The Official Introduction to DB2 for the Z/OS: Version 8 - Softcover

Sloan, Susan Graziano

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131477501 ISBN 13: 9780131477506

Publisher: IBM Pr, 2004

Synopsis

This is your complete introduction to Version 8 of DB2 UDB for z/OS. Here's all you need to get started with DB2 Version 8 database administration and development ... and to prepare for the new IBM DB2 Family Fundamentals exam, your first step toward DB2 certification. From basic relational database concepts to advanced topics such as data sharing, you'll find clear explanations and real-world insights, straight from the IBM lab where DB2 UDB for z/OS is developed.

About this title

From the Back Cover

• The complete IBM DB2 UDB for z/OS Version 8 tutorial
• The only book that covers the DB2 Fundamentals exam from a z/OS perspective
• From basic relational database concepts to advanced topics such as distributed data, Web applications, and data sharing
• For both database administrators and developers
• Written and reviewed by IBM experts at the laboratory where DB2 UDB for z/OS is developed

The definitive tutorial for new DB2 UDB for z/OS administrators and developers

This is your complete introduction to Version 8 of DB2 UDB for z/OS, the most powerful, scalable, and robust version of DB2 ever created. Here's all you need to get started with DB2 Version 8 database administration and development ... and to prepare for the new IBM DB2 Family Fundamentals exam, your first step toward DB2 certification. From basic relational database concepts to advanced topics such as data sharing, you'll find crystal-clear explanations and real-world insights, straight from the IBM lab where DB2 UDB for z/OS is developed. Coverage includes:

• DB2 UDB for z/OS and the DB2 family: overview and usage scenarios
• Data and system structures, business rules, transactions, packages, and more
• DB2 UDB for z/OS: architecture, facilities, and the z/OS Security Server
• Introduction to logical and physical database design
• Defining tables, table spaces, indexes, views, large objects, business rules, and more
• Working with SQL, the language of DB2
• Writing DB2 application programs
• Performance: caching, compression, locking/concurrency, and query optimization
• Day-to-day administration, including backup and recovery
• Web-based applications with DB2, WebSphere(R), and z/OS
• Distributing and sharing data for maximum flexibility, scalability, and availability
• Includes practice exam questions throughout the book

About the Author

SUSAN GRAZIANO SLOAN is an Advisory Software Engineer at IBM Silicon Valley Laboratory, San Jose, CA, where DB2 UDB for z/OS is developed. She has been team lead of the DB2 UDB for z/OS writing team since 2001, when she co-authored An Introduction to DB2 for OS/390, which earned a Merit Award in the Society for Technical Communication's Northern California competition.

Edition details

• Publisher: IBM Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0131477501
• ISBN 13: 9780131477506
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 496