Lockwood Lyon
Lockwood Lyon has spent most of the last three decades as a DB2 DBA, consultant, author, and teacher. In 1974, Lock started out as a PL/1 programmer using IMS, gradually morphing into an IMS database administrator. With DB2's growth in the late 1980s, Lock shifted to DB2 database administration and began publishing technical articles and teaching classes. By 1991 Lock had published several books including "The IMS/VS Experts Guide", and "Migrating to DB2". In 1995 he published the award-winning "MIS Manager's Appraisal Guide", which related the issues surrounding performance appraisals of IT personnel and recommended changes in forms, procedures, and interactions.
Lock continued to expand his horizons with public speaking engagements, including technical presentations at IT industry conferences for organizations such as Guide, SHARE, and the International DB2 Users Group. He also began publishing articles on the art (and science) of database administration.
Lockwood Lyon is currently Principal Database Administrator for Fifth Third Bankcorp, responsible for multiple DB2z production installations. He regularly contributes articles on DB2 and IT best practices, including a blog on database administration.
Company
Fifth Third Bancorp
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Expertise
DB2z systems and applications performance tuning.
Blog
Blog (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Interests
IT Best Practices
Publications
"The IMS/VS Expert's Guide". Van Nostrand Reinhold, June 1990. ISBN: 0442239777. An intermediate to advanced discussion of the IMS/VS environment.
"Migrating to DB2". QED Information Sciences, July 1991. ISBN: 0894353810. A guidebook for DB2 migration.
"The MIS Manager's Appraisal Guide". McGraw-Hill, 1995. ISBN: 0070392722. A reference manual and guide to performance appraisal of IT personnel.
"Database Administration: Best Practices", in z/Journal, October 2003.
"DB2 UDB for z/OS V8: Pre-Planning Your Migration", in z/Journal, April/May 2004.
"Embedding Autonomics into Legacy Processes", in Technical Support, Jan 2006.
"DB2 for z/OS® Systems Tuning: Honing Your Basic Instincts", in z/Journal 2006, chosen by IBM System z Software for distribution as an IBM White Paper in March, 2006.
"DB2® UDB for z/OS® Version 8: Performance Strategies", in z/Journal 2006, chosen by IBM System z Software for distribution as an IBM White Paper in July, 2006.
"Developing IT Best Practices", in z/Journal, December 2005 / January 2006.
"The Changing Priorities of Database Administration", IDUG Solutions Journal, Fall 2008
User Groups/Professional Associations
International DB2 Users Group
Michigan DB2 Users Group
SHARE
Conferences
1998 IDUG-NA Pre-Conference Seminar, “DB2 V4 and V5 Software Installation and Systems Administration”
1998 IDUG-NA, “An Example of Client/Server Connectivity to DB2 for MVS/ESA”
1999 IDUG Technical Symposium, “Tuning Client/Server Connectivity to DB2 OS/390”
2000 IDUG-NA: “Peoplesoft: Tricks, Tips, and Traps”
2001 IDUG-NA: “PeopleSoft: The Systems Side”
SHARE - July 2001: "PeopleSoft: The Systems Side"
2004 IDUG-NA: “A DB2 Health Check”
2005 IDUG-NA: “DB2 for z/OS V8: Pre-Planning Your Migration”
2006 IDUG-NA: “DB2 for z/OS V8: Performance Tuning”
Additional information
Assistant Editor -- IDUG Solutions Journal, 2007 to present.
Contact Information
LockLyon (at) gmail (dot) com