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DB2 Viper 2 compatibility features
Porting or migrating an application from Oracle?
If so, discover how DB2 Viper 2 makes your life easier by understanding some of the more common or hard to map Oracle-isms.
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26 Jul 2007 |
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Implementing high availability with DB2 9.5
High availability of data is a key requirement for critical database systems. In
this article, get a summary of the features in DB2 9.5 that provide these
capabilities. Learn the pros and cons of the different solutions and decide which
method is best for you.
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31 Jul 2008 |
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How multithreaded architecture works in DB2 9.5
Learn how the new capabilities in DB2 9.5 affect you if you regularly monitor processes or threads, if you need to understand how much memory your database is using, or if you want to simplify mission-critical tasks such as backup, restore, and roll forward.
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17 Jul 2008 |
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New options for analyzing lock timeouts in DB2 9.5
Explore the new lock timeout reporting capabilities of DB2 9.5 and examine the additional information that can be collected to determine the reason for a lock timeout occurrence.
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03 Apr 2008 |
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Implement DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows trusted contexts and roles in a Web application
Explore how a Web application makes use of trusted
contexts, roles, and new auditing capabilities in DB2 9.5 for Linux, UNIX, and
Windows. Get the "before-and-after" story of how these feature were implemented at S1 Corporation.
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20 Mar 2008 |
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IBM Migration Toolkit compatibility features and command line interface enhancements
Recent updates to the IBM Migration Toolkit empower you with new migration capabilities. Learn how to take advantage of some of the newly introduced features, including enhancements to the command line interface functionality and new SQL translation capabilities.
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07 Feb 2008 |
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Improve concurrency with DB2 9.5 optimistic locking
IBM DB2 Version V9.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows provides enhanced
optimistic locking support, a technique for SQL database applications that does not
hold row locks between selecting and updating, or deleting rows. Gain an
understanding of this enhancement, and learn how applications using this programming
model benefit from this enhanced optimistic locking feature and gain improved
concurrency.
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17 Jan 2008 |
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Overview of DB2 .NET XML tool offerings in DB2 Version 9.5
IBM Database tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 introduces a new set of
Web service-oriented features that expose the latest DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
pureXML functionality. The new release provides the means for a dramatic increase in
developer productivity. The new IBM Database Add-ins for Visual Studio 2005 offer a
number of features that make working with pureXML much easier. These features range
from the creation of Web services from annotated XML schemas, to XSR comparisons, to XSR XSLT support. This article provides a detailed
overview and usage guide of IBM XML tools for DB2 Version 9.5.
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29 Nov 2007 |
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DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows V9.5 Application Porting Guide
IBM DB2 Database for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Version 9.5 introduces a number of features that greatly simplify the task of migrating applications from other relational database vendors to DB2. These features are described in this document.
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29 Nov 2007 |
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Understanding global variables in DB2 Version 9.5
Discover how to maximize the flexibility of a relational database
system using IBM DB2 Version 9.5 global variables. DB2 V9.5 introduces the concept of global variables that help you
freely build a complex system within a relational database where information can be
shared between SQL statements on the same sessions, or can be accessed by SQL
statements defined and contained within the database system. With the help of global
variables, all of this can be done without any requirement for application logic to
support this transfer of information. The purpose of this article is to explain this new feature and how to use it to exploit its potential. Whether you are a
seasoned DBA or you're just starting out, you will find helpful information about global
variables.
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08 Nov 2007 |
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Overview of new DB2 Version 9.5 pureXML enhancements
This article describes DB2 Version 9.5 pureXML enhancements and new features.
DB2 Version 9 supports XML as a native data type and has the support for SQL/XML and
XQuery language along with other features like schema support, publishing functions,
XML support for utilities, decomposition and the like. DB2 V9.5 enhances some of
these features and introduces new features to make XML handling more effective. This article explains these enhancements and new features in the context of how it will make XML handling more efficient and better.
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01 Nov 2007 |
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Using the IBM Migration Toolkit from a command line
You can now use IBM Migration Toolkit from the command line as well as from the GUI tool. Learn how this new feature can make migrating to IBM databases even easier.
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26 Jul 2007 |
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XML in a non-Unicode database
Use the XML native data type in a non-Unicode database in DB2 Viper 2. Find tips on how to avoid substitution characters, pointers for query structuring and character reference usage, and explanations of the new utility UDFs shipping with the product.
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19 Jul 2007 |
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Which distributed edition of DB2 9.5 is right for you?
Learn the details on what makes each edition of DB2 9.5 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows unique. The author lays out the specifications for each edition, licensing considerations, historical changes throughout the DB2 9 release cycle, and references to some interesting things customers are doing with DB2. This popular article has been updated for the intra-version licensing changes announced on February 10th, 2009 where some significant changes were announced.
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10 Feb 2009 |
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Compare the distributed DB2 9.5 data servers
In a side-by-side comparison table, author Paul Zikopoulos makes it simple to understand the basic licensing rules, functions, and feature differences between the members of the distributed DB2 9.5 server family as of the interim release packaging changes announced on February 10th, 2009.
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10 Feb 2009 |
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