DB2 for z/OS Administration Tools for Enhanced Change Management
25 Jun 2007, Archived Redbooks ... A database administrator (DBA) has a challenging job trying to maintain databases in today’s nonstop 24x7 environments. This challenge is compounded by the complexity of database structures and the time pressure of trying to be up again as ...
DB2 Administration Solution Pack for z/OS: Streamlining DB2 for z/OS Database Administration
27 Aug 2013, Redbooks ... IBM® DB2® tools for z/OS® support and exploit the most current versions of DB2 for z/OS. These tools are integral for the administration of the DB2 for z/OS environment and optimization of data performance. DB2 Administration Solution ...
Managing DB2 for z/OS Utilities with DB2 Tools Solution Packs
16 Jul 2013, Redbooks ... IBM® DB2® Tools for z/OS® support and take advantage of the latest versions of DB2 for z/OS. These tools are integral for the administration of the DB2 for z/OS environment and for optimization of data performance. In addition, the IBM ...
Moving Data Across the DB2 Family
12 Jan 2004, Redbooks ... Moving data across different databases and even different platforms has been a common task in IT shops for quite some time. Applications may have been developed independently and over time, using packages and different technology; and data ...
DB2 9 for z/OS: Using the Utilities Suite
27 Apr 2010, Archived Redbooks ... IBM® continues to enhance the functionality, performance, availability, and ease of use of IBM DB2® utilities. This IBM Redbooks® publication is the result of a project dedicated to the current DB2 Version 9 Utilities Suite product. It ...
Streamlining Operations of IBM DB2 Utilities with IBM DB2 Utilities Solution Pack for z/OS
19 Sep 2013, Solution Guide ... The IBM® DB2® for z/OS® utilities and utility management tools are the most comprehensive on the market. They are unique in that they provide critical solutions to today’s most complex business problems across many functional areas to ...
IBM DB2 9 for z/OS: New Tools for Query Optimization
13 Dec 2007, Archived Redbooks ... The cost-based optimizer of IBM DB2 for z/OS has continually evolved since its initial inception. Support has included new optimization algorithms, join methods, complex relational data structures, such as star schemas. DB2 for z/OS V8 has ...
DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS User Scenarios
28 Nov 2006, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication describes the procedures for using IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS to manage the recovery of DB2 for z/OS objects in a data sharing and non-data sharing environment. IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS is an ...
SQL Performance Diagnosis on IBM DB2 Universal Database for iSeries
26 May 2006, Archived Redbooks ... The goal of database performance tuning is to minimize the response time of your queries. It is also to optimize your server's resources by minimizing network traffic, disk I/O, and CPU time. This IBM Redbooks publication helps you to ...
A Deep Blue View of DB2 Performance: IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Expert on z/OS
4 May 2006, Archived Redbooks ... IBM Tivoli OMEGAMON XE for DB2 Performance Expert on z/OS represents the effort on converging OMEGAMON XE for DB2 and DB2 Performance Expert into one product that retains the best features of each. This new tool gives you a single, ...
IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for Multiplatforms V2 Usage Guide
12 Feb 2006, Archived Redbooks ... IBM DB2 Recovery Expert for Multiplatforms provides an enhanced data recovery solution that enables more precise recovery operations while reducing disruption during the recovery process. DB2 Recovery Expert creates and maintains ...
OnDemand SQL Performance Analysis Simplified on DB2 for i5/OS in V5R4
12 Mar 2007, Archived Redbooks ... The goal of database performance tuning is to minimize the response time of your queries. It is also to optimize your server’s resources by minimizing network traffic, disk I/O, and CPU time. This IBM IBM Redbooks publication helps you ...
XML for DB2 Information Integration
15 Jul 2004, Archived Redbooks ... In many organizations, relational databases are the backbone for data storage and retrieval. Over the last couple of years, XML has become the de facto standard to exchange information between organizations, as well as between departments ...
Managing IBM DB2 10 for z/OS Using the IBM DB2 Administration Tool for z/OS Version 10
22 Apr 2011, Redbooks ... Today’s business environment has increased in the complexity and rate of change that a database administrator must control. The ability to respond quickly to a changing environment is constantly challenged by the explosion of data growth ...
20 Jun 2022, Redbooks ... IBM® Db2® 13 for z/OS® delivers a host of major new advancements for using, maintaining, and administering this enterprise-critical database platform. In parallel with the development of the IBM z16 hardware and the z/OS 2.5 operating ...
Up and Running with DB2 on Linux
25 Jun 2008, Archived Redbooks ... Linux® is one of the fastest growing server operating platforms within the past few years. DB2® has long been known for its technology leadership. This IBM® Redbooks® publication is an informative guide that describes how to effectively ...
Securing and Auditing Data on DB2 for z/OS
9 Jun 2009, Archived Redbooks ... In this age of complex regulatory oversight and wide ranging threats to corporate data, securing a company's information assets from internal and external threats has become a primary focus and concern for information professionals. IBM® ...
DB2 Performance Expert for Multiplatforms V2.2
23 Mar 2006, Archived Redbooks ... DB2 Performance Expert (PE) for Multiplatforms V2.2 is a workstation-based performance analysis and tuning tool for managing a heterogeneous mix of DB2 systems with a single end-user interface. DB2 PE simplifies DB2 performance management ...
e-Business Intelligence Front-End Tool Access to OS/390 Data Warehouse
31 May 2001, Archived Redbooks ... Based on the IBM e-BI architectural framework, this IBM Redbooks publication explains the building blocks required to connect front-end e-BI user tools to the OS/390 data warehouse or data mart. It also shows the Web integration in the ...
DB2 for z/OS Stored Procedures: Through the CALL and Beyond
22 Feb 2006, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication helps you design, install, manage, and tune stored procedures with DB2 for z/OS. Stored procedures can provide major benefits in the areas of application performance, code re-use, security, and integrity. DB2 ...
Converting Adabas to IBM DB2 for z/OS with ConsistADS
4 Jun 2020, Redpapers ... Consist Advanced Development Solution (ConsistADS) is an end-to-end conversion solution that conversion and transparency methods for migrating to IBM® DB2® for z/OS® software. The solution includes DB2 for z/OS and several DB2 tools as ...
Security Functions of IBM DB2 10 for z/OS
14 Sep 2011, Redbooks ... IBM® DB2® 9 and 10 for z/OS® have added functions in the areas of security, regulatory compliance, and audit capability that provide solutions for the most compelling requirements. DB2 10 enhances the DB2 9 role-based security with ...
SAP on DB2 Universal Database for OS/390 and z/OS: Multiple Components in One Database (MCOD)
19 Feb 2003, Archived Redbooks ... The Multiple Components in One Database (MCOD) feature of SAP enables a reduction in the number of DB2 systems that need to be installed and maintained. This significantly simplifies overall database administration and is considered one of ...
Microsoft SQL Server to IBM DB2 UDB Conversion Guide
6 Aug 2006, Archived Redbooks ... DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) has long been known for its technology leadership. This IBM Redbooks publication is an informative guide that describes how to convert the database system and applications from Microsoft SQL Server to DB2 ...
DB2 9 for z/OS Stored Procedures: Through the CALL and Beyond
17 Feb 2011, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you design, install, manage, and tune stored procedures with DB2® 9 for z/OS® . Stored procedures can provide major benefits in the areas of application performance, code re-use, security, and ...
Data Studio and DB2 for z/OS Stored Procedures
15 Mar 2011, Redpapers ... Stored procedures can provide major benefits in the areas of application performance, code re-use, security, and integrity. DB2® has offered ever-improving support for developing and operating stored procedures. This IBM® Redpaper™ ...
