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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 09/20/99

Monday, September 20th 1999

Links about DB2
New features in DB2 for OS/390 version 5:
Refresh of IBM DB2 for OS/390 Version 5 : (format PDF format) (Support Rexx, DB2 Control Center)

History of version 5 since first announcement:
12/17/96 :
DB2 for OS/390 Version 5 Enterprise Data Server
05/13/97 : DB2 Server for OS/390 Version 5 delivers Power to S/390 Data Warehouse applications
06/27/97 : General Availability
10/07/97 : Availability: DB2 for OS/390 Java Database Connectivity
04/21/98 : New recommended service update policy and additional Enhancemnents
10/27/98 :
New functions and performance enhancements
05/13/99 : New functions including Net.Data for OS/390 V2.2
09/07/99 : Refresh of IBM DB2 for OS/390 Version 5

French DB2 Guides:
Guide : France (DB2A group , DB2B group)

DB2 Peer Exchange : poll about DB2 (Platinum)

Craig S.Mullins just created his own website:
Craig S. Mullins

Technical papers about DB2
Platinum's SYSjournal : First issue PDF format

Fall issue of DB2 Mag is already available :

One brick at a time by Bonnie Baker, DB2 Mag, Fall 1999.
CICS-DB2 news you can use par Robert Catterall, DB2 Mag, Fall 1999.
Programming for recovery by Steve Carriero, DB2 Mag, Fall 1999.

Reoptimizing SQL statements by Sharad Pande, DB2 Mag, Summer 1998
Using DB2 stored procedures by Valarie Watson and Andrea Reid, The QMF reporter, January 1999

The QMF Reporter from IBM

Since Craig S. Mullins is longer working for Platinum, the following link was updated :
Craig Mullins's published articles (from PLATINUM to Craig S. Mullins Associates, Inc) .

Links updated after Candle Website redesign :
Candle Computer Report : Candle's technical magazine.
Identify and solve DB2 Buffer problems Part I by Daniel Kitay, Candle Report, April 1996.
Identify and solve DB2 Buffer problems Part II by Daniel Kitay, Candle Report, May 1996.
A new issue in DB2 performance management by Ed Woods, Candle Report, September 1996.

DB2 conferences
New section added:
Previous conferences:
DB2 and Data Warehouse : IBM technical conferences, New Orleans (USA) 13-17 September 1999.
IDUG 11th North American conference : Orlando (USA) 16-20 May 1999.
DB2 and IMS : IBM technical conferences, Disneyland Paris (France) 12-16 April 1999.
DB2 and Data Warehouse : IBM technical conferences, San Antonio,TX 5-9 October 1998.


Monday, September 13th 1999

Links about DB2
How to migrate DB2 applications from Unix to OS/390:
Migrating an application from Oracle to DB2 for MVS/ESA by Marina Greenstein.
Migrating a DB2/6000 database application to DB2/MVS from redbook GG24-4473-00
Porting an AIX DB2 application to OS/390 by Donohue/Clarke/Keegan/Nugent/Morrisey-Murphy

dbLinks 's links

DB2 redbooks
DB2 redbooks DB2 are now sorted by subject.

New redbooks added :
SG24-5156-01 1999-08-31 Planning to Install PeopleSoft with DB2 for OS/390 PDF format
SG24-5440-00 1999-08-09 Installing BaanERP applications on OS/390 PDF format
SG24-2078-01 1999-04-22 Database adminstration Experiences: SAP/R3 on DB2 for OS/390 PDF format
SG24-2003-00 1998-04-20 High availability considerations: SAP/R3 on DB2 for OS/390 PDF format
SG24-4693-01 1998-04-07 Getting started with DB2 procedures : give them a call through the network PDF format
SG24-2249-00 1997-12-17 Data warehousing with DB2 for OS/390 PDF format
SG24-2212-00 1997-08-05 Wow! DRDA supports TCP/IP: DB2 for OS/390 and DB2 UDB PDF format


Monday, September 6th 1999

Links about DB2
NewsNow's DB2 news search engine
RevealNet sells DB2 Knowledge Database and offers DB2 Pipeline:
DB2 Pipe Talk and DB2 articles and papers from DB2 consultants DB2 as: Craig Mullins, Gabrielle Wiorkowski and Willie Favero .

Technical papers about DB2
Storage impact of type 2 indexes by Craig Mullins, RevealNet DB2 Pipeline, August 1999.
DB2 articles and papers from DB2 Pipeline (Revealnet).


Saturday, August 28th 1999:

Links about DB2
DB2 Today, IBM's DB2 newsletter :
August
DB2 technical conferences on line : sessions with voice and slides (subscription).
What is a Data Warehouse ? : conference on line sample.
What's coming next : after DB2 version 6.

Technical papers about DB2
DB2 Update archives (Xephon) : 1991-1996. March 1998 issue PDF format


Monday, August 16th 1999

DB2 redbooks
Join the team to write the new
DB2 and continuous availability, SW-D201 redbook.
Take a look at
DB2 redbooks collection suggested by website redbooks.ibm.com.

These redpieces are redbooks now :
SG24-5351-00 1999-05-19 DB2 UDB for OS/390 Version 6 Performance Topics PDF format
SG24-5421-00 1999-04-26 DB2 Server for OS/390 Version 5 recent enhancements PDF format


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