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Db2 as engine and data source for the data lakehouse A while ago, I was working with IBM watsonx.data to prepare a presentation on...

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Partitioned table spaces have been with us in the world of Db2 forever, but even as sites work to move all of their table spaces to Universal table...

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Updated March 2025.This original version of this article previously appeared in the IDUG Blog. The need for db2mon When monitoring table functions...

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IBM’s Power10 Private Cloud Rack for Db2 Warehouse (P10 PCR) Solution represents the next generation of the IBM Integrated Analytics System (IIAS),...

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Today, I am going to take a look at another variation of external tables. They can be used to load data from a remote Db2 client or unload data to...

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Data Lake tables provide an easy way to exchange data within your business - they are typically stored in an Open Data Format (ODF) on Object...

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A null represents missing or unknown information at the column level. A null is not the same as 0 (zero) or blank. Null means no entry has been made...

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My recent post about Db2 backup to S3 or Object Storage triggered a question. And the answer to it is that I wrote about external tables first in...

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Writing applications that access Db2 requires skilled developers who can not only write application code using Java (or COBOL or C, etc.) but also...

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This article will explore User Defined Functions (UDFs) on the Db2 (LUW) platform. Most of the functionality is also available on Db2 for iSeries. ...

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IBM Db2 12.1 — Now that the long-awaited release is out, let’s dive in to a quick overview of just some of what’s new in the areas of backup,...

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