IBM DB2 Web Query for i: The Nuts and Bolts
19 Jun 2017, Redbooks ... Business Intelligence (BI) is a broad term that relates to applications that analyze data to understand and act on the key metrics that drive profitability in an enterprise. Key to analyzing that data is providing fast, easy access to it ...
DB2 9 for z/OS: Packages Revisited
7 Sep 2022, Archived Redbooks ... DB2® packages were introduced with DB2 V2.3 in 1993. During the 15 years that have elapsed, a lot has changed. In particular, there is a more widespread use of distributed computing, Java™ language, new tools, and upgrades in the platform ...
IBM Application Development and Problem Determination Tools for z/OS and OS/390
1 Aug 2005, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication introduces the IBM Problem Determination and Deployment Tools for z/OS and OS/390 . The tools covered are: - IBM Application Monitor for z/OS, Version 2, Release 1 - IBM Debug Tool for z/OS, Version 5, ...
DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 Performance Topics
1 Oct 2007, Archived Redbooks ... IBM DATABASE 2 Universal Database Server for z/OS Version 8 (DB2 V8 throughout this IBM Redbooks publication) is the twelfth and largest release of DB2 for MVS. It brings synergy with the zSeries hardware and exploits the z/OS 64-bit ...
DB2 UDB for z/OS V8: Through the Looking Glass and What SAP Found There
17 Sep 2004, Archived Redbooks ... DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 (DB2 V8) introduces a large number of new features that provide for unmatched scalability, availability, performance, and manageability to reliably handle any information needed in SAP solutions. The objective of ...
DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know, ... and More
11 Apr 2005, Archived Redbooks ... IBM DATABASE 2 Universal Database Server for z/OS Version 8 is the twelfth and largest release of DB2 for MVS. It brings new synergy with the zSeries hardware and is the first major subsystem to exploit the z/OS 64-bit virtual addressing ...
IBM DB2 11 for z/OS Buffer Pool Monitoring and Tuning
31 Jul 2014, Redpapers ... IBM® DB2® buffer pools are still a key resource for ensuring good performance. This has become increasingly important as the difference between processor speed and disk response time for a random access I/O widens in each new generation of ...
Database Strategies: Using Informix XPS and DB2 Universal Database
27 Jul 2005, Archived Redbooks ... The acquisition of Informix by IBM has provided the opportunity for Informix customers to consider new alternatives to further enrich their data management systems infrastructure. They can now more easily take advantage of available ...
SAP Backup using Tivoli Storage Manager
26 Apr 2013, Archived Redbooks ... In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, we give an overview of different data management topics related to a typical SAP® data center. The intrinsic functionality of SAP is not designed to completely handle all the tasks of a data center by ...
Optimizing Restore and Recovery Solutions with DB2 Recovery Expert for z/OS V2.1
20 Feb 2009, Archived Redbooks ... IBM DB2 Recovery Expert manages the recovery of DB2 for z/OS V8 and V9 objects in a data sharing and non-data sharing environment. The major focus of IBM DB2 Recovery Expert V2.1 for z/OS (5697-N92) is on DB2 system level backup and ...
IMS Performance and Tuning Guide
18 Dec 2006, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication provides IMS performance monitoring and tuning information. This book differs from previous IMS performance and tuning IBM Redbooks in that there is less emphasis on the internal workings of IMS and more ...
Modernizing IBM eServer iSeries Application Data Access - A Roadmap Cornerstone
17 Feb 2005, Archived Redbooks ... In 1978 IBM introduced the System/38 as part of its midrange platform hardware base. One of the many outstanding features of this system was the built-in Relational Database Management System (RDMS) support. The system included a utility ...
22 Sep 2006, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication introduces the IBM Problem Determination and Deployment Tools for z/OS and OS/390. The tools covered are: -> IBM Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS Version 1 Release 1 -> IBM Debug Tool for z/OS ...
IMS in the Parallel Sysplex Volume II: Planning the IMSplex
23 Jul 2003, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication is the second volume of a series of redbooks called IMS in the Parallel Sysplex. These redbooks describe how IMS exploits the Parallel Sysplex functions and how to plan for, implement, and operate IMS systems ...
Data Federation with IBM DB2 Information Integrator V8.1
16 Oct 2003, Archived Redbooks ... Federation and integration are open technologies, which extend your investment on existing data and relational or non relational data by bringing it all together in a single virtual location for on demand application access. IBM DB2 ...
DB2 UDB Evaluation Guide for Linux and Windows
14 Apr 2003, Archived Redbooks ... You ask yourself, "So I have downloaded DB2 UDB Version 8 for Linux or Windows. What's next?" This IBM Redbooks publication helps you journey through the experiences of discovering the new DB2 UDB V8.1. This journey introduces you to ...
Getting Started with IBM InfoSphere Optim Workload Replay for DB2
18 Jan 2015, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication will help you install, configure, and use IBM InfoSphere® Optim™ Workload Replay (InfoSphere Workload Replay), a web-based tool that lets you capture real production SQL workload data and then replay the ...
Oracle to DB2 Conversion Guide: Compatibility Made Easy
3 Jul 2014, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes IBM DB2® SQL compatibility features. The latest version of DB2 includes extensive native support for the PL/SQL procedural language, new data types, scalar functions, improved concurrency, built-in ...
Business Intelligence Architecture on S/390 Presentation Guide
2 Aug 2000, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication presents a comprehensive overview of the building blocks of a business intelligence infrastructure on S/390. It describes how to architect and configure a S/390 data warehouse, and explains the issues behind ...
DB2 9 for z/OS Performance Topics
28 Sep 2012, Archived Redbooks ... DB2 9 for z/OS is an exciting new version, with many improvements in performance and little regression. DB2 V9 improves availability and security, as well as adds greatly to SQL and XML functions. Optimization improvements include more SQL ...
DB2 Optimization Techniques for SAP Database Migration And Unicode Conversion
17 Aug 2009, Archived Redbooks ... SAP® migrations are a standard process nowadays. This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes optimization strategies and best practices for migrating SAP systems toward IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, as well as for performing Unicode ...
DB2 9 for z/OS Technical Overview
30 Mar 2010, Archived Redbooks ... IBM DATABASE 2 Version 9.1 for z/OS (DB2 9 for z/OS throughout this publication) is the thirteenth release of DB2 for MVS. It brings improved synergy with the zSeries hardware and more opportunities to drive business value in the following ...
Enterprise Multiplatform Auditing
10 Jun 2008, Archived Redbooks ... In today's global world clients needs to show compliance to different laws like Sarbanes Oxley, HIPPA, the European Union's 8th directive, privacy laws, and so on, in an enterprise (horizontal) environment. The environments become more and ...
7 Jun 2007, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication introduces the IBM Application Development and Problem Determination Tools V7. The tools covered are: - IBM Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS Version 1 Release 1 - IBM Debug Tool for z/OS Version 7 ...
Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Application Development
5 Aug 2002, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication describes application development for Linux on the IBM eServer zSeries platform. The target audience is application developers writing primarily in C/C++ and Java. The Linux development environment for ...
Streamline Business with Consolidation and Conversion to DB2 for z/OS
5 Nov 2014, Redbooks ... Time to market, flexibility, and cost reduction are among the top concerns common to all IT executives. If significant resource investments are placed in mature systems, IT organizations need to balance old and new technology. Older ...
Db2 for z/OS Utilities in Practice
25 Sep 2018, Redpapers ... As IBM® continues to enhance the functionality, performance, and availability of IBM Db2®, the utilities have made significant strides towards self-management. IBM Db2 for z/OS utilities is leading the trend towards autonomics. During the ...
Using Integrated Data Management To Meet Service Level Objectives
25 Nov 2009, Archived Redbooks ... In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, we learn how The Great Outdoor Company, a fictional retailer of outdoor products, uses Integrated Data Management solutions by IBM to optimize data management for performance, productivity, and ...
