Dave Beulke

Recently conferences were all abuzz with demonstrations of cloud computing and wonderful vendors touting its spectacular functions and features. While I was impressed by the technology, the flexibility of resources, the unlimited performance potential and the pay for what you use ideas, the cloud solution is surrounded by incredible hype and alerts the cynic in [...]

Recently working with a client’s SOA environment showed several interesting performance issues. One performance issue that was quite stunning was the large number of connections that the .Net and Java application were making to DB2 and other systems. Researching the system and application further uncovered a wide disparity in the handling, and the [...]

Many years ago, IBM System Z announced the introduction of additional new specialty processors. The first System Z specialty engine introduced for data sharing was the internal coupling facility (ICF), next the integrated facility for Linux (IFL), next the application assist processor (zAAP) and the latest is the integrate information processor (zIIP). All of [...]

Attending all the sessions at the IBM Information on Demand conference is impossible, but attending the right presentation to get the most out your time is vital.  Not every conference is important, but with money tight and the economy questionable, learning and staying ahead of the pack is critical.  While attending the different sessions and [...]