DB2 LUW DBAs are no different than DBAs who manage other types of databases—they are constantly pulled in many directions at once, and they are asked to keep databases and applications that use those databases running smoothly. But unlike DB2 DBAs of the past—and I was one—chances are dwindling fast that DB2 is the only database (or primary database) that they need to be concerned with.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://blog.toadworld.com/dba-heroics-subdue-db2-performance-problems