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Paperback. Zustand: New. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first release of DB2, this book highlights the important milestones, capabilities, and impacts of the database management software for IBM s mainframe operating system. Special focus is given to IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator, covering the key design and operational aspects that enable IBM DB2 for z/OS clients to benefit from faster performance, reduced CPU usage, and lower costs. The second half of the book discusses performance enhancements and cost-saving measures in the version 10 release and is rich with hints and tips for a successful upgrade. A special section on query performance and IBM DB2 Optimizer illustrates how DB2 10 addresses customer issues such as reducing total cost of ownership while maintaining stability and reliability. The final section is a collection of case studies in which DB2 10 for z/OS customers share their migration experiences and articulate the business benefits they are seeing since upgrading to the new release.

Paperback. Zustand: New. A practical guide for today's chief data officers to define and manage data governance programs The relatively new role of chief data officer (CDO) has been created to address the issue of managing a company's data as a strategic asset, but the problem is that there is no universally accepted "playbook" for this role. Magnifying the challenge is the rapidly increasing volume and complexity of data, as well as regulatory compliance as it relates to data. In this book, Sunil Soares provides a practical guide for today's chief data officers to manage data as an asset while delivering the trusted data required to power business initiatives, from the tactical to the transformative. The guide describes the relationship between the CDO and the data governance team, whose task is the formulation of policy to optimize, secure, and leverage information as an enterprise asset by aligning the objectives of multiple functions. Soares provides unique insight into the role of the CDO and presents a blueprint for implementing data governance successfully within the context of the position. With practical advice CDOs need, this book helps establish new data governance practices or mature existing practices.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Written by a leading expert in the field of information governance, this book is the only available that focuses specifically on IBM solutions and the convergence of two major trends in information management today: big data and information governance. Nontechnical in nature and geared toward business audiences responsible for the analytics of big data, the book provides a big data governance framework with three dimensions: big data types, information governance disciplines, and industries and functions. Practitioners can use the knowledge presented in this book to understand big data support across the IBM InfoSphere portfolio, including DataStage, Streams, QualityStage, MDM, Guardium, Optim, and Data Explorer. They will also learn about the integration between IBM Business Process Manager Express and IBM InfoSphere in terms of integrating information governance, big data, and business process management.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Data is becoming the world's new "natural resource," transforming industries and professions across the board. Smart, innovative organizations know that data is the new basis of gaining a competitive advantage. DB2 for z/OS remains the leading database for storing mission-critical data. This book explains how DB2 for z/OS and supporting products enable businesses to use their data to gain a competitive advantage.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Roger E. Sanders, a leading DB2 author and an active participant in the development of DB2 certification exams, covers everything a reader needs to know to take and pass the DB2 10.5 DBA for LUW Upgrade from DB2 10.1 certification exam. This set of study notes takes the reader through each of the topics: DB2 server management; physical design; monitoring DB2 activity; high availability; and utilities. In addition, this book contains a complete practice exam with 60 questions, which closely models the actual 311 exam, along with a detailed answer key.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Sanders, Roger (illustrator). Data warehouses and data lakes each evolved to meet a set of specific technology and business needs and values. As organizations often need both, there has been increasing demand for convergence of both technologies. Thus, the lakehouse was born. A lakehouse couples the cost benefits and versatility of data lakes with the data structure and high-performance data management capabilities of data warehouses into a single unified data store that can be consistently and efficiently accessed, governed, analyzed and consumed by AI applications. Lakehouses are designed to help organizations get more from their existing investment in data warehouses and data lakes. It supports the existence of both through access to and management of a larger variety of combined data for increased flexibility, enhancing business intelligence and AI initiatives by revealing deeper insights into an organization's data estates. This book is intended for technical communities, such as developers, data scientists, and C-level IT executives, as well as business communities, such as business managers requiring self-service analytics / AI, and C-level business executives.

