Bernard Hesford of CHH Consulting says, “CHH tries to look at marketplace needs and focus on the key areas for IBM System i/iSeries installations today. We determined we needed a first class toolset offering to assist our customers with ensuring high performance SQL DB2 database access. Our thinking about the “need” was fairly straightforward and along the following lines. 

SQL has become the industry standard for relational database definition and access. More and more System i/iSeries installations are “modernising” their DB2 usage to SQL with the attendant benefits it brings – performance, standardisation, openness and data integrity. Additionally, IBM continues to spend its development dollars for improved database access on the SQE, the SQL Query Engine on IBM System i.

Quite simply, SQL with DB2 on System i/iSeries is the future …

particularly in light of the ever increasing use of Business Intelligence (BI) for understanding customer needs/habits, spotting new trends and making informed business decisions. We are delighted to partner with Centerfield Technology, the clear leader in performance tools for SQL intensive environments”.

From Centerfield’s Mark Holm, “Centerfield is very pleased to partner with CHH to serve IBM System i customers who need expert DB2 and SQL performance optimization. Combining the expertise of CHH with Centerfield’s leading edge software just makes sense. We look forward to working with CHH to provide high value to the IBM System i market in the UK and beyond.”

About CHH Consulting

CHH Consulting is a UK IT consultancy and software company based in Manchester, England. It focuses on practical and affordable solutions in the areas of Applications, Security, Availability and Virtualisation for the iSeries/System i.  Its solutions cover the main iSeries/System i Server together with all Wintel LAN/WAN security solution requirements regarding access to and from the Internet. 

Website: http://www.chhconsulting.com

About Centerfield Technology

For 10 years, Centerfield Technology has created a set of groundbreaking tools that help companies and ISVs more effectively utilize the AS/400, iSeries, and System i5 (System i). Today Centerfield helps clients manage complex databases, SQL-based applications with that tools deliver high performance database access, reduce the time needed to diagnose application issues and control unrestricted access to System i data.

Website: http://www.centerfieldtechnology.com

Centerfield Technology

Jenniefer Halverson

Director IBM System i Client Partners

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