Analyst reports
Solitaire Interglobal Report: DB2 Performance on IBM System p® and System x®
This paper analyzes and compares production behaviors of Oracle and DB2 on the IBM® System p® and similar behaviors of Oracle, SQL Server and DB2 on the IBM® System x® platforms.
Last updated: 17 Sep 2008
Happy Birthday DB2! Happy Birthday Business Intelligence!
Dan Vesset from IDC talks about DB2's 25th Anniversary and 50th Anniversary of Business Inteligence
Last updated: 10 Jun 2008
ITG Report: Value Proposition for IBM DB2 - Cost/Benefit Case for SAP Enterprise Migrations
For many organizations, the immediate focus is on cost cutting. But business needs must still be met. Trends toward greater volatility of markets, erosion of traditional forms of competitive differentiation, industry concentration, and the effects of globalization have not diminished.
Last updated: 01 Oct 2007
Triton Consulting: DB2 for z/OS – Data On Demand
This paper provides a high-level overview of the major features of IBM DB2 for z/OS from an IT Executive's perspective, with the emphasis on the underlying business value that the new release can deliver.
Last updated: 27 Aug 2007
Hurwitz & Associates: Leveraging Information for Innovation and Competitive Advantage
Information resides in many different repositories including custom applications, e-mails, digital images and reports. You need to make sure you are leveraging all your relevant information no matter where it originated, its format, or where it resides to help your organization innovate, compete, provide service and grow.
Last updated: 27 Jul 2007
The Business Benefits of DB2 9 - Bloor Research Whitepaper
This paper, authored by analyst Philip Howard of Bloor Research, examines the major new features of DB2 - XML, compression, SAP optimisation, range partitioning, security, and tuning - and explores how they provide significant business benefits.
Last updated: 01 Aug 2006
Announcement letters
IBM Solution Compliance in a Regulated Environment V6.1.1 adds multilingual support
IBM United States Software Announcement 209-206.
Last updated: 23 Jun 2009
IBM SCORE (Solution for Compliance in a Regulated Environment) V6.1
V6.1 addresses compliance and regulated document management requirements across multiple industries and applications. Read IBM United States Software Announcement 209-073.
Last updated: 24 Mar 2009
Books
DB2 9 for z/OS Stored Procedures: Through the CALL and Beyond
This IBM Redbooks publication helps you design, install, manage, and tune stored procedures with DB29 for z/OS . 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.
Last updated: 02 May 2008
Redbook: Best Practices for SAP BI using DB2 9 for z/OS
Clients want to know how to exploit new features of both DB2 9 and SAP in their SAP BI environments. This IBM Redbook describes the benefits of DB2 9 for SAP Business Information Warehouse. It covers best practices and provides performance and tuning recommendations on a zSeries platform.
Last updated: 02 May 2008
IBM Redbooks related to DB2 for z/OS
IBM Redbooks provide positioning and value guidance, installation and implementation experiences, typical solution scenarios, and step-by-step "how-to" guidelines for DB2 for z/OS and other IBM products. They often include sample code and other support materials.
Last updated: 16 Feb 2008
IBM Data Servers Books
Great deals on books specific to IBM Data Servers products. Learn from the best developers IBM has to offer.
Last updated: 15 Feb 2008
Briefs
How Univar USA uses DB2 for z/OS to build a Smarter Planet
Univar USA faced a turning-point decision when faced with increased growth and a computing environment that could not meet growing information technology demands.
Last updated: 05 Nov 2009
Information On Demand - Part 1 - Unlocking the Business Value of Information
IBM's Information On Demand solutions are key enablers to help turn information into a competitive differentiator. This transformation supports a faster response to changing business requirements, faster time to the marketplace and improved return on investment for business optimization investments.
Last updated: 14 Oct 2008
Information On Demand - Part 2 - Developing Your Information Agenda
An Information Agenda offers organizations a proven approach for unlocking the business value of information, one that integrates strategy, information governance and an enterprise information infrastructure with a comprehensive implementation roadmap.