Paperback. Zustand: New. A practical guide for today's chief data officers to define and manage data governance programs The relatively new role of chief data officer (CDO) has been created to address the issue of managing a company's data as a strategic asset, but the problem is that there is no universally accepted "playbook" for this role. Magnifying the challenge is the rapidly increasing volume and complexity of data, as well as regulatory compliance as it relates to data. In this book, Sunil Soares provides a practical guide for today's chief data officers to manage data as an asset while delivering the trusted data required to power business initiatives, from the tactical to the transformative. The guide describes the relationship between the CDO and the data governance team, whose task is the formulation of policy to optimize, secure, and leverage information as an enterprise asset by aligning the objectives of multiple functions. Soares provides unique insight into the role of the CDO and presents a blueprint for implementing data governance successfully within the context of the position. With practical advice CDOs need, this book helps establish new data governance practices or mature existing practices.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Data is becoming the world's new "natural resource," transforming industries and professions across the board. Smart, innovative organizations know that data is the new basis of gaining a competitive advantage. DB2 for z/OS remains the leading database for storing mission-critical data. This book explains how DB2 for z/OS and supporting products enable businesses to use their data to gain a competitive advantage.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Skewering a vast array of technology topics that apply to IT professionals and laypeople alike, this compilation of MC Press' popular MC TNT Tips 'n Tirades online column follows the author as he searches for the answer to that eternal question: Is technology more hindrance than help? Wry critiques of the pitfalls of eBay, the dangers of online surgical advice, the value of pet cloning technology, the trouble with jargon junkies, and cell phone etiquette are doled out masterfully. For those who work with, own, appreciate, or hate all that modern science has to offer, this collection of keen insights and clever musings on the often hilarious interaction between technology and human beings offers an entertaining and delightful look at the frustrations and laughs that are a part of techie culture. On Spam: ""When telemarketing calls, spam, and regular junk mail fully clog all other forms of communication, the only remaining option will be to accept visitors to my home office, and I really don't want to have to clean up my place."". On Merging TVs and Computers: ""I have never spent a moment worrying that,while working on my computer, I might miss the latest episode of a new 'reality' show during which Betty Sue of Ohmigosh,Wisconsin, challenges her fears of insects and heights, and particularly insects at heights, by eating 27 live cockroaches while jumping out of an airplane."". On Surgery Webcasts: ""After a long session of Web surfing, Ethel, the frugal wife, calls out,'Sam, stop worrying about how we're going to pay for that hernia operation you need. I just learned how to perform it myself. It looks easy.We'll save a bundle if I do it for you.' . On Checking Your BlackBerry on Vacation: ""I hate to be the one to break it to you, but you're not that important. The world will get along just fine without you for a week. Enjoy your holiday."". On Celebrities Getting Their Cell Phones and PDAs Hacked: ""I find it ironic that these people spend small fortunes on publicists who try to help them reach the masses, but then they get angry when the masses reach them.".

