Db2 Experts on a Data Science Quest
I thought I’d share an overview of the real-time monitoring options for Db2 (LUW). This article focuses on comparing the options, with links to deeper information on each tool.
First a quick overview of the types of monitoring that every DBA should be doing.… Read the rest
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When I first started learning about data science, the amount of material out there was daunting. It is hard to find your way in what you should learn and how you should learn. I thought I’d share what has been working for me and what didn’t.… Read the rest
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The IT industry is a change machine. It is full of change. It always has been. As I get older, I wonder if it really is changing more, or if I’m just becoming set in my ways.
The first time I heard the term “DevOps” many years ago, I thought of it as a ploy for developers to get access directly to production.… Read the rest
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One topic that comes up at most panels, Technical Advisory Board meetings and other longer interactions I participate with for IBM is DBA’s love of db2top. It is such an easy tool, and one that most DBAs I know choose over all others for real-time monitoring and basic investigation of a database.… Read the rest
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The IDUG Virtual conference kicked off today, and I thought I’d share my excitement and a few observations.
Today was mostly the opening keynote and the spotlight sessions. Recordings of Monday’s sessions will be available on-demand for conference attendees later in the week, so if you haven’t even registered yet, do so and replay them.… Read the rest
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If you’ve read the blog for a while, you realize I’m a big fan of the IDUG conferences. I’ve gone to the North American one every year for the better part of a decade now, and the European one for several years.… Read the rest
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Db2 is a bit unusual among RDBMSes in that it does not perform authentication. No matter what, you need some external authority to perform authentication. Usually that is either the OS or LDAP, though there are other options. If using LDAP, either transparent LDAP or security plugins can be used.… Read the rest
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It has been a while since I wrote one of these, and it’s about time!
In June of 2018, I set a new goal for myself.
… Read the rest Continue reading »Long-term goal (by 2035): Work on data science in a way that makes the world a better place.
On May 19 and 20, IBM is hosting several tracks of great sessions. Some of these come out of content that would have happened at THINK, and others are collaborations with the user groups from various technologies.… Read the rest
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To list IDs that have one or more privileges, but do not have the CONNECT authority through a direct grant, a group, or a role, either explicitly or implicitly. I used this to find IDs I might need to grant CONNECT to before revoking connect from PUBLIC.… Read the rest
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I have seen the question several times on various groups or forums – “How do I install SQL?”. From a DBA standpoint, this isn’t even a properly formed question. From a developer learning standpoint the question makes sense. I needed Python, I went and downloaded Anaconda.… Read the rest
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This post is cross-platform and applies to all RDBMSes.
It is interesting to see, as a person experienced with a technical tool, some of the disadvantages of the newer ways of learning technical topics. When I started in IT, you learned some of the concepts in college, you learned some things working on the job with other DBAs who knew what they were doing, and you filled in the gaps by going to week-long classes once a year to get some detailed and hands-on official training.… Read the rest
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