Leveraging DB2 Data Warehouse Edition for Business Intelligence
10 Sep 2007, Archived Redbooks ... In this IBM Redbooks publication we describe and discuss DB2 Data Warehouse Edition (DWE) Version 9.1, a comprehensive platform offering with functionality to build a business intelligence infrastructure for analytics and Web-based ...
Advanced Functions and Administration on DB2 Universal Database for iSeries
14 Dec 2001, Archived Redbooks ... Dive into the details of DB2 Universal Database for iSeries advanced functions and database administration. This IBM Redbooks publication aims to equip programmers, analysts, and database administrators with all the skills and tools ...
24 Aug 2011, Redbooks ... The IBM® Smart Analytics System is a fully-integrated and scalable data warehouse solution that combines software, server, and storage resources to offer optimal business intelligence and information management performance for ...
Extremely pureXML in DB2 10 for z/OS
28 Jan 2011, Redbooks ... The DB2® pureXML® feature offers sophisticated capabilities to store, process and manage XML data in its native hierarchical format. By integrating XML data intact into a relational database structure, users can take full advantage of ...
In-Place Analytics with Live Enterprise Data with IBM DB2 Query Management Facility
21 Oct 2016, Redbooks ... IBM® DB2® Query Management Facility™ for z/OS® provides a zero-footprint, mobile-enabled, highly secure business analytics solution. IBM QMF™ V11.2.1 offers many significant new features and functions in keeping with the ongoing effort to ...
Hybrid Analytics Solution using IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS V3.1
27 Sep 2013, Redbooks ... The IBM® DB2® Analytics Accelerator Version 3.1 for IBM z/OS® (simply called Accelerator in this book) is a union of the IBM System z® quality of service and IBM Netezza® technology to accelerate complex queries in a DB2 for z/OS highly ...
20 Aug 2012, Redbooks ... There is enormous pressure today for businesses across all industries to cut costs, enhance business performance, and deliver greater value with fewer resources. To take business analytics to the next level and drive tangible improvements ...
IBM Db2 12 for z/OS Performance Topics
19 Sep 2017, Redbooks ... Db2 12 for IBM z/OS® delivers several significant business values, such as cost reductions, scalability improvement, and improved application enablement for cloud and mobile environment. Db2 12 also introduces a foundation of continuous ...
Exploring IBM Db2 for z/OS Continuous Delivery
21 Mar 2018, Redpapers ... This IBM® Redpaper™ publication provides key information about continuous delivery in IBM Db2® 12 for z/OS®. It discusses how continuous delivery works and the changes that have been made in Db2 12 to support continuous delivery, such as ...
Managing IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator by using IBM Data Server Manager
11 Dec 2017, Web Doc ... IBM® Data Server Manager is a web-based, integrated database management tools platform that manages IBM Db2® and IBM Db2 for z/OS® databases. With IBM Data Server Manager, you can manage and administer IBM Db2 Analytics Accelerator ...
DB2 12 for z/OS Technical Overview and Highlights
12 Jul 2017, Product Guide ... This paper provides a high-level overview of the functions, features, and improvements that were introduced in IBM DB2® 12 for z/OS®. These businesses gain a competitive advantage, improve business efficiency and effectiveness, and ...
Performance Optimization and Tuning Techniques for IBM Power Systems Processors Including IBM POWER8
31 Mar 2017, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication focuses on gathering the correct technical information, and laying out simple guidance for optimizing code performance on IBM POWER8® processor-based systems that run the IBM AIX®, IBM i, or Linux operating ...
Automated Conversions to IBM DB2 for z/OS
5 Apr 2013, Solution Guide ... Business agility is essential to client success in the fast-paced, competitive, and highly regulated global business climate of today. To grow and thrive, clients must effectively adopt and apply modern techniques (including analytics) to ...
Higher Performance and Lower Cost Solutions with IBM InfoSphere Warehouse V10
8 Nov 2012, Solution Guide ... IBM® InfoSphere® Warehouse V10 provides a powerful range of capabilities that go beyond the capabilities of traditional warehouses. This comprehensive platform integrates the strength of the IBM DB2® database with a dynamic data ...
WebSphere Commerce High Availability and Performance Solutions
6 Aug 2008, Archived Redbooks ... Building a high performance and high availability Commerce site is not a trivial task, from having the correct capacity hardware to handle the workload to properly test the code change before deploying in production site. This IBM® ...
IBM Application Development and Problem Determination
10 Oct 2008, Archived Redbooks ... The Problem Determination toolset, or PD Tools for short, consists of a core group of IBM® products designed to work in conjunction with compilers and run times to provide a start-to-finish development solution for the IT professional. ...
Enterprise Data Warehousing with DB2 9 for z/OS
12 Sep 2008, Archived Redbooks ... Enterprises look more and more to business intelligence (BI) to gain a competitive edge. Today's BI systems incorporate large data warehouses that are consolidated with near real-time operational data stores (ODS) and continuously updated ...
Powering SOA with IBM Data Servers
12 Dec 2006, Archived Redbooks ... Flexibility in business has become equal in importance with operational efficiency. Service-oriented architecture (SOA) can help businesses respond more quickly and cost-effectively to the changing market conditions by promoting reuse and ...
SAP on DB2 for z/OS and OS/390: DB2 System Cloning
15 Nov 2001, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication shows the different techniques customers can use to clone their DB2 system. Although the scenarios in the book use an SAP workload, the DB2 cloning techniques we describe are not specific to SAP. Those ...
Tuning Linux OS on System p The POWER Of Innovation
14 Jun 2007, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication describes what you can do to improve and maximize the performance of your business server applications running on System p hardware with the Linux operating system. It describes how to improve the performance ...
DB2 9 for z/OS Data Sharing: Distributed Load Balancing and Fault Tolerant Configuration
12 May 2010, Archived Redpapers ... This IBM® Redpaper provides information about exploiting client load balancing and fail over capabilities across a DB2® data sharing group or a subset of the group members. The information provided will help network specialists and data ...
SAP Integration with IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS
18 Nov 2013, Redpapers ... The IBM® DB2® Analytics Accelerator for z/OS® is a powerful appliance that delivers near real time analytics to SAP on System z with DB2. SAP, a highly integrated business management application, supports most of an enterprise's business ...
IBM DB2 12 for z/OS Technical Overview
3 Jul 2019, Redbooks ... IBM® DB2® 12 for z/OS® delivers key innovations that increase availability, reliability, scalability, and security for your business-critical information. In addition, DB2 12 for z/OS offers performance and functional improvements for both ...
Integrating Db2 for z/OS Database Changes Into a CI/CD Pipeline
13 Sep 2021, Redpapers ... The goal of this IBM® Redbooks® publication is to demonstrate the ability to perform single click automated deployments of multi-platform applications that include IBM Db2 for z/OS database schema changes by using the capabilities of IBM ...
31 Jan 2007, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication will help you install, configure, and become productive with PHP on System i using Zend Core for i5/OS and Zend Platform for i5/OS. If you are evaluating PHP, this book will also help by providing background ...
A Practical Guide to DB2 UDB Data Replication V8
22 Jul 2003, Archived Redbooks ... IBM DB2 Replication (called DataPropagator on some platforms) is a powerful, flexible facility for copying DB2 and/or Informix data from one place to another. The IBM replication solution includes transformation, joining, and the filtering ...
24 Oct 2008, Archived Redbooks ... DB2® provides various installation methods as well as features and tools to deploy a large number of clients and servers. Database administrators, application developers, and application architects have a number of available options when ...
