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  • COBOL: EXTERNAL file Vs GLOBAL file

    Within a main program and each of its contained subprograms, data and files are normally private, which means that they are accessible only to the program in which they are contained. However, COBOL has provisions for sharing data and files among a main program and its subprograms. Procedure names and paragraph names are private to…

  • Sweet Spots of DB2 V11 with Hadoop

    Big data and business analytics represent the new IT battleground. Here is some stats: IDC estimates the big data market will reach $16.9 billion by 2015, and that enterprises will invest more than $120 billion to capture IDC estimates the big data market will reach $16.9 billion by 2015, and that enterprises will invest more…

  • 6 Steps: How to Fix SQL Query Performance Issue

    Check SQL performance gaps explained complete steps in this tutorial

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    Complete tutorial on IMS DB for learners and developers highly useful.