Last updated: 23 Jul 2008
Brochures
Migrating an SAP environment to IBM DB2
This paper describes the advantages a customers may achieve migrating his SAP solution to DB2 and what IBM offerings exist for customers deciding for DB2
Last updated: 28 Aug 2008
Reduce the cost of data to increase the value of information
IBM DB2 helps businesses capitalize on investments in business information
Last updated: 28 May 2008
IBM DB2 pureXML data server for financial marketplaces
DB2 supports XML documents in their natural, hierarchical XML format.
Last updated: 26 Nov 2007
Get off to a fast start with the Information On Demand roadmap
This brochure discusses the challenges of managing information throughout an organization and describes how the IBM Information On Demand offering portfolio can help you take back control of your information assets.
Last updated: 07 Feb 2007
Demos
Deep Compression with DB2 - Optimizing Database Storage Costs
DB2 marks the new era in database evolution. Innovative features in DB2 can give you an edge for managing exploding data volumes. The revolutionary Deep Compression technology in DB2 can dramatically slash your disk requirements and reduce spiraling storage costs, while enabling you to access your data faster.
Last updated: 05 Jun 2009
IBM DB2 Compression ROI Tool
The IBM DB2 ROI tool has been designed for developers, database administrators and senior IT management personnel alike, to help them perform a clinical analysis of the cost savings gained from the Storage Optimization feature of DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows.
Last updated: 05 Jun 2009
Using DB2 Workload Management to Meet the Priorities of your Business
DB2 Workload management feature helps you ensure that the needs of the business align with the priority of work running in your database.
Last updated: 05 Jun 2009
Benefits of DB2 pureXML
See the benefits you realize when using DB2 pureXML for your native XML storage needs. Projects will require less development and less maintenance, while providing unmatched application performance.
Last updated: 15 Jul 2008
IBM DB2 and SAP: Together in the Fast Lane
This demo discusses the key technology values that IBM DB2 offers to SAP customers that are running SAP applications.
Last updated: 09 Jun 2008
DB2 for z/OS pureXML
In this demonstration, you are shown how to apply DB2 for z/OS pureXML technology in a service-oriented architecture (SOA) environment using a real-world scenario: Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) XML standards.
Last updated: 01 Jun 2008
DB2 Everyplace Demo
In today’s business environment, mobile devices and connectivity have become universal tools that extend the mobility of the workforce. Devices are more powerful and portable than ever. Enterprises of all sizes can provide more information and business applications to employees whenever and wherever they need it.
Last updated: 13 Jul 2006
Information centers
IBM DB2 9.7 Information Center for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Here you can find information describing how to use the DB2 9.7 family of products and features.
Last updated: 20 Jun 2009
IBM DB2 9.5 Information Center for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Here you can find information describing how to use the DB2 family of products and features, as well as related WebSphere Information Integration products and features. Last updated for Version 9.5.
Last updated: 01 Oct 2007
IBM DB2 9 Information Center for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Here you can find information describing how to use the DB2 9 family of products and features.
Last updated: 20 Jun 2005
Magazines
IBM Data Management Magazine
We're committed to delivering great technical content, practical advice, and hands-on commentary. Plus, we've added coverage on how information and data are shaping the way the world does business, and how organizations can use their data and information as engines to drive business success.
Last updated: 20 Jun 2009
DB2 9.7: It All Adds Up
Automation, compression, and management improvements in the new version of DB2 save valuable time-and money.
Last updated: 29 May 2009
Newsletters
Performance Perspectives Newsletter
Your source for news, trends and opinions on Information On Demand and the Information Agenda, bringing original, insightful content and exclusive interviews to decision-makers in IT, Finance and a wide spectrum of industries.
Last updated: 20 Jun 2009
Product documentation
DB2 database product documentation
Documentation for versions 9.7, 9.5, 9 and 8. The documentation in the DB2 Information Center is updated more frequently than either the PDF manuals or the hard-copy books. Install the latest version available of the DB2 Information Center, or refer to the DB2 Information Center available online.
Last updated: 20 Jun 2009
DB2 for z/OS product documentation
Technical documentation for versions 7, 8 and 9.
