10 most popular posts for dba-db2.com for 2015

I've just published 10 most popular sqlserver-dba posts for 2015 , so I thought I'd publish 10 most popular posts for dba-db2.com for 2015 I've been meaning to publish the 10 most popular posts for dba-db2.com for 2015 since the start of 2016. But I've had a lot of work and being writing about other topics. Mainly I write dba-db2.com posts to document problems and to help me understand what I'm working on. One of the observations about this list is that I also revisit these posts regularly. I use the posts as reference and also edit based on feedback.... Read more →

Top 10 most active posts for DBA-DB2.com in 2015

2015 has been a great year. I’ve enjoyed very much working as a DB2 DBA . My main focus this year has been on performance and tuning. I’ve worked on some large scaling projects , dealing with very large transactional growth. There's also been an increase in security audit projects I’ve tried to post regularly on sqlserver-dba.com and dba-db2.com. Page views have increased steadily over the year. I’d like to thank the readers for some excellent feedback and questions. If you’d like to ask any questions , please contact me. The 10 most active posts this year on DBA-DB2.com are:... Read more →

Best of DBA-DB2 com

If you are new to DBA-DB2.com, you can read our most popular posts. Also search our archives by using the search box . Most Popular posts on DBA-DB2.com in the last year DB2 list schemas of a database - DBA DB2 DB2 – DBA Scripts Reorg table DB2 - DBA DB2 Database size in DB2 - DBA DB2 DBA Interview Question and Answers for DB2 - DBA DB2 DB2 SET CURRENT SCHEMA - DBA DB2 How to grant select privileges on all tables for DB2 - DBA DB2 DB2 SQL2413N - Online backup is not allowed - DBA DB2 How... Read more →

Out of Office Message for DBA

As a DBA you are busy , so make an effort to leave a detailed out of office message. Your responsibilities may cover Production Support, tuning , capacity planning, consulting, programming, and anything database related from the Enterprise application through to storage. When you go on holiday – it’s the end of the world! That is nonsense. No need for panic! A well organised and risk aware IT organisation plans ahead and business continues as normal. That’s the theory. In practise , you may have a certain level of experience and specialities – where there isn’t backup. But usually there’s... Read more →

DB2 – 10 Top Skills for Architects

Consulting for different companies , I’ve noticed the Architect role definition role varies. The range of titles reflects the different domains of an IT department. In the last few months I’ve dealt with : Enterprise Architect, Solutions Architect, Data Architect , Project architect, Business Architect, Information architect, Application architect, Database Architect, Java Architect, Technology architect. The differences can be subtle – read Database Architect versus Data Architect The Architects interaction with the project team depends on the environment. In agile , rapid project turnover sites, the Architect may code . I’ve met Architects who claim it’s a prerequisite to be... Read more →