RE: IBM DB2 Information Management Technical Conference

Another part of the 'why iSeries DB2 is ignored' situation is the vast
majority of iSeries programmers don't use the relational (ala DB2)
features of the database. When you don't use SQL, and the closest you
get to a query language is some OPNQRYF statement, the topics that are
discussed in DB2 Magazine or the DB2 IMTC really don't apply. Folks on
this list are different, but that's why they're on this list - they
want to exploit the power of the iSeries, and they want to learn.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: IBM DB2 Information Management Technical Conference
> From: Alan Campin <Alan.Campin@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, June 30, 2005 9:20 pm
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> >> I have a subscrition to IBM's DB2 Magazine, but it hardly ever mentions 
> >> the 
> >> AS/400. 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> I don't think that DB2 for AS400/iSeries has the same 
> >> functionality/capabilities as the other flavours of DB2 mentioned (in the 
> >> flyer) or covered (in the mag).
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 
> Even the people who work on it don't know what the Iseries is capable of!
> 
> The Iseries at one time was behind the rest but IBM has brought the Iseries 
> up to almost the same level and every release adds more. 
> 
> I think you would find that the Iseries compares favorably with any of the 
> other versions but is so far ahead of the others in one respect and that is 
> stability. All other DB2's run as jobs on top of the operating system. 
> Iseries is part of the operating system. When's the last time you heard of an 
> ISeries database having problems? 
> 
> Iseries has the functions and the stability. I know other people working with 
> DB2 on other platforms that sure don't report that kind of experience. 
> 
> All this represents is the constant never ending battle with IBM corporate. 
> If it isn't a mainframe or runs on a mainframe, it doesn't exist. I remember 
> starting on the System 38, 20 years ago and the hatred IBM corporate had for 
> the System 38. I don't things have changed very much. Can't even get them to 
> mention the name of the damn product at shareholders meetings. 
> 
> IBM corporate has always treated the System 38/AS400/iSeries/i5 as the enemy 
> and continues to do so. So, of course, they don't even mention the 
> AS/400-Iseries in the magazine or in a conference. We don't exist to them. 
> They just keep saying it over and over again. 
> 
> Oh well. Rant done.   
> 
> 
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