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Taming a Terabyte of XML Data
Enterprises today are struggling to manage the increasing volume of XML data they generate or consume. Intel and IBM have executed the industry's first terabyte XML database benchmark, based on a financial application scenario, which shows the feasibility of managing high volumes of XML data on cost-effective hardware.
Issue 1, 2009

XML Storage Options in DB2
How to decide which XML storage option best suits a particular application.
Issue 1, 2009

XML and the Database: A Perspective for the DBA
With DB2 pureXML, DBAs can apply existing skills to manage XML growth and pursue opportunities to learn new XML skills if they choose.
Issue 1, 2009

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Data Warehousing

InfoSphere Warehouse: Breaking Data Warehouse Barriers
IBM's flexible, preconfigured, integrated combinations of hardware and software challenge the conventional wisdom on data warehousing.
Issue 3, 2008

Editor's Note: DB2 and Bono--Six Degrees of Separation
DB2 and the U2 front man help the National Geographic Society shed light on an ancient mystery.
Issue 2, 2007

Business Intelligence: Bringing Analytics into Operations
Automated decision-making increases agility and reduces errors
Issue 2, 2007

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Asked & Answered

Asked and Answered
Is the use of a transaction management subsystem like CICS for traditional batch work in an SOA environment a realistic scenario?
Issue 4, 2008

Asked and Answered: DB2 for z/OS Buffer Pools and CPU Time
What affect will tuning DB2 for z/OS buffer pools have on CPU time?
Issue 3, 2007

Asked & Answered
DB2 DBA columnist Robert Catterall answers a reader's question about tuning DB2 for z/OS buffer pools.
Issue 12, 2007

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Industry Events
Events International Informix Users Group Conference - April 26-29, 2009 - Overland Park, KS

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DB2 9 for z/OS pureXML Podcast
This first installment in a 10-part series introduces pureXML and explains the business value. Listen to Part 1, then visit ChannelDB2 for additional installments.
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