DB2 Universal Database for OS/390: An Introduction to DB2 OS390 Version 7 - Softcover

Sloan, Susan Graziano; Hernandez, Ann Kilty

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013019848X ISBN 13: 9780130198488

Verlag: IBM Press, 2000

Inhaltsangabe

Spurred by IBM's success with DB2, thousands of new users are working with DB2 on OS/390 mainframes for the first time. Now, direct from IBM, there's an authoritative introductory guide to running DB2 in OS/390 environments. This book offers a practical, hands-on overview of everything new users need to know, from relational database and SQL fundamentals to basic design, administration, and application development. Now, new DB2 for OS/390 users have a single source for detailed introductions to every aspect of working with IBM's flagship database on mainframe platforms. The book reviews basic relational database concepts, SQL, the fundamentals of database design, the key tasks associated with day-to-day database administration in mainframe environments, application development, and more. Next, it introduces new users to a wide range of DB2's most sophisticated capabilities, including data sharing, distributed data, and Web access. For readers ready to go beyond the fundamentals, it also includes extensive cross-references to other IBM books and information resources. For all developers, administrators, managers, and end users new to DB2 for OS/390 -- including those familiar with DB2 or other databases on other platforms, as well as those new to enterprise databases.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Susan Sloan is a programmer and database administrator at IBM's Santa Teresa Laboratory in San Jose, CA, where DB2 for OS/390 was developed; Ann Kilty Hernandez is a technical writer there. They both have extensive experience working with DB2 in communications and marketing roles.

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• Specially designed for new users
• Up-to-date information for Version 7 of DB2 for OS/390
• Written and reviewed at the IBM lab where DB2 for OS/390 is developed

Foreword by DB2 for OS/390 Architect Roger Miller

• DB2 for OS/390: concepts, architecture, and fundamental skills
• Practical application coverage includes Web and distributed environments
• Day-to-day administration and performance optimization

Spurred by DB2's powerful capabilities and performance, thousands of new users are working with DB2 on OS/390 mainframes for the first time. Now, IBM delivers an authoritative guide to DB2 in OS/390 environments for every new and prospective user. An Introduction to DB2 for OS/390 covers all you need to know, from relational database and SQL fundamentals to design, development, deployment, administration, and optimization.

Start with an overview of the DB2 for OS/390 applications and key components and how DB2 for OS/390 fits into IBM's overall data management strategy. Understand DB2 for OS/390's fundamental concepts and architecture, including databases, tables, and SQL. Next, master key skills for effective development, including object and relationship design, coding techniques, and transforming designs into effective applications.

An Introduction to DB2 for OS/390 presents extensive coverage of day-to-day database administration and performance optimization tasks in mainframe environments, as well as advanced techniques for using DB2 for OS/390 in distributed and Web-centered environments. Coverage includes:

• Current features and capabilities
• Key DB2 for OS/390 tools for rapid deployment, easy administration, and enhanced performance
• Guidance on data modeling for relational databases
• Information about advanced topics such as data sharing
• References to even more detailed information on every key topic

Whether you're a developer, administrator, manager, student, or end user, if you're new to DB2 for OS/390, this is the book to start with. And if you've worked with DB2 for OS/390 before, you can benefit from having this book as a quick reference on a variety of DB2 topics.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: IBM Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 013019848X
• ISBN 13: 9780130198488
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 480
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