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  • Quick Tips for Using RD Power Debugging Perspective

    By Charles Guarino
    Every programmer who debugs a program using the green-screen Start Debug (STRDBG) command knows the most frequently used commands—that is, EVAL, WATCH, and BREAK (and their two character counterparts EV, WA and BR, respectively.) Unfortunately, I’ve learned in my travels that many of us don’t take advantage of all the available features in the old reliable green-screen debugger, even though they’ve been supported for years. With so many more features available in feature rich RD Power, it’s important to not fall into this same trap.

  • Integrating Cloud into Day-to-Day Infrastructure and Operations

    By Mel Beckman
    Since 2006, public clouds have proliferated, but private cloud infrastructure is now taking off, too. Cloud benefits are now proven, but you still have choices to make in selecting the ratio of private and public infrastructure that’s right for your business. Learn about cloud benefits and your impending decision points.

  • Boost SQL Queries Using DB2 for i's Improved EVI Database Indexing

    By Mike Cain
    The latest version of DB2 for i in IBM i 7.1 includes a valuable enhancement to the Encoded Vector Index (EVI) feature: a new INCLUDE clause, which offers significant advantages when storing and accessing your data via SQL. A key feature of EVI is the symbol table, which allows for highly efficient index-only access in SQL queries. This article offers an in-depth introduction to EVI (with a helpful overview of indexing) and gives various examples of how EVI and the new INCLUDE clause can greatly improve the performance of aggregated-data SQL queries.

  • Tech Corner (February 2012)

    By Rory Hewitt
    Tech Corner (February 2012)

  • IBM Announcements (February 2012)
    By: System iNEWS Staff
    IBM Announcements (February 2012)

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