Subsystem and Transaction Monitoring and Tuning with DB2 11 for z/OS
31 Aug 2022, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses in detail the facilities of DB2® for z/OS®, which allow complete monitoring of a DB2 environment. It focuses on the use of the DB2 instrumentation facility component (IFC) to provide monitoring of ...
Optimizing Database Administration with IBM DB2 Autonomics for z/OS
17 Jul 2015, Solution Guide ... We live in an age when data is one of an organization’s most important assets. Companies want the ability to deliver the right information to the right people at the right time. Being agile and applying predictive analytics is the key to ...
The Business Value of DB2 UDB for z/OS
21 Jul 2005, Archived Redbooks ... We are in a new phase of On Demand Business. Companies must respond to fluctuating market conditions and provide products and services on demand to customers. DB2 for z/OS and IBM eServer technology enable you to maintain your company’s ...
SAP on DB2 9 for z/OS: Implementing Application Servers on Linux for System z
28 Apr 2009, Archived Redbooks ... The power of the IBM System z, combined with the flexibility of Linux on System z, provides the ideal platform on which to implement SAP application servers. System z provides the benefits of continuous availability, high performance, ...
DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 Technical Preview
26 Sep 2003, Archived Redbooks ... IBM DATABASE 2 Universal Database Server for z/OS Version 8 (DB2 V8 throughout this IBM book) is the twelfth and largest release of DB2 for MVS. It brings synergy with the zSeries hardware and exploits the z/OS 64-bit virtual addressing ...
Planning for a Migration of PeopleSoft 7.5 from Oracle/UNIX to DB2 for OS/390
26 May 2000, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication discusses the process to migrate PeopleSoft Applications 7.5 on Oracle on UNIX to PeopleSoft Applications 7.5 on OS/390 with DB2. We migrated the PeopleSoft Tools and the Human Resources (HR) Application. ...
DB2 UDB V8 and WebSphere V5 Performance Tuning and Operations Guide
12 Mar 2004, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication discusses the integrated environment of DB2 UDB and WebSphere Application Server (WAS), including design considerations, best practices, operation, monitoring, and performance tuning. We provide an overview ...
DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment Deployment Guide
6 Dec 2004, Archived Redbooks ... The IBM DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment for Linux is a completely integrated, high-performance, and pre-tested solution that incorporates best-of-breed software, hardware, and services. This IBM Redbooks publication provides you with ...
Siebel 7 with DB2 for z/OS: Database Implementation and Administration Guide
18 Mar 2003, Archived Redbooks ... In this IBM Redbooks publication, we describe the implementation, customization, and administration of the Siebel 7 database with DB2 UDB for z/OS and OS/390 V7 using AIX V5L or Win2000 Siebel Servers, and we discuss the following ...
DB2 UDB Exploitation of the Windows Environment
5 Mar 2004, Archived Redbooks ... Although roughly ninety percent of DB2 Universal Database (UDB) on distributed platforms is common code, IBM makes great efforts to exploit the features of each operating system to which it ports; and on Windows, this is no exception. ...
DB2 9 for z/OS: Buffer Pool Monitoring and Tuning
25 Oct 2009, Archived Redpapers ... DB2® buffer pools are a key resource for ensuring good performance. This is becoming increasingly important as the difference between processor speed and disk response time for a random access I/O widens in each new generation of ...
Performance Tuning for IBM Security Directory Server
2 Apr 2014, Redpapers ... In today’s highly connected world, directory servers are the IT cornerstone of many businesses. These components of the corporate infrastructure are the foundation of authentication systems for internal and, more commonly, external user ...
DB2 for z/OS and List Prefetch Optimizer
19 Feb 2013, Redpapers ... The tight integration that IBM® DB2® for z/OS® has with the IBM System z® architecture and the z/OS environment creates a synergy that allows DB2 to use advanced z/OS platform functions. This synergy includes the enterprise storage ...
CICS Transaction Server from Start to Finish
7 Dec 2011, Redbooks ... In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, we discuss CICS®, which stands for Customer Information Control System. It is a general-purpose transaction processing subsystem for the z/OS® operating system. CICS provides services for running an ...
Db2 Optimization Techniques for SAP Database Migration to the Cloud
2 Apr 2024, Redbooks ... For many years, SAP migrations have been a standard process. An increasing number of customers are changing their database software to IBM® Db2® for UNIX, Linux, and Windows or are moving their existing Db2 based infrastructure from ...
IBM Data Server Manager Overview and Performance Analysis
4 Oct 2016, Web Doc ... IBM® Data Server Manager is a web-based, integrated database management tools platform that manages IBM DB2® for Linux, UNIX, Windows, and IBM z/OS® databases. With IBM Data Server Manager, you can monitor, analyze, tune, and administer ...
DB2 9 for z/OS and Storage Management
17 Sep 2010, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication can help you tailor and configure DFSMS constructs to be used in an IBM DB2® 9 for z/OS® environment. In addition, it provides a broad understanding of new disk architectures and their impact in DB2 data set ...
Enhancing SAP by Using DB2 9 for z/OS
10 Apr 2009, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication presents many of the new and improved features and functions of DB2 V9.1 for z/OS and DB2 Connect V9.1. It explains how they complement and benefit your SAP NetWeaver environment. This book also shares some of ...
Siebel 7.8 with IBM DB2 UDB V8.2 Handbook
18 Nov 2005, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication delivers details about DB2 UDB V8.2 on Siebel 7.8. It outlines the partnership between Siebel Systems and IBM and the benefits of using DB2 UDB to support the Siebel Enterprise. The most commonly used ...
Data Integrity with DB2 for z/OS
10 Jul 2006, Archived Redbooks ... DB2 provides functions to guarantee integrity at the system level and at the application level. From the system point of view, DB2's integration with zSeries and disk storage architecture is the cornerstone for data integrity. Logging ...
LOBs with DB2 for z/OS: Stronger and Faster
14 Nov 2007, Archived Redbooks ... The requirements for a database management system (DBMS) have included support for very large and complex data objects. DB2 UDB for OS/390 Version 6 introduced the support for large objects (LOBs): they can contain text documents, ...
e-Business Intelligence: Data Mart Solutions with DB2 for Linux on zSeries
12 Mar 2002, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication explains the benefits of Business Intelligence solutions using DB2 for Linux on zSeries. We discuss several studies done at IBM zSeries Teraplex Integration Center to demonstrate how the latest features of the ...
DB2 for z/OS: Data Sharing in a Nutshell
23 Jul 2007, Archived Redbooks ... DB2 for z/OS takes advantage of data sharing technology in a z Parallel Sysplex to provide applications with full concurrent read and write access to shared DB2 data. Data sharing allows users on multiple DB2 subsystems, members of a data ...
DB2 for z/OS and OS/390: Ready for Java
22 Dec 2004, Archived Redbooks ... The earth is flat! The earth is the center of the universe! Men shall never fly! Java will never work properly on the mainframe! All four statements had a lot of advocates for a long time, but all of them turned out to be wrong. In this ...
5 Sep 2003, Archived Redbooks ... Business Intelligence and OLAP systems are no longer limited to the privileged few business analysts: they are being democratized by being shared with the rank and file employee demanding a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) ...
OS/390 Parallel Sysplex Configuration, Volume 2: Cookbook
12 Sep 2000, Archived Redbooks ... The Parallel Sysplex Configuration redbooks consist of three volumes that help you design and configure a Parallel Sysplex. These redbooks assist you in making the key hardware and software choices necessary to meet your performance, ...
DB2 for z/OS and OS/390 : Squeezing the Most Out of Dynamic SQL
31 May 2002, Archived Redbooks ... The time has come to set the record straight. While the use of dynamic SQL in vendor packages continues to rise at a steep rate, the perception of most DB2 professionals remains that dynamic SQL is complex, resource-intensive, and ...
