Category Archives: DB2

My Latest Book: Mainframe Specialty Processors

Posted on November 30, 2023 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Today’s post will be brief… just to announce my latest book. It does have relevance to data, but only for IBM System Z mainframe shops. The book is titled: Mainframe Specialty Processors: Understanding zIIPs, Licensing, and Cost Savings on the … Continue reading →

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My Recent Data-Related Articles on Elnion

Posted on October 19, 2023 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Today’s post is a short one intended to let my readers know about the articles that I have written for Elnion on data and database related topics. First of all, what is Elnion? Elnion is a web-based research portal for … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, cloud, data, data availability, data governance, data integration, data management, DB2, DBA, DBMS, digital transformation, IBM, mainframe, metadata, thought leadership | Leave a comment

Reducing MIPS and Mainframe Software Costs with CloudFrame

Posted on June 14, 2022 by craig@craigsmullins.com

There is no denying that mainframe computing can be costly. The hardware alone can cost several million US dollars, and over time the software can be just as, if not more costly. As such, reducing mainframe software costs is an … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Virtual Database Conferences

Posted on June 8, 2020 by craig@craigsmullins.com

This year — 2020 — the year of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine is wreaking havoc on the technical conference industry. So far, we have already seen many conferences postponed or canceled. Those that continue are soldiering along with online, … Continue reading →

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Craig Mullins Presenting at IDUG Db2 Tech Conference in Charlotte, NC

Posted on May 31, 2019 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Craig Mullins will deliver two presentations at the 2019 North American IDUG Db2 Tech Conference Continue reading →

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My Computer Mug Collection, Part 3

Posted on July 16, 2018 by craig@craigsmullins.com

So far I have published two posts showing the computer-related mugs in my collection.  Over several weeks I first tweeted a mug a day from my collection, and now I am blogging them for those that missed any of the tweets. … Continue reading →

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My Computer Mug Collection, Part 1

Posted on July 5, 2018 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Recently I have been tweeting a mug a day from my collection of coffeee mugs given to me over the years by computer and software companies. I just tweeted the last one (I think), and since these posts seemed to … Continue reading →

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Transforming Mainframe Data Management

Posted on July 15, 2016 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Just a quick post today to let my readers — specifically those in the US Midwest — that I will be presenting at an executive briefing at the River Forest Country Club in Elmhurst, IL  (Chicago suburb) on August 23, 2016. The … Continue reading →

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An Overview of Today’s Leading DBMS Platforms

Posted on September 15, 2015 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Recently I wrote a series of DBMS product descriptions/overviews for the TechTarget web portal. The product descriptions were an adjunct a 7 part series of articles I wrote reviewing DBMS technology and considerations circa 2015. Anyway, the purpose of today’s post … Continue reading →

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I’m On Toad World… and the datAvail Blog, too!

Posted on December 18, 2014 by craig@craigsmullins.com

Just a short post today to let folks know that my DB2portal blog is being syndicated to the Dell Toad World portal. That means that you can follow all of my DB2-specific blog posts either at DB2portal or at Toad … Continue reading →

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