Big Data: 4 Business Areas to Examine for Your Big Data Projects

When developing any new IT initiative, estimating a good return on investment is paramount for getting upper management support and funding. With all the buzz about Big Data hitting every magazine and financial TV show, the budget process may be a little easier, but not by much. The best way to get your project funding . . . → Read More: Big Data: 4 Business Areas to Examine for Your Big Data Projects

Analytics Is the Answer: Two Great IBM MIT Papers

It was informative and fun attending the IOD and IDUG conferences over the last couple of weeks. There were some great presentations at the IDUG and IOD conferences and I started to go through all of them while I was traveling back and forth from Prague and traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday. Some of the . . . → Read More: Analytics Is the Answer: Two Great IBM MIT Papers

Performance features in DB2 V9 for z/OS – Part 10

As I talked about in the previous weeks, DB2 Version 9 for z/OS has over 50+ great new performance features. Many of these features can really benefit your standard DBA operations; improve application performance and overall availability of your systems and data.

There are many new enhancements with DB2 9 for z/OS that are especially . . . → Read More: Performance features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 10