Last updated: 17 Sep 2007
DB2 Server for VSE & VM Program Directories
DB2 Server for VSE & VM Program Directories, versions 7.1 through 7.5
Last updated: 01 Sep 2007
Tutorials
Build a pureXML application in DB2 for z/OS
Part 1 Data Storage and Manipulation through COBOL stored procedures
Last updated: 29 Jul 2009
Build a pureXML application in DB2 for z/OS
Part 2: Web enablement through Universal Services
Last updated: 29 Jul 2009
Build a pureXML application in DB2 for z/OS
Part 3: Develop stored procedures with Rational Developer for System
Last updated: 29 Jul 2009
White papers
How DB2 for z/OS Contributes to a Smarter Planet
One of the key products that contribute to IBM’s Smarter Planet initiative is DB2® for z/OS®, which is sometimes referred to in this paper as “DB2.”
Last updated: 05 Nov 2009
Intel and IBM Collaborate to Boost Performance and Lower Power Consumption
For more than a decade, IBM and Intel have collaborated to optimize enterprise solutions.
Last updated: 17 Jul 2009
DB2 pureXML for Dummies
This eBook uses the fun and easy-to-understand "Dummies" format to explain native XML databases and DB2 pureXML.
Last updated: 08 May 2009
Proven strategies for uncovering cost savings with IBM DB2 e-book
Learn how your organization can take advantage of recent breakthroughs to lower the cost of data management.
Last updated: 08 May 2009
The Top 5 IT Budget Killers (and how you can fight back)
Ask yourself: How efficient is the storage that you're using to support your exponentially expanding databases? How much overtime is your database administrator (DBA) staff putting into managing servers and storage? If any of this sounds familiar, you're not alone.
Last updated: 12 Aug 2008
Manage your business, not your data server
Transforming data into actionable business information with DB2. IBM is leading the way to an innovative new era in information management.
Last updated: 08 Jun 2008
DB2 for z/OS pureXML: The Database for Business Information
To stay competitive in a fast-paced enterprise environment organizations need innovative ways to reduce costs and improve customer service levels.
Last updated: 23 Apr 2008
Automated Cluster Controlled HADR (High Availability Disaster Recovery) Configuration Setup using the DB2 High Availability Instance Configuration Utility (db2haicu)
We describe the use of the integrated HA functionality in DB2 v9.5 to automate HADR failovers. Configuration via XML (batch) setup and non-XML (interactive) setup is described. Common failures and the automated cluster response to them is detailed.
Last updated: 15 Jan 2008
IBM DB2 pureXML Data Server: DB2 pureXML helps insurers deliver information on demand
Innovation in the way information is handled within the enterprise is a key differentiator for insurers.
Last updated: 26 Nov 2007
IBM DB2 Memory Protection using System p Storage Protection Keys
This paper explains how DB2 utilizes the System p hardware feature – storage protection keys – to prevent memory corruption.
Last updated: 12 Nov 2007
IBM DB2 deep compression brings operational savings to SAP customers
This paper describes the advantages of the new DB2 Deep Compression feature for SAP customers and SAP customers planning to migrate their SAP solution to DB2.
Last updated: 28 Aug 2007
Controlling the cost of storage management
DB2 and Tivoli offer leading edge technology that enables you to address the continued strains on your available storage resources through powerful data compression features.
Last updated: 14 Aug 2007
IBM pureXML for SOA: Unlocking the business value of information
This white paper outlines how IBM can help guide businesses through the process of getting started with SOA and XML.
Last updated: 08 Aug 2007
Take control of your XML data with IBM® DB2® pureXML™ and Altova tools
To enhance productivity when working with XML, XML Schema, XQuery, and other XML-related technologies supported by DB2 9, Altova has built specialized capabilities that deliver deep integration with the DB2 9 pureXML data server into XML and data management products.
Last updated: 27 Jul 2007
IBM Spatial Solutions
IBM Spatial Solutions provide the database capabilities to help organizations manage and deliver spatial data on demand. Organizations realize greater benefits by being able to manage information identified by geographic locations.
Last updated: 09 Jul 2007
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