Paperback. Zustand: New. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first release of DB2, this book highlights the important milestones, capabilities, and impacts of the database management software for IBM s mainframe operating system. Special focus is given to IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator, covering the key design and operational aspects that enable IBM DB2 for z/OS clients to benefit from faster performance, reduced CPU usage, and lower costs. The second half of the book discusses performance enhancements and cost-saving measures in the version 10 release and is rich with hints and tips for a successful upgrade. A special section on query performance and IBM DB2 Optimizer illustrates how DB2 10 addresses customer issues such as reducing total cost of ownership while maintaining stability and reliability. The final section is a collection of case studies in which DB2 10 for z/OS customers share their migration experiences and articulate the business benefits they are seeing since upgrading to the new release.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Many organizations recognize the value and benefits Artificial Intelligence (AI) can bring if implemented correctly. This topic is outlined in the authors' previous book, Artificial Intelligence: Evolution and Revolution. A long-standing challenge that many organizations continue to face is preparing for AI and making sure that their data and assets are accessible, manageable, and governed and are of the right quality so that they can be consumed by new and existing AI applications in order to infuse AI across the enterprise to help drive smarter business outcomes. Over the years, numerous paradigms and efforts have attempted to address the complexities of managing sprawling and disparate data silos, but all seemed to have fallen short of their promises and expectations. Organizations need the flexibility to put their data and assets where it makes most business sense, whether that' s on premises or in the private or public cloud. This book attempts to explain the concepts and values that a data fabric approach can deliver to both technical and business communities.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Sanders, Roger (illustrator). Data warehouses and data lakes each evolved to meet a set of specific technology and business needs and values. As organizations often need both, there has been increasing demand for convergence of both technologies. Thus, the lakehouse was born. A lakehouse couples the cost benefits and versatility of data lakes with the data structure and high-performance data management capabilities of data warehouses into a single unified data store that can be consistently and efficiently accessed, governed, analyzed and consumed by AI applications. Lakehouses are designed to help organizations get more from their existing investment in data warehouses and data lakes. It supports the existence of both through access to and management of a larger variety of combined data for increased flexibility, enhancing business intelligence and AI initiatives by revealing deeper insights into an organization's data estates. This book is intended for technical communities, such as developers, data scientists, and C-level IT executives, as well as business communities, such as business managers requiring self-service analytics / AI, and C-level business executives.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Many organizations recognize the value and benefits Artificial Intelligence (AI) can bring if implemented correctly. This topic is outlined in the authors' previous book, Artificial Intelligence: Evolution and Revolution. A long-standing challenge that many organizations continue to face is preparing for AI and making sure that their data and assets are accessible, manageable, and governed and are of the right quality so that they can be consumed by new and existing AI applications in order to infuse AI across the enterprise to help drive smarter business outcomes. Over the years, numerous paradigms and efforts have attempted to address the complexities of managing sprawling and disparate data silos, but all seemed to have fallen short of their promises and expectations. Organizations need the flexibility to put their data and assets where it makes most business sense, whether that' s on premises or in the private or public cloud. This book attempts to explain the concepts and values that a data fabric approach can deliver to both technical and business communities.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Roger E. Sanders, a leading DB2 author and an active participant in the development of DB2 certification exams, covers everything a reader needs to know to take and pass the DB2 10.5 DBA for LUW Upgrade from DB2 10.1 certification exam. This set of study notes takes the reader through each of the topics: DB2 server management; physical design; monitoring DB2 activity; high availability; and utilities. In addition, this book contains a complete practice exam with 60 questions, which closely models the actual 311 exam, along with a detailed answer key.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Providing expert knowledge about the features in the new release of DB2 for z/OS, this extensive guide details the innovations of DB2 10's SQL and pureXML enhancements-which increase productivity, enhance performance, and simplify application ports. DB2 for z/OS continues to be the undisputed leader in total system availability, scalability, security, and reliability at the lowest cost per transaction. This resource focuses on the features and functions of DB2 10 for IT, including improving operational efficiencies and reducing costs, as well as covering innovations in resiliency for business-critical information, rapid application and warehouse deployment for business growth, and enhanced business analytics and mathematical functions with QMF.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Through a series of case studies from a variety of industries to show how customer experience analytics (CEA) is reshaping business, this book explores the technologies available to help businesses create a competitive advantage and real-time relationship with customers. This book provides a program based in business values that appeal to senior management and a solution architecture that utilizes the fast, intelligent, and productive capabilities of CEA. Exploring the internet's impact on consumer power, this book reflects on the sophistication of business markets in multisupplier management, electronic gateways, and customer and product data across the supply hierarchy.

Paperback. Zustand: New. The relational database-management system DB2 9.7 is given detailed and comprehensive treatment in this exam-preparation resource. Compiled from presentation material used in the popular "Crammer Course" at the IBM Information On Demand Conference, everything required for certification is presented here, including server management, design, business rules implementation, activity monitoring, security, and networking. An essential resource, this guide is helpful when studying to pass the official DB2 9.7 for LUW DBA certification exam.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Written for those gifted coders and programmers who get wrapped up in how complex their code is and forget the basics of how to be successful in a corporate culture, this guide will help put these programmers on the fast track to promotions and raises. Programmers fresh out of technical school are shown how to make the transition into a corporate setting by managing the interview process, learning from the programmers already in the workplace, and learning the business side of programming. Seasoned programmers are provided with tips on how to please supervisors, how to maximize their worth in corporations, and how to develop mentoring relationships. Advice on moving out of the corporate world and becoming an entrepreneur either in the consulting arena, in writing package software, or in founding a software development company is also provided.

