Data Conversion

A reference to a post on the new ADMINTABINFO administrative view and the new ADMIN_GET_TAB_INFO_V95 table function. Both are new to DB2 v9.5 and both provide an incredible amount of information about DB2 tables.

We all like to get stuff for free. Not paying for something leaves money to spend on something else. So, when you come across something that is free it is hard to say "no"; the non-free alternative has to have a lot of value to win over "free". But what if you have a choice of "free"? What if there is more one "free" option, which one do you choose? When it comes to databases, there are several free

Last week our team quietly (sometimes we are a bit understated) opened planetDB2 for business. planetDB2.com, much like other "planet" sites is a blog aggregator. And if the name was not suggestive enough, let me make it really clear -- planetDB2 aggregates blogs that deal with everything related to our favorite

International DB2 User Group (IDUG) European Conference gets under way tomorrow Monday October 2 in Vienna, Austria at the Hilton Vienna. IDUG conferences are an excellent way to learn the latest DB2 technologies and to learn the tips and tricks from the fellow DB2 users. This year, there is also going to be something new. We will be announcing version