DB2 for z/OS Application Programming Topics
31 Oct 2001, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication describes the major enhancements that affect application programming when accessing DB2 data on a S/390 or zSeries platform, including the object-oriented extensions such as triggers, user-defined function and ...
Disk Storage Access with DB2 for z/OS
9 Jun 2006, Archived Redpapers ... Disk storage has changed rapidly over the past few years with the delivery of new functions and improved performance. DB2 has made many changes to keep pace and make use of the disk improvements: - DB2 integrates with the storage ...
DB2 9 for z/OS: Backup and Recovery I/O Related Performance Considerations
10 Oct 2008, Archived Redpapers ... This IBM® Redpaper provides best practices and I/O-related performance considerations for backup and recovery using DB2® 9 for z/OS®. It describes some guidelines for DB2 for z/OS backup and recovery, then it discusses performance ...
Index Compression with DB2 9 for z/OS
28 Feb 2008, Archived Redpapers ... In data warehouse applications, it is common to have many very large indexes defined on large tables. It is also possible that the index spaces exceed the size of the tables upon which the indexes are based. As one way of helping you to ...
IBM Data Studio V2.1: Getting Started with Web Services on DB2 for z/OS
7 Apr 2009, Archived Redpapers ... This IBM® Redpaper™ provides a step-by-step introduction on how to get started with Web services using Data Studio V2.1. Our goal is to explain basic concepts and introduce the functions that can help you take your first steps in the Web ...
22 Dec 2012, Redpapers ... Understanding the impact of workload and database characteristics on the performance of both DB2®, MQ, and the replication process is useful for achieving optimal performance.Although existing applications cannot generally be modified, ...
Implementing IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture for DB2 z/OS V6.5
27 Jul 2011, Redpapers ... IBM® InfoSphere™ Change Data Capture for z/OS® uses log-based change data capture technology to provide low impact capture and rapid delivery of changes to and from DB2® z/OS in heterogeneous environments without impacting source systems. ...
28 Jun 2017, Redpapers ... There has been a considerable focus on performance improvements as one of the main themes in recent IBM DB2® releases, and DB2 12 for IBM z/OS® is certainly no exception. With the high-value data retained on DB2 for z/OS and the z Systems ...
Enabling Real-time Analytics on IBM z Systems Platform
8 Aug 2016, Redbooks ... Regarding online transaction processing (OLTP) workloads, IBM® z Systems™ platform, with IBM DB2®, data sharing, Workload Manager (WLM), geoplex, and other high-end features, is the widely acknowledged leader. Most customers now integrate ...
Linux for IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Distributions
20 Sep 2001, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication describes the Linux distributions available for the mainframe. It will help you to install, customize and maintain the following distributions: -) SuSE Linux Enterprise Server for S/390 -) Turbolinux server ...
Securing DB2 and Implementing MLS on z/OS
4 Apr 2007, Archived Redbooks ... Today's computing environment is subject to increasing regulatory pressures and potentially malicious attacks. Regulatory compliance, security, and audit are in the daily headlines and growing more prominent.The security of the ...
IBM Software Supporting ACORD Insurance Standards
18 Mar 2009, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you design and create demonstrations or solutions that meet ACORD insurance standards with minimal application coding. If you are not interested in creating such demonstrations yourself, we show you ...
28 Dec 2006, Archived Redbooks ... In today's business environment, e-mail has become one of the most commonly used forms of corporate communication. It is one of the core tools to conduct business transactions, and it generates a significant volume of critical business ...
Best Practices for SAP BI using DB2 9 for z/OS
31 Mar 2008, Archived Redbooks ... Clients want to know how to exploit the new features of both DB2 V9 and SAP in their SAP BI environments. This IBM Redbooks publication describes the benefits of DB2 V9 for SAP Business Information Warehouse. It covers best practices and ...
1 Dec 2009, Archived Redbooks ... Switching database vendors is often considered an exhausting challenge for database administrators and developers. Complexity, total cost, and the risk of downtime are often the reasons that restrain IT decision makers from starting the ...
SAP on DB2 for z/OS and OS/390: High Availability and Performance Monitoring with Data Sharing
1 Mar 2004, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication addresses the challenges posed by monitoring high availability, scalability, and performance in an SAP sysplex data sharing environment. It introduces the motivations for utilizing a design based on DB2 data ...
19 Dec 2001, Archived Redbooks ... Many companies across a host of industries are looking at cross-functional business processes to provide better customer-centric services. Companies want to understand and react faster to the immediate concerns of a customer by improving ...
Data Links: Managing Files Using DB2
20 Dec 2001, Archived Redbooks ... The amount of data that is stored digitally is growing rapidly. The file paradigm is very common for such data types as video, image, text, graphics, and engineering drawings because capture, edit, and delivery tools use the file paradigm ...
Disaster Recovery with DB2 UDB for z/OS
23 Nov 2004, Archived Redbooks ... DB2 for z/OS is the database of choice for critical data for many enterprises. It is becoming more and more important to protect this data in case of disaster and to be able to restart with a consistent copy of the DB2 data as quick as ...
e-business Cookbook for z/OS Volume I: Technology Introduction
7 Aug 2002, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication is the first volume in the "e-business Cookbook for z/OS" series. It provides an overview of e-business and how it relates to zSeries and its z/OS operating system. The technology portfolio on z/OS in the ...
DB2 10 for z/OS Technical Overview
16 Jul 2014, Archived Redbooks ... IBM® DB2® Version 10.1 for z/OS® (DB2 10 for z/OS or just DB2 10 throughout this book) is the fourteenth release of DB2 for MVS™. It brings improved performance and synergy with the System z® hardware and more opportunities to drive ...
25 Nov 2009, Archived Redbooks ... Server virtualization technologies are becoming more popular to help efficiently utilize resources by consolidating servers. IBM® , the first company that developed and made available the virtual technology in 1966, offers advanced, ...
Enhancing Enterprise Systems with Big Data
24 Oct 2013, Point-of-View ... Big data is growing rapidly and driving a need within each enterprise for new tools and methodologies. This new data, when it is used in a comprehensive system, offers the potential for unique insights that drive new actions across the ...
DB2 10 for z/OS Performance Topics
23 Aug 2013, Redbooks ... DB2® 10 for z/OS can reduce the total DB2 CPU demand from 5-20%, compared to DB2 9, when you take advantage of all the enhancements. Many CPU reductions are built in directly to DB2, requiring no application changes. Some enhancements are ...
DB2 11 for z/OS Technical Overview
5 May 2016, Redbooks ... IBM® DB2® Version 11.1 for z/OS® (DB2 11 for z/OS or just DB2 11 throughout this book) is the fifteenth release of DB2 for IBM MVS™. It brings performance and synergy with the IBM System z® hardware and opportunities to drive business ...
DB2 for z/OS and WebSphere Integration for Enterprise Java Applications
7 Aug 2013, Redbooks ... IBM DB2® for z/OS® is a high-performance database management system (DBMS) with a strong reputation in traditional high-volume transaction workloads that are based on relational technology. IBM WebSphere® Application Server is web ...
Threadsafe Considerations for CICS
5 Apr 2012, Redbooks ... Beginning with IBM® CICS® Version 2, applications can run on TCBs apart from the QR TCB, which has positive implications for improving system throughput and for implementing new technologies inside of CICS. Examples of implementing new ...
20 Oct 2015, Redbooks ... IBM® DB2® Version 11.1 for z/OS® (DB2 11 for z/OS or just DB2 11 throughout this book) is the fifteenth release of DB2 for IBM MVS™. The DB2 11 environment is available either for new installations of DB2 or for migrations from DB2 10 for ...
