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IBM releases upgraded DB2 version 10 and Hadoop-supporting InfoSphere

Sensing a change in the way customers store and analyse data, IBM has updated its flagship DB2 relational database management software to handle a wider range of data processing duties.
IBM introduce preconfigured analytics servers

IBM on Wednesday introduced mainframe and Power-based systems for analytics in an effort to compete with Oracle's Exadata.
IBM launches Intelligent Operations Center for local government

IBM plans to launch a software framework that will help city and local government executives get a more complete view of how well their operations are running.
Informatica supports Hadoop to appeal to 'big data' business

Informatica is joining the growing ranks of vendors moving to support Hadoop, the open source framework for large scale or "big data" processing, the company announced.
BMC launches performance tuning for IBM DB2 database on mainframes

BMC's new tools for IBM's DB2 version 10 take advantage of the System z zIIP co-processor.
IBM says own DB2 database to remain proprietary

The company says it has internal give and take between Linux and OSes like Windows, but has no plans to open source its DB2 database
Oracle relaunches UK-developed database firewall

The innovative database firewall that disappeared into Oracle after the acquisition of UK startup Secerno has been formally re-launched by the software giant.
IBM creates new clustered analytics processing platform

IBM today announced that it has created a new distributed computing architecture with a General Parallel File System technology that is twice as fast as existing clustered file systems and that provides management and advanced data-replication techniques.
IBM shows 256 core Power7 Unix server

IBM has strengthened its hand in the Unix business with new systems based on its Power7 processors, including a server for large enterprises that scales to 256 cores.
Canonical launches IBM DB2 database virtual appliance

Canonical has released a virtual appliance for running instances of IBM DB2 database software, the company announced on Wednesday.

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Oracle offers compression to DBAs

Oracle's powerful new HP Oracle Database Machine comes with 168TB of storage ... and a hefty price tag to boot. But there is another to boost processing power: the company's own efficient compression technology.
Q&A: IBM's Jim Stallings sees mainframe growth

The new general manager of IBM's mainframe System z division promised 100 customer visits in his first 100 days. He's been on the job for two months and here maps out some of his plans.
Free is good for VMware

VMware's decision this week to give away betas of a new product, VMware Server, generated raised eyebrows but little annoyance. So what does it mean?
The last of the Mohicans

Softek says SRM's focus has changed from general space utilisation efficiency to sorting out specific business storage problems underneath a unifying software layer
Q&A: IBM's Andy Monshaw sees 'tidal wave of data' coming

SVC may move onto different platforms. Tape rules backup. Virtualisation is key. Doesn't know where Microsoft is going with storage. Aperi code is coming. Aquisitions may be coming
Solaris comes down from its high horse

Just five years ago, the idea that anyone but Sun's own engineers would be allowed access to Solaris internals seemed absurd. Today, Solaris needs to win Linux customers, not the other way around.
Server consolidation -- the why and how (part 1)

Server consolidation is fast becoming the strategy of choice for IT organisations faced with burgeoning costs. The success stories are piling up. (Part 1)
Tivoli plans to be Big Blue's value-add

A push into IT service management is on the way but can Tivoli build brand recognition and avoid losing its identity as it becomes just another part of the IBM package?
Master of the mainframe

What is the mainframe good for today? IBM's chief mainframe architect explains how online transaction processing is still a major enterprise need.

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This paper documents an installation and configuration of IBM Tivoli System Automation on IBM AIX to provide high availability for a DB2 Universal DataBase (UDB) Balanced Configuration Unit (BCU). It provides the information that is needed to enable high availability quickly for an AIX DB2 environment. It is of special interest to those who intend to provide high availability for a DB2 database BCU that is running on the AIX platform.
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