{"id":133,"date":"2020-06-05T12:11:44","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T12:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2025-11-15T20:53:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T20:53:41","slug":"db2-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Db2 Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a collection of my most recent blog entries regarding Db2 and Db2 for z\/OS. Some are local to my site and some were posted to the IDUG website. Some older IDUG blog posts can be found on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/links\/\">links<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/the-birth-of-the-db2-podcast-march-3-2005\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Birth of the Db2 Podcast<\/a>! November 15th, 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-sql-and-application-performance-part-7-modern-application-performance\/\">Db2 SQL and Application Performance: Part 7, Modern Applications<\/a>, October 9th, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-sql-and-application-performance-part-6-multi-row-operations\/\">Db2 SQL and Application Performance: Part 6, Multi-Row Operations<\/a>, July 31st, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-sql-and-application-performance-part-5-using-data-change-table-references-to-reduce-calls-to-the-data-server\/\">Db2 SQL and Application Performance: Part 5, Using Data Change Table References to Reduce Calls to the Data Server<\/a>, February 9th, 2023<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-sql-and-application-performance-part-4-using-stored-procedures-to-reduce-calls-to-the-data-server\/\">Db2 SQL and Application Performance: Part 4, Using Stored Procedures to Reduce Calls to the Data Server<\/a>, December 19th, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-sql-and-application-performance-part-3-using-subqueries-to-reduce-calls-to-the-data-server\/\">Db2 SQL and Application Performance: Part 3, Using Subqueries to Reduce Calls to the Data Server<\/a>, November 28th, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-sql-and-application-performance-part-2-using-sql-joins-to-reduce-calls-to-the-data-server\/\">Db2 SQL and Application Performance: Part 2, Using SQL Joins to Reduce Calls to the Data Server<\/a>, October 6th, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-sql-and-application-performance-part-1-reducing-calls\/\">Db2 SQL and Application Performance: Part 1, Reducing Calls<\/a>, September 20th, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-for-z-os-devops-and-the-ibm-db2-devops-experience-for-z-os\/\">Db2 for z\/OS, DevOps, and the IBM Db2 DevOps Experience for z\/OS<\/a>, November 3rd, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-lite-on-cloud\/\">Db2 Lite on Cloud<\/a>, October 19th, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/the-ibm-unified-management-server-and-db2-for-z-os\/\">The IBM Unified Management Server and Db2 for z\/OS<\/a>, September 14th, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/devops-and-modern-it-infrastructure-defined-for-experienced-db2-for-z-os-professionals\/\">DevOps and Modern IT Infrastructure Defined for Experienced Db2 for z\/OS Professionals, <\/a>August 9, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/introduction-to-db2-for-z-os-json-sql-support\/\">Introduction to Db2 for z\/OS JSON\/SQL support<\/a>, June 26, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/traditional-db2-development-and-modern-database-development\/\">Traditional Db2 Development and Modern Database Development,<\/a> June 21, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/it-is-time-to-try-the-db2-for-z-os-developer-extension\/\">It is Time to Try the Db2 for z\/OS Developer Extension<\/a>, April 1, 2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/testing-db2-design-decisions\/\">Testing Db2 Design Decisions<\/a>, December 15, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-for-z-os-index-performance-recommendations\/\">Db2 for z\/OS Index Performance Recommendations<\/a>, September 22, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/when-to-reorg-on-db2-for-z-os\/\">When to REORG on Db2 for z\/OS<\/a>, July 9, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/the-importance-of-db2-for-z-os-accounting-traces-and-reports\/\">The Importance of Db2 for z\/OS Accounting Traces and Reports<\/a>, June 5, 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.db2expert.com\/db2expert\/db2-for-z-os-pctfree-for-update-for-performance\/\">Db2 for z\/OS PCTFREE FOR UPDATE for Performance<\/a>, May 11 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a collection of my most recent blog entries regarding Db2 and Db2 for z\/OS. 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