Optimizing DB2 Queries with IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS
20 Dec 2012, Redbooks ... The IBM® DB2® Analytics Accelerator Version 2.1 for IBM z/OS® (also called DB2 Analytics Accelerator or Query Accelerator in this book and in DB2 for z/OS documentation) is a marriage of the IBM System z® Quality of Service and Netezza® ...
Modernize Your IBM DB2 for IBM z/OS Maintenance with Utility Autonomics
20 Aug 2015, Redbooks ... IBM® DB2® for IBM z/OS® helps lower the cost of managing data by automating administration, increasing storage efficiency, improving performance, and simplifying the deployment of virtual appliances. By automating tasks such as memory ...
Running SAP Solutions with IBM DB2 10 for z/OS on the IBM zEnterprise System
20 Jan 2012, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication highlights the key enhancements of IBM DB2® 10 for SAP. These enhancements include performance, scalability for several threads, new and more granular privileges, and auditing capabilities. This book is for ...
Using zEnterprise for Smart Analytics: Volume 2 Implementation
23 Apr 2013, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication series explains the assessment and implementation of a workload, integrated within IBM Smarter Banking® Showcase, and hosted at IBM Montpellier, France. Intended for decision-makers, consultants, architects, ...
Performance Management: Using IBM InfoSphere Optim Performance Manager and Query Workload Tuner
27 Nov 2013, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the architecture and components of IBM InfoSphere® Optim™ Performance Manager Extended Edition. Intended for DBAs and those involved in systems performance, it provides information for ...
DB2 9 for z/OS: Distributed Functions
26 May 2011, Archived Redbooks ... Distributed Relational Database Architecture™ (DRDA®) is a set of protocols that permits multiple local and remote database systems and application programs, to work together. Any combination of relational database management products that ...
DB2 9 for z/OS: Deploying SOA Solutions
14 Jan 2009, Archived Redbooks ... Flexibility in business has become of equal in importance with operational efficiency. Service-oriented architecture (SOA) can help businesses respond more quickly and cost-effectively to the changing market conditions by promoting reuse ...
7 Apr 2007, Archived Redbooks ... In order to improve the performance and operational efficiency of businesses worldwide, a customer using SAP wanted to establish a global business program to define and implement a standardized, group-wide business process architecture and ...
Best Practices for SAP Business Information Warehouse on DB2 UDB for z/OS V8
30 Apr 2008, Archived Redbooks ... Note: This is a republishing of SG24-6489-00, which was withdrawn in error when we updated it with SG24-6489-01. This -00 book covers DB2 V8 while the -01 version covers DB2 V9, so we are making both books available. This IBM Redbooks ...
DB2 UDB for z/OS: Design Guidelines for High Performance and Availability
9 Jan 2006, Archived Redbooks ... Conducting business via the Web and remaining open for business 24 hours a day, seven days a week is now commonplace. Customers come in with unexpected workloads through the Web and operate in a self-service fashion with mostly ...
DB2 9 for z/OS: Resource Serialization and Concurrency Control
30 Dec 2009, Archived Redbooks ... Locking is the generic term used to refer to the database management system function that is required for managing interprocess concurrency and maintaining data integrity. However, locking is just one of the serialization mechanisms ...
SAP on DB2 UDB for OS/390 and z/OS: High Availability Solution Using System Automation
13 Sep 2002, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication explains the SAP high availability with System Automation solution. This solution provides the means for fully automating the management of all SAP components and related products running on OS/390, z/OS, AIX, ...
Accelerating Data Transformation with IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS
11 Dec 2015, Redbooks ... Transforming data from operational data models to purpose-oriented data structures has been commonplace for the last decades. Data transformations are heavily used in all types of industries to provide information to various users at ...
IBM Optim Performance Manager for DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
22 Apr 2011, Redbooks ... Optim™ Performance Manager Extended Edition, a follow-on to DB2® Performance Expert, is one of the key products of the IBM® Optim Solution. Optim Performance Manager Extended Edition provides a comprehensive, proactive performance ...
IBM DB2 11 for z/OS Performance Topics
11 Aug 2014, Redbooks ... IBM® DB2® 10 for z/OS® provided a strong performance improvement that drove great value for IBM clients. DB2 11 for z/OS continues the trend by focusing on further CPU savings and performance improvement through innovations within DB2 and ...
14 Mar 2023, Solution Guide ... Available with the IBM DB2®10.5 release, BLU Acceleration delivers unparalleled performance improvements for analytic applications and reporting using dynamic in-memory optimized columnar technologies. BLU Acceleration is one of the most ...
Setting Up IBM Data Server Manager as a Highly Available Service
11 Jul 2017, Web Doc ... This IBM® Redbooks® web doc describes how to build, configure, and deploy IBM Data Server Manager as a high availability (HA) service on a Linux system. Data Server Manager runs on an HA cluster that includes one master node and one backup ...
System z Mean Time to Recovery Best Practices
22 Mar 2010, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides advice and guidance for IBM z/OS® Version 1, Release 10 and subsystem system programmers. z/OS is an IBM flagship operating system for enterprise class applications, particularly those with high ...
Continuous Availability with the IBM DB2 pureScale Feature
31 Oct 2012, Solution Guide ... Designed for organizations that run online transaction processing (OLTP) applications, the IBM® DB2® pureScale® Feature provides clustering technology that helps deliver high availability and exceptional scalability that is transparent to ...
The Value and Benefits of IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Running on IBM System z
26 Nov 2014, Solution Guide ... New technologies, such as Hadoop, use a map/reduce paradigm that enables parallel processing of massive volumes of differently structured data that is spread across potentially hundreds and thousands of nodes. This breaks down the analysis ...
DB2 for z/OS and WebSphere: The Perfect Couple
18 Jan 2005, Archived Redbooks ... DB2 for z/OS is a high performance DBMS, with a very strong reputation in high volume transaction workloads based on relational technology. WebSphere Application Server is a transaction monitor based on object-oriented technology, very ...
Multidimensional Analytics: Delivered with InfoSphere Warehouse Cubing Services
27 Apr 2009, Archived Redbooks ... In this IBM Redbooks publication, we discuss and describe a multidimensional data warehousing infrastructure that can enable solutions for complex problems in an efficient and effective manner. The focus of this infrastructure is the ...
Developing SIP and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Applications
5 Feb 2007, Archived Redbooks ... The convergence of Internet Protocol (IP) networks is enabling seamless communications that combine data, voice, video and other information streams. The true value of converged IP network however is realized through the converged ...
IMS Connectivity in an On Demand Environment: A Practical Guide to IMS Connectivity
2 Feb 2006, Archived Redbooks ... IBM Information Management System (IMS) is the IBM premier transaction and hierarchical database management system. Connectivity has always been a priority with IMS. IMS exploits the latest technologies to address customers' requirements ...
Performance Tuning for Content Manager
31 Jul 2006, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication deals with performance tuning for IBM DB2 Content Manager Version 8 for Multiplatforms. It is aimed at architects, designers, and system administrators of Content Manager systems. The book starts with an ...
Building SOA-based Solutions for IBM System i Platform
13 Jun 2007, Archived Redbooks ... There is a strong shift in the industry toward reuse of the existing software and hardware resources within the companies to minimize the IT cost. Instead of creating or buying a new solutions, companies are trying to build a set of ...
DB2 Content Manager for z/OS V8.3 Installation, Implementation, and Migration Guide
1 Sep 2005, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication covers IBM DB2 Content Manager for z/OS Version 8.3 implementation, installation, and migration. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the product publications. In many areas, it focuses on the ...
Using zEnterprise for Smart Analytics: Volume 1 Assessment
22 Aug 2013, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication is the first of two volumes explaining the approach and implementation of a new hybrid workload integrated in the existing IBM Smarter Banking® showcase, which is hosted at IBM in Montpellier, France. The ...