Paperback. Zustand: New. In DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration Upgrade Certification Study Guide, Roger E. Sanders-one of the world's leading DB2 authors and an active participant in the development of IBM's DB2 certification exams-covers everything a reader needs to know to pass the short-but notoriously challenging-DB2 9 for LUW DBA Certification Upgrade exam (Exam 736).This specialized study guide steps you through all of the topics that are covered on the exam, including server management, data placement, XML concepts, activity analysis, high availability, database security, and much more. Everything new to DB2 9 that you will need to know in order to successfully pass the exam is covered in this book.Taking and passing the DB2 9 for LUW DBA Certification Upgrade exam (Exam 736) provides validation that you have mastered DB2 9. Passing this exam also earns you the IBM Certified Database Administrator or Advanced Database Administrator certification.This concentrated guide includes an extensive set of practice questions in each chapter that closely models the actual exam, along with an answer key with a full description of why the answer is the correct one. No other source gives you this much help in passing the exam.With the DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration Upgrade Certification Study Guide, you will:. Gain the knowledge necessary to pass the DB2 9 for LUW DBA Upgrade Certification exam (Exam 736) . Discover the changes to DB2 9 that you'll need to know in order to be successful when taking the exam . Receive an explanation of every topic included on the test.by someone involved in the creation of the actual exam . Find 60 practice questions based on the actual exam's format and approach, along with comprehensive answers to the test questions to help you gain understanding.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Mastering IBM i Security provides you with the how-to for using the modern interfaces provided in IBM i 7.5 and recent Technology Refreshes to manage your IBM i security configuration. Carol provides practical examples of using IBM i Access Client Solutions, including Run SQL Scripts, the New Navigator browser interface, Authority Collection, and IBM i Services to gain a better understanding of your IBM i configuration. Also included are examples of taking advantage of the new security features introduced in IBM i 7.5. Mastering IBM i Security provides you with the how-to for discovering, maintaining, reporting on, and successfully changing your IBM i security configuration. Throughout the book, Carol provides expertise from her 20+ years of consulting to successfully use modern technologies to perform the investigation required for tasks such as securing objects, removing users' excess capabilities, moving the system to a higher security level, moving the system to a higher password level, securing SSH, securing the IFS, reducing the risk of malware infection, and more.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Mastering IBM i Security provides you with the how-to for using the modern interfaces provided in IBM i 7.5 and recent Technology Refreshes to manage your IBM i security configuration. Carol provides practical examples of using IBM i Access Client Solutions, including Run SQL Scripts, the New Navigator browser interface, Authority Collection, and IBM i Services to gain a better understanding of your IBM i configuration. Also included are examples of taking advantage of the new security features introduced in IBM i 7.5. Mastering IBM i Security provides you with the how-to for discovering, maintaining, reporting on, and successfully changing your IBM i security configuration. Throughout the book, Carol provides expertise from her 20+ years of consulting to successfully use modern technologies to perform the investigation required for tasks such as securing objects, removing users' excess capabilities, moving the system to a higher security level, moving the system to a higher password level, securing SSH, securing the IFS, reducing the risk of malware infection, and more.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Targeting Web 2.0 IT professionals and developers, this important resource provides essential information on IBM's Enterprise Generation Language (EGL) and the exciting new EGL Rich UI for the IBM i platform. The first half explains how the EGL Rich UI takes advantage of the powerful EGL syntax to provide increased flexibility while designing complex interactive user interfaces from the ground up. This can allow for building Rich Internet Applications that take advantage of popular frameworks such as Dojo and services from Google, all integrated together with EGL Rich UI's built-in widget library. Following is an exploration into harnessing IBM i, the new open and advanced business application server, through EGL's ability to make simple connections from rich clients to back end business services.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is a way of organizing software. If your company's development projects adhere to the principles of SOA, the outcome will be an inventory of modular units called ""services,"" which allow for a quick response to change.This book tells the SOA story in a simple, straightforward manner that will help you understand not only the buzzwords and benefits, but also the technologies that underlie SOA: XML, WSDL, SOAP, XPath, BPEL, SCA, and SDO. And through it all, the authors provide business examples and illustrations, giving a practical meaning to abstract ideas.SOA for the Business Developer. Gives a detailed overview of Extensible Markup Language (XML), including namespaces and XML schema. Describes Web Services Definition Language (WSDL) and SOAP, the standard SOA technologies. Gives a clear tutorial on XML Path Language (XPath), a language for deriving data from transmitted messages and other sources. XPath is useful for working with a variety of other technologies, including several described in this book. Gives comprehensive details on BPEL 2.0, a language that coordinates services and whose preceding version is already in numerous products. Our coverage is sufficient for most of your work with BPEL and includes a quick-reference guide. Introduces Service Component Architecture (SCA), a proposed standard for composing and deploying applications. You're sure to hear more of SCA, which is sponsored by 18 companies, including IBM, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems. Introduces Service Data Objects (SDO), a proposed standard for representing data in a single way, even if the data comes from different types of data sources. SDO is likely to accompany SCA into the limelight.

