I came across this APAR (PK71188) for all of you data sharing folks a few days ago. It seems that if you cancel a utility during phase 2 of a commit, you run the risk of hanging up the DB2 thread. The only solution for getting rid of the thread

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27005221/ At 7 my kids had an understanding and inherent love for life and the living.  a) there is an extreme mental deficit...  b) there is an extreme parental deficit... c) all of the above I'm opting for (c...

My Pet Peeve of the Week is "The Attributes of a Tough Task Master" - Have you got what it takes?

This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 1, System Study & Evaluation (Feasibility Study); includes discussion on specifying Information Requirements. This is Part X of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "The Attributes of a Tough Task Master" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

All political affiliations aside, this is a very cool demonstration of the power of todays technology. You can find the actual article over at cnet News on their "Political and Law" web site.

I drove to and from California a couple weeks ago.  6+ hours on the road can be tedious to say the least.  I did the whole cruise control thing - which was effective in keeping me paced and moving forward. However, I noticed - and particul...

In a previous post I gave a mild response to the popularity of cloud computing. Read the response of the founder of the Free Software Foundation.

Information Server 8.1 brings the long awaited deployment tool and source control support for DataStage and QualityStage.

LewisC's An Expert's Guide to Oracle Technology Well, that didn't take very long. Not a week after Oracle announces they have databases running under AWS, Microsoft and Amazon announce the same thing for SQL Server. Can DB2 be far behind? What's eve...

Well it’s been quite some time since I have written a blog entry (shame on me). I decided back in June that I would take a breather from blogging, having been at it for 3 years now. I thought I would just take the summer off but look, it’s now October and I’m finally getting back to it (well technically September is still summer but it doesn’t usually feel like it up here in Toronto :-) . Well, I

Kiss goodbye to Websphere branding on Information Server products, from release 8.1 on they will have the far superior Infosphere name.

Yesterday, I blogged about our upcoming "Community Day" on October 1... Hopefully, everyone will find some way to participate. However, that's not the only thing happening tomorrow...

My article in the August/September issue of z/Journal Magazine just became available on their website.

Here is a YouTube video of my song Morning Girl - performed at Cave Creek Coffee Company last Saturday.   Lyrics Morning Girl Copyright 2008 - Matthew Moran (Sea Gypsy Music) The sunlight through the window warms your soft skin wh...

VictorF here, first off let me thank my "Partner-in-Crime" for allowing me to share, and more importantly, gain some insights regarding the "lives we've chosen". I've spent some time reviewing the previous Blog posts, and must admit that the story describing this case study is very accurate. It has been one wild ride! The strangest I've seen in 30 years of my IT profession. And it's been quite

DB2 9 for z/OS has released three (3) updated product manuals this month (September 2008).

My Pet Peeve of the Week is "Complications" - is life really easier and cheaper with technology?

Is a DataStage career worth the punt and how do you get started with DataStage?

For those of you recently encountering Netezza as a load target, you'll find some surprising load-speeds available to you right out of the gate. Some of you may not, and may wonder why. Here are some tips for a robust experience, applied in any way you choose. We'll look at inserts and then updates. Inserts are pretty straightforward and don't interfere with reading data. If you've distributed

Still on holidays, but this time around in London and with a rather "busy schedule" as I'll be participating in a couple of Web 2.0 related events as a speaker at the same time that I will be doing some serious face to face social networking with those folks in town and keen on a drink or two or some food ... Fancy meeting up?