IBM z/OS Application Connectivity to DB2 for z/OS and OS/390
22 Jul 2008, Archived Web Doc ... This Tip describes the no-charge feature that was initially made available for DB2 for z/OS V7after the publication of the related IBM Redbooks publication "DB2 for z/OS and OS/390: Ready for Java."
IBM i 7.1 Technical Overview with Technology Refresh Updates
29 Oct 2015, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a technical overview of the features, functions, and enhancements available in IBM i 7.1, including all the Technology Refresh (TR) levels from TR1 to TR7. It provides a summary and brief ...
IBM System i5 V5R4 Technical Overview Redbook
1 Mar 2007, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication provides a technical overview of IBM System i family hardware and i5/OS-based software at Version 5 Release 4 level. It is intend for those already familiar with System i and i5/OS who need a broad perspective ...
2 Jul 2020, Archived Redbooks ... In order to improve the performance and operational efficiency of businesses worldwide, a customer using SAP® wanted to establish a global business program to define and implement a standardized, group-wide business process architecture ...
12 Aug 2010, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication targets CICS® Transaction Server V1.3 and V2.2 customers who plan to implement IBM CICS Performance Analyzer. This tool allows you to produce a wide range of reports and extracts to help you tune and manage ...
Net.Commerce: Develop on NT or AIX, Deploy on S/390
23 Mar 2000, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication will help in understanding how to develop OS/390 Net.commerce solutions using Windows NT or AIX platforms. The approach presented in this book allows OS/390 Net.Commerce application development activity to be ...
23 Jan 2015, Redpapers ... Any business interruption is a potential loss of revenue. Achieving business continuity involves a tradeoff between the cost of an outage or data loss with the investment required for achieving the recovery point objective (RPO) and ...
Solving Operational Business Intelligence with InfoSphere Warehouse Advanced Edition
2 Oct 2012, Redbooks ... IBM® InfoSphere® Warehouse is the IBM flagship data warehouse platform for departmental data marts and enterprise data warehouses. It offers leading architecture, performance, backup, and recovery tools that help improve efficiency and ...
POWER7 and POWER7+ Optimization and Tuning Guide
4 Mar 2013, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides advice and technical information about optimizing and tuning application code to run on systems that are based on the IBM POWER7® and POWER7+™ processors. This advice is drawn from application ...
IBM z13 for Mobile Applications
14 Jan 2015, Solution Guide ... In today’s mobile era, over 10 billion devices are accessing information. Enterprises are challenged with integrating new mobile services with existing organizational processes, without sacrificing the client’s experience. Approximately ...
Architecture of the IBM POWER7+ Technology-Based IBM Power 750 and IBM Power 760
13 Feb 2013, Web Doc ... This IBM® Redbooks® technote describes the processor to memory architectural differences between IBM POWER7® technology-based IBM Power 750 (8233-E8B) and the IBM POWER7+™ technology-based Power 750 (8408-E8D) and Power 760 (9109-RMD) ...
InfoSphere Warehouse: Cubing Services and Client Access Interfaces
16 Dec 2008, Archived Redbooks ... Formerly known as DB2® Warehouse, InfoSphere™ Warehouse enables a unified, powerful data warehousing environment. It provides access to structured and unstructured data, as well as operational and transactional data. In this IBM® ...
IBM Dynamic Infrastructure for mySAP Business Suite on IBM zSeries
28 Sep 2005, Archived Redbooks ... IBM Dynamic Infrastructure (IBM DI) for mySAP Business Suite is the new systems management software that enables clients to achieve a better balance between the demand for SAP computing resources and the supply of those resources. IDI for ...
Enabling z/OS Applications for SOA
18 Jun 2009, Archived Redbooks ... The objective of this IBM® Redbooks® publication is to demonstrate ways of enabling existing applications and data on z/OS® for integration into a service-oriented architecture (SOA). The focus is on solutions using Web Services as the ...
An Overview of Installing SAP Applications on System i Models
16 Feb 2007, Archived Redpapers ... Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP) offers software applications for business. These offerings include a comprehensive set of business applications that are supported on the System i family of products and the ...
From Development to Production with the IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile
10 Jun 2013, Solution Guide ... IBM® WebSphere® Application Server is the leading software foundation for service-oriented architecture (SOA) applications and services for your enterprise. With IBM WebSphere Application Server, you can build business-critical enterprise ...
z/OS Diagnostic Data Collection and Analysis
23 Aug 2005, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication describes problem diagnosis fundamentals and analysis methodologies for the z/OS system. It provides guidelines for the collection of relevant diagnostic data, tips for analyzing the data, and techniques to ...
WebSphere Application Server V6 Scalability and Performance Handbook
26 May 2005, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication discusses various options for scaling applications based on IBM WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6. It explores how a basic WebSphere configuration can be extended to provide more computing ...
High Available Architectures and Capacity Planning with WebSphere Remote Server V6
29 Dec 2006, Archived Redbooks ... IBM WebSphere Remote Server V6 delivers a fully-integrated platform that helps manage remote environments such as retail stores and branch offices. It is a key component of the Store Integration Framework and on demand operating ...
IBM i 7.2 Technical Overview with Technology Refresh Updates
2 Nov 2016, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a technical overview of the features, functions, and enhancements that are available in IBM i 7.2, including all the available Technology Refresh (TR) levels, from TR1 to TR3. This publication ...
IBM Intelligent Operations Center 1.6 Programming Guide
28 May 2014, Redbooks ... IBM® Intelligent Operations Center is an integrated solution. It provides a rich set of capabilities and line of business tools that business users with domain expertise and no technical background can use without customization. IBM ...
IBM CICS and the JVM server: Developing and Deploying Java Applications
15 Jul 2013, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides information about the new Java virtual machine (JVM) server technology in IBM CICS® Transaction Server for z/OS® V4.2. We begin by outlining the many advantages of its multi-threaded operation over ...
Development of Advanced Applications with IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile
23 Jun 2015, Solution Guide ... Introduces the WebSphere Application Server V8.5.5 Liberty profile solution for developing the advanced applications and gives an overview of the Liberty profile and its tools.
Make Your System Highly Available and Recoverable Using PureApplication System
15 Dec 2014, Solution Guide ... This IBM® Redbooks Solution Guide describes how to use the strategies and the capabilities of IBM PureApplication® System to provide system high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR).
2 Jul 2012, Web Doc ... This document briefly describe the XQuery enhancement to IBM DB2 10 for z/OS pureXML provided through the maintenance stream.
Achieving Higher Levels of Productivity with IBM ISPF Productivity Tool for z/OS
11 Feb 2013, Solution Guide ... IBM® ISPF Productivity Tool for z/OS®, V7.1, operates as a seamlessly integrated front end to ISPF for z/OS to provide productivity aids to system programmers and application programmers. It can save keystrokes, time, and effort for anyone ...
Reliable Analytics by Using IBM z13
14 Jan 2015, Solution Guide ... Analytics projects mainly draw on mainframe-based transactional data. However, in the last two decades, analytics solutions have been deployed as departmental applications, based on very specific business needs of the requesting ...
IBM Classification Module: Make It Work for You
3 Nov 2009, Archived Redbooks ... IBM® Classification Module (Classification Module) Version 8.6 is an advanced enterprise software platform tool designed to allow organizations to automate the classification of unstructured content. By deploying the module in various ...
Integrating PDM and ERP Systems with IBM Manufacturing Release Management
16 Apr 2014, Solution Guide ... IBM® Manufacturing Release Management is a new solution for improved manufacturing and resource planning. Companies have long known that effective management of new design and engineering releases is essential, not only to the ...