Paperback. Zustand: New. This book introduces technology and business professionals to IBM's cloud-computing product offerings, including IBM PureApplication System, Bluemix, and SoftLayer. IT professionals and decision makers will learn concepts they need to prepare them to develop, deploy, and manage business applications in an IBM cloud environment. The primer teaches novice to intermediate users how to work with private, public, and hybrid clouds; employ cloud software patterns; and architect and orchestrate cloud topologies. This book is particularly geared toward people working in IT organizations that are ready to implement cloud solutions or are considering adopting the cloud platform. The core cloud topics-development, deployment, provisioning, operations, monitoring, self-service, and APIs-are discussed with hands-on, real-world examples. No other cloud book covers the spectrum of topics that truly show Platform as a Service (PaaS) as a viable and cost-effective option. You'll learn the essence of the cloud platform: rapid deployment of enterprise-level software in a secure environment.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Written by experts in the field, this indispensable guide provides a services-patterns approach to transforming IT infrastructures to a virtualized state to derive compelling business value for organizations. Thorough and informative, this account will demonstrate how businesses can become more productive in managing overall costs, more agile in provisioning new business services and improving time to market, more proactive in catering to rapidly changing business models and client demands, and more charged as an engine for fueling business growth.

Paperback. Zustand: New. Working through many of the concepts and skills needed by intermediate and advanced PHP developers, this book is specifically designed to help good PHP developers become indispensable ones. Topics include debugging, test-driven development, web-based development, advanced object-oriented programming, and web security, and the book also takes an in-depth look at the new PHP Toolkit for IBM i provided by Zend Technologies. Upon completion of this book, readers will be able to use its principles as a basis for architecting complex applications, building web services according to the best standards currently available, significantly reducing the time spent discovering and fixing errors in code, designing architectures that are testable and predictable, building secure applications by protecting against most known attacks, and avoiding and preparing for common performance issues.

Paperback. Zustand: New. This book provides a friendly, practical introduction to open source development options for programmers who build applications to run on IBM i computers. The author dispenses guidance to help developers get into open source in a strategic way-for example, helping them to assess the tools and platforms based on criteria such as their business needs, capabilities of the open source technologies, and career development considerations. Readers will take away a clear understanding of open source on IBM i platforms and tools, how these tools fit in with IBM i app development, and the next steps they must take in order to start developing with open source technologies.

Paperback. Zustand: New. A creative look at the fundamentals of PHP programming, this manual shows practical but atypical examples of PHP code. Theories, considerations, and varying options-such as binary protocols, sharing data, extending PHP with Java, and scaling PHP applications with messaging-are presented as new approaches to solving problems. Taking into consideration operating system level options, this programming reference goes beyond the basics to offer more advanced and innovative options for building PHP applications.

Paperback. Zustand: New. This guide teaches programmers who have been left behind in the IBM i's evolution to code more productively and modernize their business applications. Shirey uses a casual, humorous teaching style to explain the concepts, along with plenty of code examples. Readers will gain confidence in areas that may be new to them and use the provided examples to practice what they've learned. The manual is structured so that whether they are using the latest IBM i technology or an older version, readers will learn methods to improve coding and applications, as well as become comfortable with writing programs using ILE RPG, free-format RPG, and Model-View-Controller (MVC).

Paperback. Zustand: New. This book introduces technology and business professionals to IBM's cloud-computing product offerings, including IBM PureApplication System, Bluemix, and SoftLayer. IT professionals and decision makers will learn concepts they need to prepare them to develop, deploy, and manage business applications in an IBM cloud environment. The primer teaches novice to intermediate users how to work with private, public, and hybrid clouds; employ cloud software patterns; and architect and orchestrate cloud topologies. This book is particularly geared toward people working in IT organizations that are ready to implement cloud solutions or are considering adopting the cloud platform. The core cloud topics-development, deployment, provisioning, operations, monitoring, self-service, and APIs-are discussed with hands-on, real-world examples. No other cloud book covers the spectrum of topics that truly show Platform as a Service (PaaS) as a viable and cost-effective option. You'll learn the essence of the cloud platform: rapid deployment of enterprise-level software in a secure environment.