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DB2USA: DB2 for OS/390 links by a Frenchman in the United States


I update DB2USA website several times a month. I listed here the last modifications. You can find new DB2USA pages and new links available after every update.

If you use other links, just let me know:
db2usa@multimania.com

Contents

First year

Back issues

Links about DB2

USA chronicles

Paris and San Francisco

Bon voyage en France

Living in France

Events in NYC


















































































































































































DB2USA back issues updated on 03/25/00

Saturday, March 25th 2000

Links about DB2
Analyse de l'incorporation de l'objet-relationnel dans DB2 by M. Hendrickx and F. Ketelslegers.

Technical papers about DB2
March issue of Enterprise Systems Journal includes the following article:
Gettting Started with Java and DB2 for OS/390 by P. Abelite et M. Cathcart , ESJ, February 2000 PDF format
Gettting Started with Java and DB2 for OS/390 by P. Abelite et M. Cathcart , IBM corner PDF format

Newsgroups and FAQ about DB2
IBM PartnerWorld for Developers' DB2 FAQ

The following FAQ are located on this page:
Frank Ingrassia 's DB2 FAQ (IMSI)
Raul Gonzalez's
DB2 Questions and Answers.
Data Processing's DB2 FAQ

DB2 conferences
David Beulke's presentations (Pragmatic Solutions):
DB2 Datawarehouse Performance PDF format
DB2 and Internet PDF format
DB2 Data Sharing: Predictive Performance Methods PDF format
DB2 Data Sharing Performances issues PDF format

The following presentations and slides are located on this page:
DB2 technical conferences on line : sessions with voice and slides (subscription).
What is a Data Warehouse ? : conference on line sample.


Sunday, March 12th 2000

Links about DB2
DB2 Today, IBM's DB2 newsletter: March 2000.

Technical papers about DB2
Spring issue of DB2 Mag is available on line:
The Trigger Effect by Willie Favero, DB2 Mag, Spring 2000.
Introduction Object-Relational OS/390 by S. Lawson and R. Yevich, DB2 Mag, Spring 2000.
Much Ado about Nulls by Bonnie Baker, DB2 Mag, Spring 2000.
Time to Reconsider SMS by Robert Caterall, DB2 Mag, Spring 2000.

Indiana University 's DB2 standards aren't available anymore to public access.
But, you can still use
DB2 resources.

Newsgroups about DB2
A new FAQ is available for DB2-L mailing list.

DB2-L Documents list allows you to exchange DB2 programs or any type of documents about DB2.


Monday, March 6th 2000

Links about DB2
IBM added new functions in DB2 version 6 through APARs.

Technical papers about DB2
Raul Gonzalez updated his website:
DB2 Questions and Answers.

DB2 redbooks
Join the team to write two new redbooks:
DB2 UDB for OS/390 Version 6 Refresh level, SW-M402. PDF format
DB2 V7 - Migrating to the IBM data Warehouse Center, SW-M240 PDF format

Two new redpieces are available:
SG24-5665-00 2000-03-01 Getting Started with DB2 OLAP Server on OS/390 (redpiece). PDF format
SG24-5840-00 2000-03-01 SAPR/3 on DB2 UDB for OS/390: Applications Servers on OS/390 (redpiece)PDF format

DB2 conferences
IBM Technical Conference : Sydney (Australia) 13-15 March 2000.

Joel Goldstein (Responsive Systems) added new presentations on his website:
DB2 System Performance Metrics Revisited
DB2 UDB for OS/390 Performance - The Basics

The following presentations and slides are located on this page :
Accès Web to Host DB2 by P. Arne (GIE Loricam), French Guide DB2B
Activité et Performance DB2 by J. Prevot (Aerospatiale), French Guide DB2B
Data Warehouse by Carrefour Promodès group, French Guide DB2A

Presentations and technical material from DB2 Working group of UK guide. Winzip utility Powerpoint format Freelance format


Sunday, February 20th 2000

Links about DB2
You can now receive DB2usa updates through email. To subscribe, send a blank message at db2usasubscribe@egroups.com or use form on page Links about DB2 .

Voila Forum DB2 : Le French newsgroup about DB2.

Joe Celko wrote the SQL for Smarties column in DBMS magazine.

INRIA's
Rodin project was canceled and replaced by Caravel

Technical papers about DB2
Candle Computer Report : Candle's technical magazine is available for year 1999.PDF format

DB2 redbooks
A new redbook about "Very Large Databases" is available on line:
SG24-5609-00 2000-02-03 Building VLDB for BI applications on OS/390: Case Study Experiences PDF format


Saturday, February 5th 2000

Links about DB2
DB2 Today, IBM's DB2 newsletter : January 2000.

SAS/ACCESS with DB2 : on line documentation.

Lista UM DB2 : Discussion list in Portuguese about DB2 (Brazil).

A few OS/390 tools and toys : programs and tools written by Doug Nadel.
Teradata review : database magazine about Teradata RDBMS and Data Warehouse : archives

Technical papers about DB2
DB2 Update archives (Xephon) includes now year 1997: 43 new articles.

DB2 redbooks
Redpiece "Cool ways to develop DB2 Stored procedures:" has been renamed and became a redbook:
SG24-5485-00 1999-12-16 Developing Cross-Platform Stored Procedures and Stored Procedure Builder PDF format


Wednesday, January 19th 2000

Links about DB2
IBM added an early-release version of REXX V6 (that lets your REXX programs access DB2 data).

Craig Mullins updated his published articles list.

Technical papers about DB2
IBM added a new article (PDF format) :
Implementing Online Reorg in a Production Environment by Craig Friske, IBM, November 1999.

DB2 redbooks
A new redpaper is available:
REDP0026 2000-01-18 DB2 for OS/390 Performance on IBM Enterprise Storage Server (redpaper) PDF format

The following Masaharu Murozomi's redpaper has been updated:
REDP0015 1999-08-10 High transaction volume client/server DB2 Data Shared OLTP (redpaper) PDF format

DB2 conferences
Technical symposium 5th IDUG : Toronto (Canada) 6-7 November 2000.


Archives : back issues before Wednesday, January 19th 2000


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