Comments on: DB2 for Z/OS and DB2 for LINUX / WINDOWS/ AS400 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/db2-for-zos-and-db2-for-linux-windows-as400/ Sun, 19 May 2013 03:14:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: meandyou http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/db2-for-zos-and-db2-for-linux-windows-as400/#comment-80116 meandyou Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:43:30 +0000 #comment-80116 Znason & CharlieBrowne,

I am not quite as mature as you two. I’ve been doing this for about 36 years.

Yup. we called it “DP” back then. Some of my mentors called it “EDP” (electronic data processing). Lots of initialisms since then – IP, IS, MIS, too many to recollect.

No, never worked on a 1401. Oldest machine I worked on was an RCA Spectra something. (similar architecture as IBM; same assembler, etc).

Sometimes I feel old. Like just now my knees are killing me. :-)

]]> By: charliebrowne http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/db2-for-zos-and-db2-for-linux-windows-as400/#comment-80068 charliebrowne Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:24:50 +0000 #comment-80068 I started in Data Processing ;-) in 1967.
Started on Unit record equipment wiring panels.
Eventually moved to 360/20.
And like Znason, I will never leave the AS400 no matter what you call it.

]]> By: lovemyi http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/db2-for-zos-and-db2-for-linux-windows-as400/#comment-80060 lovemyi Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:45:15 +0000 #comment-80060 I would recommend that you stay with the z/OS route due to all the technical skills you have learned so you can manage the database with all it’s requirements. The AS/400/iSeries/IBM i DB2 database runs itself so you do not have to get into all the details that Oracle or even DB2 on other platforms need to do. The IBM i DB2 only needs DBAs for some of the larger companies that need new SQL indexes created for some of the newer and larger application packages like SAP and JD Edward. IF you want to get down into the nitty gritty of the database then IBM i is not the DB2 you want to focus on becasue it is self healing and correcting and you do not have to worry about allocating space, etc.

Lovemyi

]]> By: znason http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/db2-for-zos-and-db2-for-linux-windows-as400/#comment-80034 znason Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:46:59 +0000 #comment-80034 Been in IT (think we called Data Processing years ago) for around 44 years. Anyone every worked on IBM’s 1401? Seen it all… for me, I’m staying with AS/400 (I still like that name!).

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