29 May 2009, Archived Redbooks ... The IBM® i operation system (formerly IBM i5/OS®) is considered one of the most secure systems in the industry. From the beginning, security was designed as an integral part of the system. The System i® platform provides a rich set of ...
Getting Started with SCLM: A Practical Guide to SCLM and SCLM Advanced Edition
6 Sep 2007, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication describes and documents a number of different aspects of the Software Configuration and Library Manager (SCLM). Part 1 of the book focuses on setting up an SCLM project using commonly used languages such as ...
Fidelity National Information Systems Payments Reference Architecture for IBM System z
1 Oct 2008, Archived Redbooks ... The number of electronic transactions conducted by financial institutions around the world every day is growing astronomically. Today payments can account for a significant portion of a bank’s total cost. The ability to move money quickly ...
Implementing and Managing APPC Protected Conversations
5 Feb 2007, Archived Redbooks ... APPC Protected Conversation is a function provided by the operating system to exploiters running on z/OS. This function improves data integrity in distributed processing environments by enabling participation in the two-phase commit ...
Intentia Movex Java on the IBM eServer iSeries Server: An Implementation Guide
8 Nov 2002, Archived Redbooks ... The Intentia Movex Java solution improves Intentia customers’ business processes. It offers of an optimum set of knowledge, tools, methods, and functionality for a successful configuration and implementation of Movex. This IBM Redbooks ...
IBM System Storage DS5000 Series Implementation and Best Practices Guide
21 Dec 2012, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication represents a compilation of best practices for deploying and configuring the IBM System Storage® DS5000 Series family of products. This book is intended for IBM technical professionals, Business Partners, ...
IBM Midrange System Storage Implementation and Best Practices Guide
31 Mar 2010, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication represents a compilation of best practices for deploying and configuring IBM Midrange System Storage™ servers, which include the DS4000® and the DS5000 family of products. This book is intended for IBM ...
DataPower SOA Appliance Administration, Deployment, and Best Practices
6 Jun 2011, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication focuses on operational and managerial aspects for DataPower® appliance deployments. DataPower appliances provide functionality that crosses both functional and organizational boundaries, which introduces ...
Implementing SAP R/3 on OS/400
7 Aug 2001, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication features a collection of knowledge gained from IBM and SAP solution experts who work with customers that use SAP R/3 on the IBM eServer iSeries server. It was written to assist R/3 basis consultants and other ...
IBM InfoSphere Streams Harnessing Data in Motion
14 Sep 2010, Archived Redbooks ... In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, we discuss and describe the positioning, functions, capabilities, and advanced programming techniques for IBM InfoSphere™ Streams (V1).
See: Guide to IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX Version 7.1.3 16 Jun 2015, Redbooks ... This IBM® Redbooks® publication for IBM Power Systems™ with IBM PowerHA® SystemMirror® Standard and Enterprise Editions (hardware, software, practices, reference architectures, and tools) documents a well-defined deployment model within an ... Modernization with IBM WebSphere eXtended Transaction Runtime 13 Nov 2012, Solution Guide ... IBM® WebSphere® eXtended Transaction Runtime (WXTR) is a distributed online transaction processing (OLTP) environment to host COBOL and C applications with IBM WebSphere Application Server on AIX®. It enables modernization and extension of ... Linux on System z: An Ideal Platform to Migrate Your IT Workload 26 Jun 2014, Solution Guide ... There are many reasons why you might want to optimize your servers through virtualization using Linux on IBM® System z®:
Too many distributed physical servers with low utilization
A lengthy provisioning process that ... Platform as a Service with IBM PureApplication System 29 Aug 2013, Solution Guide ... Through an integrated system of hardware and software, IBM® PureApplication™ System provides a single interface to control the platform and infrastructure elements. This interface adds further value to the software patterns concept by ... Implementing SAP Applications on the IBM System i Platform with IBM i5/OS 8 Mar 2008, Archived Redbooks ... This IBM Redbooks publication features a collection of knowledge gained from IBM and SAP system experts who work with customers that use SAP applications on the IBM System i platform with i5/OS. It is written to assist SAP basis ... Smart Virtual Appliances Made Easy with IBM Image Construction and Composition Tool 19 Aug 2013, Solution Guide ... In a traditional deployment model, software is installed on physical servers and it is configured for a particular data center environment. Deploying a business solution or provisioning a server to perform quality assurance testing can ... Data Integration in the Big Data World Using IBM InfoSphere Information Server 29 Mar 2015, Solution Guide ... An Apache Hadoop infrastructure offers great promise for drastically reducing the costs of storing and processing large data volumes and increasing ROI. However, Hadoop cannot deliver the opportunities by using only its infrastructure. ... IBM License Metric Tool tracks and manages licenses for WebSphere® Application Server 3 Sep 2014, Solution Guide ... Virtually every aspect of managing an IT environment has drastically increased in complexity as new technologies and business shifts have altered the way businesses organize their IT infrastructure. As companies move to greater usage of ... IBM Cloudant: The Do-More NoSQL Data Layer 27 Mar 2015, Solution Guide ... Cloudant represents a strategic acquisition by IBM® that extends the company’s Big Data and Analytics portfolio to include a fully managed, NoSQL cloud service. Cloudant simplifies the development cycle for creators of fast-growing web and ... Track your development and integration efforts with IBM Rational Application Lifecycle Management 13 Oct 2014, Solution Guide ... Your integration environment plays a key role in allowing solution components to communicate using their native mechanisms and protocols. The business scenario in this Solution Guide is an example of the variety of technologies that can be ... Employing Strategies for Optimizing your IBM POWER8 (and Earlier) Processor-based Systems 3 Apr 2017, Solution Guide ... Critical business needs can be met with more assurance in an optimized, well-tuned environment. This IBM® Redbooks® Solution Guide describes some of the strategies for optimizing and tuning application code to run on IBM POWER8™ and ... Enhance and Extend SAP Solutions with Best-in-Class IBM Enterprise Software 12 Oct 2014, Solution Guide ... SAP is a market leader in enterprise business application software. SAP solutions provide a rich set of composable application modules, and configurable functional capabilities which are expected from a comprehensive enterprise business ... 31 Oct 2013, Solution Guide ... The IBM® CICS® Transaction Gateway (CICS TG) product suite is the flexible, high-performing, security-rich, and scalable connector technology for all CICS servers. CICS TG-based solutions are production proven in customer environments ... Leveraging Virtual Application Patterns for Business Process Management Deployment 8 Jul 2013, Solution Guide ... Using patterns and the integrated expertise built into virtual application patterns provided by IBM® can help your organization achieve accelerated time to value and higher hardware utilization rates. This IBM Redbooks® Solution Guide can ... 8 Jun 2015, Solution Guide ... IBM® SmartCloud® Virtual Storage Center V5.2 enables easy migration to agile, cloud-based storage environments. This solution comprises the advanced functions available in IBM Tivoli® Storage Productivity Center, IBM System Storage® SAN ... Build Customer Loyalty with the IBM Next Best Action Solution 2 Mar 2015, Solution Guide ... There are many studies that highlight the need for organizations to better engage with and gain a full understanding of their customers as individuals. This need has been brought about by the new "empowered customers" who are leveraging ... IBM Flex System EN4132 2-port 10Gb RoCE Adapter 23 Oct 2014, Product Guide ... The IBM Flex System™ EN4132 2-port 10Gb RoCE Adapter for Power Systems compute nodes delivers high bandwidth and provides RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) for low latency application requirements. Clustered DB2 databases, web ... 7 Mar 2014, Archived Solution Guide ... IBM® Intelligent Operations Center is an integrated solution. It provides a rich set of capabilities and line-of-business tools that business users with domain expertise and no technical background can use immediately.
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