The launch of DB2 on June 7, 1983, marked the birth of relational database as a cornerstone for the enterprise; 30 years later, DB2 for z/OS is still the undisputed leader in the RDBMS market and the envy of its competitors when it comes to total system availability, scalability, security, reliability, and cost effectiveness. A majority of Fortune 500 companies, including the world’s top banks, retailers, and insurance providers, store mission-critical operational data in IBM System z and DB2 for z/OS.
Why? It seems everyone offers a marketing bundle “just like the mainframe,” and while some of these solutions have some basic capabilities, DB2 for z/OS and System z continue to lead the way with fresh capabilities to handle rapidly changing, diverse, and unpredictable workloads while maximizing resource utilization and investment.
During 2013, IBM will celebrate the 30th anniversary of DB2 with customers, business partners, users, employees, and DB2 fans all around the world. DB2 11 Early Support Program was announced in October 2012, with General Availability expected to follow shortly.
This book is packed with rich information to help you manage your IT business systems. Namik Hrle, Ruiping Li, and Wolfgang Hengstler cover the key design and operational aspects of IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator that enable DB2 for z/OS clients to benefit from faster performance, reduced CPU usage, and lower costs. Terry Purcell gives a technical overview of how IBM DB2 for z/OS Optimizer addresses key customer pains such as reducing total cost of ownership while maintaining stability and reliability. John Campbell discusses the planning stage of migrating to IBM DB2 10 and reveals secrets to ensure a successful upgrade.
Find out why DB2 is still growing after 30 years and how it is helping our customers to reduce costs and grow.
About authors
Namik Hrle — Namik Hrle works in the IBM Boeblingen Development Laboratory and is the lab's chief Information Management technologist, responsible for strategy and technology directions. As an IBM Distinguished Engineer and a member of the IBM Academy of Technology, he belongs to a small circle of the top technical leaders whose work and expertise affect the direction of IBM. He is a member of the Information Management Architecture Board, Software Group Architecture Board Steering Committee, Technical Experts Council, and many other IBM expert teams that work on strategic technology topics as well as address customers' information technology needs and requirements. He is the holder of numerous patents, outstanding technical achievements, and author recognition and corporate awards.
Ruiping Li — Ruiping Li is a Senior Engineer in DB2 for z/OS development at IBM Silicon Valley Lab. She is the technical lead responsible for the DB2 query acceleration support for the IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator. She has been the development lead for DB2 9 for z/OS new feature optimistic locking support and DB2 10 for z/OS new feature timestamp with time zone data type support and has
also been the key developer for some other important functionality. This functionality includes pureXML index exploitation, complex queries, MQTs, and multiple CCSID features in DB2 for z/OS.
Terry Purcell — Terry Purcell is a Senior Technical Staff Member with the IBM Silicon Valley Lab, where he is lead designer for the DB2 for z/OS Optimizer. Terry has two decades of experience with DB2 in database administration and application development as a customer, consultant, and DB2 developer.
Contents
CONTENTS About the Authors Foreword by Don Haderle Introduction by Surekha Parekh 30 Years of Innovation The Vision of DB2
Revolution in IBM DB2 Performance: IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator by Namik Hrle, Ruiping Li, and Wolfgang Hengstler Abstract Objectives Introduction What Is Business Analytics? How Business Analytics Can Help Your Organization Key Design and Operational Features Query Execution Process Flow DB2 Analytics Accelerator Content Maintenance DB2 Analytics Accelerator Table Definition and Deployment High-Performance Storage Saver Connectivity Options Disaster Recovery Considerations Query Acceleration Criteria Query Acceleration Control Knobs EXPLAIN Function System-Scope Instrumentation Thread-Scope Instrumentation DB2 Analytics Accelerator Administrative Stored Procedures DISPLAY ACCELerator Command Performance Considerations The PureData System for Analytics S-Blade, Based on Netezza Technology Applying Data Stream Processing to DB2 Queries Comparing PureData System for Analytics Appliance Models Minimizing Disk Failures Minimizing S-Blade Failures Summary
DB2 10 for z/OS Query Optimization Update by Terry Purcell Access Path Management DB2 10 Takes Plan Management to the Next Level Predicate Processing and Runtime Optimizations Sort Performance Enhancements New Choices for the Query Optimizer Improving Parallelism Efficiency and Removing Limitations Improving the Inputs to the Query Optimizer Summary
Planning for IBM DB2 10 for z/OS Upgrade by John Campbell Highlights of the Beta Program Testing Performance and Scalability Availability Other Issues Incompatible Changes Migration and Planning Considerations Items Planned for Post-GA Delivery When Should You Migrate to DB2 10 for z/OS Summary
DB2 10 for z/OS Case Studies Kela Invests in Improving Service Delivery for Finland's Citizens Primerica Improves Efficiency and Gains More Flexibility GAD Upgrades Database Systems to Boost Power and Productivity DB2 10 for z/OS Eases Workload Consolidation for Bankdata and JN Data Bank Hapoalim Improves Efficiency, Reduces Tape Usage by 25 Percent
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