DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS – Part 17

New APARs Bring Features into V8 and V9 NOW!

Some of the new tablespace partitioning choices and features in DB2 Version 8 and now DB2 Version 9 for z/OS that I talked about last week are getting extra enhancements. During the recent IBM System Z Summit road show that was in . . . → Read More: DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 17

DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS – Part 16

DB2 V9 Tablespace and Partitioning Choices

Some of the new tablespace partitioning choices and features in DB2 Version 8 and Version 9 for z/OS are making everyone realize there are a number of table design choices to fit any application access type.

In DB2 V8, the first of the . . . → Read More: DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 16

DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS – Part 15

No Locking Issues within DB2

Some of the new DB2 performance features in DB2 Version 9 for z/OS are built into the software. To leverage some of these functions and features, system maintenance DBAs and application DBAs need to coordinate their efforts to realize the benefits.

A couple of . . . → Read More: DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 15

DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS – Part 14

CLONE Tables

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

Another one of the great features . . . → Read More: DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 14

DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS – Part 13

Lucky 13 -Making Buffer Pool Changes with WLM

With all those year-end jobs running and the system already at 100% utilization there are not too many options for improving DB2 performance and getting things to run faster.

In DB2 Version 9, one of the new features that can be leveraged to improve DB2 . . . → Read More: DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 13

DB2 Performance features in DB2 V9 for z/OS – Part 12

Happy Holidays – Three Cheers for Online Reorgs!

Given the snowstorm and the extra time in airports, I thought it was perfect time to do a blog entry. In the early releases of DB2, we had to work the holidays to do the Reorgs because that was the only time during the year . . . → Read More: DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 12

DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS – Part 11

While talking with clients and friends at the recent conferences, I noticed that everyone seemed to like the blog entries I’ve done about the DB2 performance features of DB2 v9 for z/OS. Some have even implemented some of the features previously mentioned and have already reduced their costs and overall processing elapsed times. So, with . . . → Read More: DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 11

DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS – Part 7

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

Another one of the enhancements with DB2 Version 9 for z/OS that . . . → Read More: DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 7

Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS – Part 2

As I talked about last week, DB2 Version 9 for z/OS has over 50+ great new performance features. Many of these really stand out and in the coming weeks I will write about some that can really help you reduce your CPU demand on your system and application environments.

One of the new features, selecting . . . → Read More: Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 2

DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 1

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 DB2 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 of . . . → Read More: DB2 Performance Features in DB2 V9 for z/OS — Part 1