DB2 12 for z/OS, which became generally available in October of 2016, delivered a number of key enhancements pertaining to SQL statements. Over the course of a few blog entries, I’ll describe some of my favorites among these enhancements. This first post in the series will cover piece-wise DELETE. First, the backdrop: suppose you have a need to remove a large number of rows from a table, using SQL (I say, “using SQL,” because a utility-based alternative, REORG with DISCARD, is not always …read more
Related Articles
Toad Edge and Postgres. Working together in a new interface.
Release 2 of Toad Edge has introduced Postgres as a new data source. Using Toad Edge in your Postgres environment, both Open Source and Enterprise (EBD) versions, you can easily: View, explore and e...
Using Toad Data Modeler to Convert from Oracle 12c to SQLServer 2012.
I just needed to do a simple conversion from Oracle to SQLServer. I didn't have the need to spend time trying to customize anything but I did come across a couple of 'extra' steps that I thought I ...
What is automated SQL tuning? Time saving DBA tips.
SQL tuning is needed because structured data is here to stay—even as unstructured data becomes more prevalent and important. Quest Software® partnered with Unisphere Research to study the virtual aval...
