Check out this new "Complimentary" Db2 AI for z/OS Version 1.4 Red paper Installation and ConfigurationLearn MoreAbstractArtificial intelligence (AI) enables computers and machines to mimic the perception, learning, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities of the human mind. AI development is made possible by the availability of large amounts of data and the corresponding development and wide availability of computer systems that can process all that data faster and more accurately than humans can.What happens if you infuse AI with a world-class database management system, such as IBM Db2®? IBM® has done just that with Db2 AI for z/OS (Db2ZAI).Db2ZAI is built to infuse AI and data science to assist businesses in the use of AI to develop applications more easily. With Db2ZAI, the…See More

By Julian StuhlerBackgroundWith the advent of DB2 12 for z/OS, IBM has moved to a more agile approach for delivering new function to DB2 customers, known as “continuous delivery”. Major new releases of DB2 will now happen more rarely, with smaller packets of new functionality being delivered via the routine product maintenance process. This allows IBM to develop and release new features much more frequently, thereby reducing “time to value” – a familiar DevOps message.To allow DB2 customers to absorb this new function in a flexible and efficient way, IBM has also delivered a comprehensive set of capabilities that allow the “function level” of the overall DB2 system to be easily progressed while insulating individual applications from the impact of any changes via the “application compatibility level” set for each program.Read Julian Stuhler's article…See More

I wrote a very short story about using the JSON/SQL support in Db2 for z/OS. I also wrote an introduction to JSON support in Db2 for z/OS article for IDUG.The story and link to the IDUG article is here:https://www.db2expert.com/db2expert/introduction-to-db2-for-z-os-json-sql-support/This is a direct link to the IDUG article, but you need an IDUG login account (which is free).https://www.db2expert.com/db2expert/introduction-to-db2-for-z-os-json-sql-support/See More

I wrote a very short story about using the JSON/SQL support in Db2 for z/OS. I also wrote an introduction to JSON support in Db2 for z/OS article for IDUG.The story and link to the IDUG article is here:https://www.db2expert.com/db2expert/introduction-to-db2-for-z-os-json-sql-support/This is a direct link to the IDUG article, but you need an IDUG login account (which is free).https://www.db2expert.com/db2expert/introduction-to-db2-for-z-os-json-sql-support/See More

Live Db2 12 Client Panel 30th June 2021 - Sign Up today!HURRY SIGN UP TIME IS HURRYING OUTSummaryDb2 for z/OS is the strategic enterprise database that has evolved and adapted to meet client needs for over 35 years. John Campbell IBM Distinguished Engineer has been one of key developers from IBM Silicon Valley Lab that has been extremely influential in driving some of the innovation around the core strengths and business value of Db2 for z/OS.We are bringing together some of our Db2 for z/OS clients so that they can share some of their "use cases" and experiences around Db2 12 upgrade journey and discuss how they are exploiting, planning to exploit the new technology to leverage  their Db2 for z/OS data to…See More

This article is the first of a four-part series addressing Db2 for z/OS and modern development utilizing a Agile methodology and DevOps processes. In this article we define traditional versus modern development and how Db2 for z/OS, while remaining the premier database for high volume system of record applications, might be left behind when it comes to best practices involving innovation. Did you notice that “Db2” follows “Traditional” in the title of this article, but “Database” follows “Modern”? It is my opinion that Db2 for z/OS is not the first database that comes to mind when considering a DevOps development methodology. However, there is no reason why it shouldn’t be!The first thing we need to do is to identify what we mean by traditional versus modern development. In this series of articles, we will be speaking specifically of the waterfall methodology versus an Agile methodology and DevOps practices.To read the entire article please follow this link:…See More