Have you thought about the fact that a lack of security within your enterprise can mean your job? Well, don't despair; you may not realize it, but DB2 DBAs have the power to help organizations change. Let's strategize....quietly...together (ssshhhh it's a secret).

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If you are using (or are planning to use) DB2 AUDITING, please help me as I look for clues and try to find the 'truth' about the audit_buf_sz DBM CFG parameter.

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I promised in an earlier post that I'd share thoughts on how to keep your SECADM from quitting when you upgrade to 9.7. But, if the Latte and cookie approach doesn't work, then you're on your own. (I'm kidding...there's more).

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When I first caught sight of that huge orange moon, I was driving home from work, having a mental conversation with myself about how often abnormalities indicate a risk or a threat...or a security obsessed DBA (one, or all of those) and then I saw that beautiful moon…and I thought….I have to find a way to tie this into my blog. Guess I just did.

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Today’s post is about INTEL, (not the company, the spy stuff) and databases that are being migrated to the big time world of 9.7. I’ve always wanted to be a spy and with the name BOND, I think I’m a natural.

Ok, on to the intelligence gathering…migrated databases and the new authorities require some investigation.