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	<description>Website of Kenny Fogarty. An independent database consultant, based in London, England.</description>
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		<title>The World of Support Desks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing to do with databases DB2  or mainframes, so it might not be that interesting. H
On October 20th, I installed a game on my laptop, called Football Manager 2008. Now, I&#8217;ve played this game for years, and never once have I had any kind of a problem with it. But, Football Manager 2008 is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CICS Wiki</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The collaboration effort which appears to be sweeping the mainframe world continues apace, with the latest wiki - CICS wiki. I&#8217;ve applied for a userid.
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		<link>http://www.kfogarty.com/wordpress/2007/10/15/cics-wiki/</link>
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		<title>DB2 for z/OS Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just been confirmed as a member of the IBM DeveloperWorks DB2 for z/OS Space.
If this takes off, it could be the place on the internet for all things DB2 on z/OS.
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		<link>http://www.kfogarty.com/wordpress/2007/10/12/db2-for-zos-space/</link>
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		<title>Maximising IBM DB2 V8 Using the DB2 Utilities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently dialled into a new teleconference, given by IBM called Maximising IBM DB2 V8 Using the DB2 Utilities. The conference was hosted by Bryan Smith, and is well worth an hour of anyone&#8217;s time. The link to the presentation, and the replay of the teleconference can be found here.
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		<link>http://www.kfogarty.com/wordpress/2007/06/24/maximising-ibm-db2-v8-using-the-db2-utilities/</link>
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		<title>DB2 Version 7 End of Service Announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[IBM have finally announced the end of service date for DB2 Version 7. Stick a date in your diary for June 30, 2008, that&#8217;s when DB2 Version 7 will no longer be supported by IBM. I wonder how many companies are still working away on V7, afraid to make the tricky jump up to V8? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kfogarty.com/wordpress/2007/02/06/db2-version-7-end-of-service-announced/</link>
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		<title>A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right back to basics with this PDF document, it is the original specification for relational data base models by Dr E.F.Codd. Download it by clicking here.
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		<link>http://www.kfogarty.com/wordpress/2007/01/13/a-relational-model-of-data-for-large-shared-data-banks/</link>
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		<title>DB2 Estimator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DB2 Estimator is a free stand-alone tool runs on a personal computer and can be that can be used to estimate the performance of applications that run against DB2 V5, V6, V7 or V8 subsystems. DB2 Estimator does not need to connect to a DB2 subsystem in order to function.
DB2 Estimator can be used to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kfogarty.com/wordpress/2006/12/02/db2-estimator/</link>
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		<title>SELECT *</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is best enforce a standard whereby SELECT * is not used in any host programs.
The SELECT * statement is a temptation because it allows the programmer to avoid having to explicitly name each of the required columns. However, this convienience can be costly in terms of CPU time, elapsed time and maintenance of host [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kfogarty.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/select/</link>
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		<title>General Rules of Thumb</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some general rules of thumb that can be used in a DB2 environment:

Never use SELECT *:
As a general rule, a query should never ask DB2 for anything more than is required to satisfy the desired task. For maximum flexibility and efficiency, each query should access only the columns needed for the function that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kfogarty.com/wordpress/2006/10/31/general-rules-of-thumb/</link>
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		<title>II14224 DB2 V8.1 MIGRATION/FALLBACK INFOAPAR TO/FROM DB2 V9.1 AND UPGRADING R810</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Informational APAR on migrating from DB2 V8 to DB2 V9 on z/OS. The text can be viewed by clicking here.
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		<link>http://www.kfogarty.com/wordpress/2006/10/20/ii14224-db2-v81-migrationfallback-infoapar-tofrom-db2-v91-and-upgrading-r810/</link>
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