Robert Catterall, Author at Tri-State Db2 Technology Exchange

Data-as-a-Service: the REST Interface to Db2 for z/OS

Session title: Data-as-a-Service: the REST Interface to Db2 for z/OS

Session abstract: Non-DBMS-specific SQL interfaces such as JDBC and ODBC have been helpful for developers, enabling them to write code that accesses relational database management systems without having to customize that code for a specific relational DBMS; nowadays, however, a growing number of developers want a data-access interface that provides a still-higher level of abstraction with regard to the particulars of a specific data-serving platform. Continue reading “Data-as-a-Service: the REST Interface to Db2 for z/OS”

SQL Enhancements Delivered with Db2 12 for z/OS

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Session title: SQL Enhancements Delivered with Db2 12 for z/OS

Session abstract: Every version of Db2 for z/OS introduces new SQL-related capabilities, and Db2 12 is no exception. In this session I will describe new SQL features delivered with Db2 12, Continue reading “SQL Enhancements Delivered with Db2 12 for z/OS”

Robert’s Db2 for z/OS Blog

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Session title: Robert’s Db2 for z/OS Blog: Best of the Blog, Volume 1

Session abstract: I started blogging about Db2 for z/OS back in 2007, while working as an independent consultant, and launched my current blog, “Robert’s Db2 blog,” when I rejoined IBM in 2010. That blog gets a lot of page views, and has been enthusiastically received by people in the Db2 for z/OS user community. Continue reading “Robert’s Db2 for z/OS Blog”

Db2 for z/OS Gets Agile: Data-as-a-Service and Database-as-a-Service

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Session title: Db2 for z/OS Gets Agile: Data-as-a-Service and Database-as-a-Service

Session abstract: This session will describe recent Db2 for z/OS enhancements that enable developers to respond to an organization’s application requirements with greater speed and agility. Continue reading “Db2 for z/OS Gets Agile: Data-as-a-Service and Database-as-a-Service”

Let Me Make THIS Clear – More Oft-Misunderstood Db2 for z/OS Concepts and Facilities

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Session title: Let Me Make THIS Clear – More Oft-Misunderstood Db2 for z/OS Concepts and Facilities

Session abstract: At a Tridex meeting earlier this year, I talked about Db2 for z/OS concepts and facilities that many people know of but are not clear on. I’m back with more of the same, Continue reading “Let Me Make THIS Clear – More Oft-Misunderstood Db2 for z/OS Concepts and Facilities”

Modernizing the Architecture of Your DB2 for z/OS-Accessing Applications

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Session title: Modernizing the Architecture of Your DB2 for z/OS-Accessing Applications

Session abstract: DB2 for z/OS has been around for more than 30 years, and there are applications written for DB2 in the 1980s that are running just fine today. That said, recent years have seen major changes in the architecture of DB2-accessing applications. Continue reading “Modernizing the Architecture of Your DB2 for z/OS-Accessing Applications”

Let Me Make This Clear (Things That Plenty of DB2 for z/OS People Get Wrong)

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Session title: Let Me Make This Clear (Things That Plenty of DB2 for z/OS People Get Wrong)

Session abstract: Some aspects of DB2 for z/OS technology are plain as day; others, less so. Questions I get from DB2 users worldwide have highlighted for me things that a lot of folks – even very experienced DB2 people – get wrong. Continue reading “Let Me Make This Clear (Things That Plenty of DB2 for z/OS People Get Wrong)”