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Welcome to Datavail’s Blog, where you can read the latest insights, tips and opinions of our experts on all things data and technology.
Why Mainframe Computing is Here to Stay (And What You Can Do About It)
While the mainframe may have a shrinking user base in this era of the cloud, companies still on the mainframe are likely to remain there into the foreseeable future.
3 Reasons Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore the Mainframe Talent Shortage
Even though mainframe computers seem to be outdated in a cloud computing era, there’s no sign of it disappearing as organizations are still using for business apps.
Is it better to use a single TIMESTAMP column or two columns, one DATE and the other TIME? Craig Mullins advises in latest blog post.
Understanding what nulls are, and how best to use them, can help you to create usable Db2 databases and design useful and correct queries in your Db2 applications.
Is your organizations managing their database infrastructure properly? Craig Mullins discusses db2 best practices here in a new blog post.
Production data is information that is stored and used by professionals to conduct business processes. It must be managed to ensure its value to the organization
Which is better? “BETWEEN” vs “
As with most Db2 (and, indeed, IT) issues, the correct answer is “it depends!” Let’s dig a bit deeper to explain what I mean.
SQL Statements: Replacing UNION with CASE
CASE statements are very powerful and you should use them when you can to create elegant and optimal SQL in your DB2 applications.