Sams Teach Yourself DB2 Universal Database in 21 Days 2nd Edition

624 pages | 2003-08-30 | CHM | 13 Mb An example-driven book that provides a practical approach to learning DB2 Universal Database quickly and easily. Susan Visser manages the DB2 Certification program, where she stays in constant contact with students and professionals learning DB2. Visser and Wong have worked on the DB2 team for more than 10 years. Perfect learning tool for college students, those changing careers, or for those moving from Microsoft Access or other entry-level databases. The DB2 market is hot. DB2 certifications have grown in excess of 500% since 1999. Uses hundreds of examples to teach the necessary skills to begin using DB2 and to pass the entry-level DB2 certification exam + the CD includes DB2. Marketshare for DB2 has been growing steadily over the past 5 years and with the recent release of DB2 Universal Database V8, the product has never had more momentum. Not only is the product used in every company on the Fortune 500, but it is becoming very popular in the small to medium sized businesses as well. This book focuses on performing tasks using the graphical interfaces and wizards that are provided with DB2 on the Windows platform. (DB2 also runs on z/OS, OS/400, AIX, Linux, HP-UX, and Sun Solaris.) Readers are guided through performing all the commonly used tasks to run DB2, including installing DB2, setting up DB2, creating databases and tables, populating the database with data, accessing the data, ensuring the database is tuned for performance. This book differs from the competition in that it provides examples and scenarios making it very easy for the reader to learn complicated tasks. It gives them everything they need for the commonly used tasks in a simple to understand manner. Quizzes and exercises strengthen the knowledge gained and ensure concepts are learned rather than memorized. Susan Visser worked as a technical writer and team lead on the DB2 product for 6 years before writing the first edition of this book in 1998. After writing the book, she worked as a Level 1 Support Analyst answering customer questions regarding DB2. For the past 4 years Susan has been running the worldwide IBM Data Management Certification program. This includes designing and writing multiple certification exams that cover the entire set of products in the IBM Data Management area, as well as publishing books and courses to help people pass the certification exams. Bill Wong has co-authored two certification guides for Prentice-Hall/Pearson Education. The V7 book was the best selling DB2 book for the past two years in a row and has written numerous articles for database trade publications. Bill has spent years working in technical sales support for IBM database products and has traveled around the world meeting customers to discuss their database requirements. Most recently, Bill has spent his time focusing on DB2 in the Linux, Life Sciences and Grid Computing environments. Links (13 Mb) Quote:http://rapidshare.com/files/140373876/0168.www.softarchive.net.rar