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With the availability of the PTF for APAR PH59534 , you can now activate function level V13R1M505 in Db2 13 for z/OS. Function level 505 introduces the following new features and capabilities in Db2 13. A new token-based authentication that uses the RACF® Identity...
By Brandon Jabr and Emily Alameida Are you curious about how Db2 AI for z/OS (Db2ZAI) can benefit your Db2 for z/OS system? Now is the time to learn! From reducing CPU consumption, to improving application performance, to enhancing the resiliency of your database, Db2ZAI...
Today, IBM is announcing the withdrawal of IBM Data Studio support for IBM Db2 for z/OS effective on March 31, 2025. Please note: IBM Data Studio support for Db2 Linux, UNIX, and Windows is not affected by this announcement. · The key Data Studio capabilities that support Db2...
By Anthony Ciabattoni, Jim Pickel, Andreas Henicke, and Paul McWilliams The Db2 for z/OS Sysplex Workload Balancing feature is an industry standard in providing the highest level of application availability against a Db2 sysplex group. It features transaction load balancing and seamless...
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By Akiko Hoshikawa, Bart Steegmans, Bituin Vizconde, and Paul McWilliams. We recently received several questions about changes introduced in Db2 12 by APAR PH47163 . It changes the Db2 12 real storage management behavior with the REALSTORAGE MANAGEMENT=AUTO setting, which is the...
By Tammie Dang and Paul McWilliams With the release of function level 504 in Db2 13 for z/OS, you can now enable autobind phase- in for packages invalidated at statement level granularity . This new capability uses the statement-level dependency and invalidation infrastructure...
As Haakon mentioned in his December update from Db2 for z/OS development , we have continued unabated with the delivery of new capabilities to Db2 13 for z/OS since its release in early 2022, with three new function levels and more than 45 standalone PTFs for new-function APARs. In June, I...
December is an opportunity to take stock of some of the accomplishments of the past year and to look forward to the next. Our development and delivery of new enhancements based upon V13 has continued unabated with 46 delivered thus far through individual PTFs and function levels. This...
Starting in Db2 13 at function level 504, and controlled by application compatibility level V13R1M504 or higher, DBAs and application developers who are using a fullselect that contains an invocation of LISTAGG with an ORDER BY clause can now execute them successfully. Prior to this enhancement,...
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By Paul McWilliams and John Lyle. Starting with the availability of function level 504 in Db2 13 , activating a higher function level now also verifies that a specific set of previously available PTFs for new-function APARs are applied consistently in your Db2 13 environment, including all...