- IBM's definitive, authoritative DB2 for OS/390 and z/OS reference and self-study guide!
- The only comprehensive IBM(r) DB2 UDB V7.1 for OS/390 certification prep guide
- Covers administration, security, SQL, application development, tuning, and much more
- Contains dozens of expert DB2 tips, techniques and guidelines
- CD-ROM contains complete DB2 for OS/390 sample exam
Written by IBM Gold Consultants for DB2 and S/390
- The total resource for every professional running DB2 UDB V7.1 in OS/390 and z/OS environments
- Database administration, security, monitoring, tuning, SQL, and application development
- Sample test questions help you prepare for IBM's new DB2 UDB V7.1 for OS/390 exams
The CD-ROM included with this book contains a complete IBM DB2 for OS/390 certification sample exam.
IBM's DB2 Universal Database Version 7.1 for OS/390 delivers unparalleled performance, scalability, and reliability in today's enterprise e-business environments! Now, there's a complete, authoritative guide to deploying, managing, and developing applications with DB2 UDB V7.1 in both OS/390 and z/OS environments―and preparing for IBM's updated DB2 UDB V7.1 for OS/390 certification exam!
Direct from IBM, this comprehensive day-to-day reference for running DB2 UDB in OS/390 and z/OS environments is also the only book with the in-depth knowledge professionals need in order to pass IBM's latest DB2 for OS/390DBA certification exam. Full of expert tips, techniques, and guidelines, it covers virtually every aspect of working with DB2 UDB in enterprise server: administration, connectivity, development, and much more.
IBM Gold Consultants Richard Yevich and Susan Lawson present start-to-finish coverage of DB2's latest and most powerful enhancements, tools, and utilities, showing how to make the most of DB2 running on both OS/390 and next-generation z/OS platforms. Coverage includes:
- An overview of the DB2 UDB product family
- DB2 in OS/390 and z/OS environments: address spaces, attachments, interfaces, commands, and utilities
- Comprehensive security coverage, including access controls and auditing techniques
- SQL in depth: DB2 data structures, database objects, basic database design, and advanced coding
- DB2 UDB administration: maintaining data, backup/recovery, and more
- Performance monitoring and optimization: access paths, indexes, parallelism, buffer pool tuning, and subsystem tuning
- Data sharing: architecture and implementation in a Parallel Sysplex environment
- Detailed application development coverage: database extenders, cursors, stored procedures, triggers, object-relational extensions, locking, and concurrency
Whether you're deploying DB2 UDB V7.1 in an OS/390 environment, managing DB2 UDB V7.1, preparing for DB2 UDB V7.1 certification, or all three, DB2 Universal Database Version 7.1 for OS/390 Certification Guide will be your single most valuable resource.
Direct from IBM, this comprehensive day-to-day reference for running DB2 UDB in OS/390 environments is also the only book that delivers the depth of knowledge professionals need to pass IBM's challenging DB2 for OS/390 certification exam. Full of useful tips, practical techniques, and expert guidelines, it covers virtually every aspect of working with DB2 UDB in OS/390 and z/OS environments: administration, connectivity, middleware, development, and much more. Richard Yevich and Susan Lawson begin with a detailed introduction to the DB2 UDB product family, the DB2 environment, and essential DB2 access controls, including subsystem access, access to DB2 objects, and auditing. In Part II, the authors introduce SQL, reviewing data structures, database objects, basic database design, and advanced SQL techniques for OLAP and other applications. Yevich and Lawson present in-depth coverage of DB2 UDB administration: maintaining and sharing data; database monitoring, tuning, and recovery; and more.