Author - Phil Grainger

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Db2 11 – End of Service

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When IBM announced their continuous delivery plans for IBM® Db2®, one question kept nagging at the...

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When Is zIIP Offload Not What It Seems?

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Minimizing the operating expense of your mainframe has never had a higher profile, nor been more...

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Reorging Db2 – Mundane Housekeeping or a High Performance...

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Every Db2 DBA knows that there are regular “housekeeping” tasks that you need to do to keep your...

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Db2 10 end of support and what it means to you

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While most of us are looking forward to the impending announcement from IBM as to when Db2 12 will...

Phil Grainger

Phil has 30 years experience of Db2, starting work long ago in 1987 with Db2 Version 1.2. Since then he has worked with all versions, including Db2 12.

From his beginnings as a Db2 DBA for one of the largest users of Db2 at that time in the UK, through his time at PLATINUM technology, his almost 10 years as Senior Principal Product Manager at CA and through to his current position with BMC Software, Phil has always been a keen supporter of user groups and is a regular speaker at both vendor sponsored and independent events. His work with IDUG includes being a past member of the European IDUG Planning Committee, an inductee into the IDUG Volunteer Hall of Fame and now Board Liaison for BMC Software

Phil has been honoured by IBM as an Analytics Champion from 2009 to 2017

Phil is now Lead Product Manager at BMC Software working in support of their Db2 tools portfolio

In addition, Phil is a regular contributor to the IDUG sponsored
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