Db2 backup to S3 or Object Storage triggered a question. And the answer to it is that I wrote about external tables first in 2017 , about 7 years ago. Since then, some features were added or changed for external tables and remote storage support, my new Db2 playground in place , I thought it was nice to test ..read more

and now want to set up a "playground" on my machine. First on the list is IBM Db2. So, what options are available to anyone to test Db2 and build up some Db2 skills? In this blog, I plan to provide an overview and share what I option I am going with. Why titled I this blog post "three plus one"? Because a possible solution for quickly testing Db2 queries is not really a full Db2 database. So let's start with that one ..read more

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IDUG, the International Db2 User Group, just announced that the registration for its EMEA conference in Valencia, Spain, this Fall is now open. You can find the details about the currently available conference packages by going to the IDUG EMEA 2024 Db2 Tech Conference page. Right now, an early bird rate, a special rate for first time attendees, and for virtual participants is available. Moreover, you can also register for the Db2 for z/OS and for the Db2 for LUW Fundamentals courses ..read more

The next German Db2 User Group (DeDUG) meeting is planned for April 12th and will be held at IBM in Munich. You can find more information on . The meeting will have a hybrid format, timely sign up required. That's already all for today ..read more

Recently, I had to produce a spreadsheet from database data. One naive way is to export the data to a CSV file, then import the data from that file into the spreadsheet. Another option was to quickly script a small Python program that fetches the data and directly generates a Microsoft Excel file. As a bonus, I added even a line chart (as shown ..read more

The year 2024 is still young and a great event is coming up in about three weeks. , the German Db2 User Group, is having their first meeting on February 2nd and is going to be at in Karlsruhe. Best of all, I plan to attend and even give a talk. Currently, the lists me with "Unicode und Db2", but I have renamed it to "How to treat ??? (broken hearts) with Db2". It hopefully is a great start into February with Am I going to meet you in Karlsruhe? Please make sure to register ..read more

IDUG 2023 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference ..read more

IDUG 2023 EMEA Db2 Tech Conference ..read more