DATABASE2 Reports

A true story about using XML forms and DB2 to process millions of tax returns
sponsored by IBM
INFORMATION CENTER: This blog post discusses the toll that managing high volumes of paper documents can take on business budgets and efficiency. Learn about an electronic approach that one company implemented and the savings they achieved.
Posted: 27 Jul 2011 | Published: 07 Jun 2011

IBM

DB2 Autonomics Demo
sponsored by IBM
VIDEO: DB2 automates many routine database administration tasks like database configuration, storage allocation, and memory management. Self-optimizing features automatically react to changes in workloads to adjust memory and optimize system performance. Watch this flash demo to learn why some are referring to DB2 as smarter database software.
Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Premiered: 18 Mar 2011

IBM

Enhance Business Insight and Scalability of XML Data with New DB2 9.7 pureXML Features
sponsored by IBM
TECHNICAL ARTICLE: This is a developerWorks article. This article summarizes the new pureXML capabilities, explains how they can be used, and discusses sample application scenarios.
Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Published: 18 Mar 2011

IBM

Optimize Your Oracle Environment with IBM Storage Solutions
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses storage technology trends and why IBM storage systems are the smart choice for Oracle customers. Read to learn more. 
Posted: 24 Mar 2011 | Published: 24 Mar 2011

IBM

IBM DB2 pureScale: Unlimited Capacity with Continuous Availability
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Designed for organizations that run online transaction processing (OLTP) applications on distributed systems, IBM® DB2® pureScale™ offers clustering technology that helps deliver high availability and exceptional scalability transparent to applications.
Posted: 30 Mar 2011 | Published: 30 Mar 2011

IBM

Cost/Benefit Case for IBM: Comparing Costs and Capabilities with Oracle Database 11g
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This report compares the costs and compression, automation, workload management, and optimization capabilities of DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition (AESE) versus Oracle Database 11g. It also emphasizes the importance of performance management tooling as a means of lowering total cost of ownership (TCO).
Posted: 21 Feb 2012 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

IBM

Reduce CPU Usage with 'SMART' SQL
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how and why to design SQL that will reduce the number of times calls are made to DB2. We'll look at how to write SMART applications rather than writing applications that act like generic I/O modules to DB2, properly tune SMART SQL, and how to exploit SQL and application features in DB2 on z/OS version 8 and 9.
Posted: 30 Nov 2009 | Published: 30 Nov 2009

BMC Software, Inc.

DB2 SQL Compatbility demo
sponsored by IBM
VIDEO: This will demonstrate how the DB2 9.7 SQL Compatibility feature makes it easy to migrate from Oracle to DB2. 
Posted: 31 Mar 2011 | Premiered: 31 Mar 2011

IBM

Spotlight® on DB2 Trial
sponsored by Dell Software
TRIAL SOFTWARE: When you need to fix DB2 performance issues fast, you need Spotlight® on DB2. Spotlight's unique, graphically rich display gives you a real-time view of all critical DB2 performance metrics.
Posted: 01 Jun 2006 | Premiered: 01 Jun 2006

Dell Software

HP Pelzer Group SAP/DB2 Video
sponsored by IBM
VIDEO: HP Pelzer discusses the benefits of DB2 Optimized for SAP.
Posted: 17 Mar 2011 | Premiered: 17 Mar 2011

IBM