DB2 with BLU Acceleration for SAP

Every time it’s more common SAP environments running with DB2.

Attached a video regarding the capabilities of DB2 with BLU Acceleration applied to SAP and all SAP notes to consider.

Surprising comparative with SAP HANA, and as with less complexity and investment, you get more performance.

Pay attention to the comparison with SAP HANA:

Attached also the IBM Redbook Architecting and Deploying DB2 with BLU Acceleration.

 

Options db2 command line – Disable autocommit

DB2 command line utility has different options. In this post we show how to disable the autocommit of DML statements that by default is active. In case you want to do some test, for example, simulating the use of locks could be helpful to disable this feature.

Options from DB2 command line can be obtained with the following sentences:

DB2TOP register and replay

Actually DB2TOP is a real-time tool, however many DBA’s don’t know that it can be run in REPLAY mode with captured session information. So, next time you have a big crisis with your database, you can capture all the data from db2top and do the analysis afterwards.

How to capture the data? Option -C to capture. Press N to create a file. The option “-m” to gather data during n minutes.

Understanding Database Cloud Migration

Cloud computing is the new normal. Every time you are using a service or an application through an internet connection, you are using the cloud. Since most companies nowadays have part or all their databases hosted on the cloud, you ask how is the best way to do it. Migrating your database to the cloud can help you manage your workload by making your data available and easily scalable. Read on to learn about database cloud migration and tips to do it right..