A New Approach to Managing Unstructured Data
A New Approach to Managing Unstructured Data
11 PagesA New Approach to Managing Unstructured Data Manage unstructured data stored in IBM ® Db2 ® LOBs for optimal data integrity By Craig S. Mullins President of Mullins Consulting, Inc.Table of Contents 03 Executive Summary 04 Unstructured Data 05 Data Management Challenges 07 Db2 ® LOBs Are Different Than Most Types of Db2 ® Data 09 Differences Pose Challenges 11 Conclusion 2Executive Summary As larger amounts and types of data are being used more commonly in business systems, relational database systems like IBM ® Db2 ® are being used to store more unstructured data. This requires different data types called “large objects”(LOBs). However, LOBs cannot be managed the same way as traditional data. The old utilities and tools that have been in use for years do not work
