Dave Beulke

Going through the DB2 9.7 Cobra beta was very educational for learning about the new features and functions. In the video below I and several of the other beta customers talk about their companies’ experiences with DB2 Version 9.7 and what features they liked best about the new DB2 release.
There are many reasons to switch [...]

As each version of DB2 for z/OS comes out there are always the projects that need justification for going to the next DB2 version. The huge number of performance features in DB2 Version 9 for z/OS should make your summer of 2009 your time to get to the new release. This large number [...]

Another great feature that is in the new Version 9.7 of DB2 is its new compatibility with Oracle. This compatibility takes many forms within the database such as understanding operational syntax, stored procedures keyword syntax and improved operational concurrency that I covered last week.
The DB2 compatibility with Oracle was developed because many clients are [...]

Also at this year’s IDUG conference, Cobra DB2 9.7 was discussed with its many great new features. I experienced a number of these enhancements as I went through the DB2 Cobra beta program with IBM. Now that IBM has officially announced DB2 9.7, I can happily talk about it. Two of the many enhancements within [...]