-ship buzz - DB2 UDB for z/OS v.8 is ready for the big "reveal." DB2 Magazine talks to the product's lead architect for a preview of the changes.
Issue 1, 2004
Securing Your Database
Don't let your Web applications threaten your data's security.
Issue 1, 2004
What's Your Problem?
Analyze it automatically with db2support.
Issue 1, 2004
Independence Day
DB2 for z/OS v.8 provides a host of partitioning changes that bring better query performance, more efficient use of utilities, and other benefits of true physical partition independence.
Issue 1, 2004
More than Meets the Eye: Simplifying Catalog Publishing
To tame the surprisingly complex challenges catalog publishers face, A2i added its own unique technology on top of a solid DB2 UDB base.
Issue 4, 2003
Certification Strategies
Issue 4, 2003
DB2 Content Manager in Action
Saving time and money through online collaboration.
Issue 4, 2003
Getting a Boost from DB2
Built-in business intelligence functions let DB2 handle data preparation so partner apps can do what they do best: Serve up actionable insight. The latest examples involve real time, spatial, OLAP, and other advanced forms of analysis.
Issue 4, 2003
Smart Wells and Smarter Databases
Telegnomic uses Informix Dynamic Server and DataBlades to pump intelligence from its customers' reservoirs of process control system information.
Issue 4, 2003
SQL Under The Covers
Ever wonder what happens behind DB2's doors in response to a query? Peek inside to find out.
Issue 4, 2003
Take a Load Off: Archive Inactive Data
A data explosion threatens to bog down, fill up, slow, and generally complicate DBMSs. Archiving data that's rarely accessed lets businesses hold on to the data they need while keeping DB2 performing at top speed.
Issue 4, 2003
Remote Control
IBM and its partners have developed DB2 Everyplace applications to serve every kind of business, from multinational corporations to local window cleaning agencies.
Issue 4, 2003
XQuery and SQL: Vive la Difference
Sometimes SQL and XML documents get along fine. Sometimes they don't. A new query language developed by SQL veterans is promising to smooth things over and get everything talking again.
Issue 3, 2003
A Researcher's Dream
Knowing there's an integration solution that works for the even most complex life sciences problems may help you rest easier, too.
Issue 3, 2003
Sharing the Load
Balanced workloads, better performance, and increased scalability can be yours -- if you handle data partitioning correctly.
Issue 3, 2003
Information On Demand
Here's how to provide it without breaking the bank -- or your developer's backs.
Issue 3, 2003
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