DB2® High Performance Design and Tuning - Hardcover

Yevich, Richard A.; Lawson, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0132037955 ISBN 13: 9780132037952

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2000

Synopsis

This is the first comprehensive core book on the DB2 database, its characteristics and how to tune it for maximum performance. The authors are the leading and most visible expertsin DB2 in the world, having written over 1000 articles on the subject. The foreword is by: Roger Miller, DB2 Lead Architect, IBM Corporation. Covers Version 7 of DB2.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Improve the performance of any IBM DB2 database with expert Version 6.x and 7.0 tuning techniques!

• The only all-in-one, start-to-finish guide to maximizing DB2 performance!
• Top 20 DB2 Performance Myths-and what to do about them
• Includes exclusive, in-depth coverage of DB2 Versions 6.x and 7!
• Tuning for the DB2 designers, developers and administrators
• Design and tuning for robust e-commerce functionality

Foreword by Roger Miller, IBM Lead DB2 Strategist

This is the most comprehensive, practical DB2 optimization guide ever published! World-renowned DB2 consultants Richard Yevich and Susan Lawson cover all aspects of DB2 performance tuning: hardware, physical design, application coding, SQL, stored procedures, triggers, Java, and beyond. Review I/O, storage management, SMS usage, CPU tuning, memory tuning, and bufferpool design. Master every key DB2 database design optimization, including indexing, code and reference tables, and supporting the DB2 Catalog and Directory. Discover start-to-finish application development techniques proven to deliver outstanding performance, including commit strategies, application interfaces, and superior SQL coding techniques.

• Top 20 DB2 Performance Myths―and what to do about them!
• Based on hands-on experience at hundreds of DB2 installations
• Includes hands-on, in-depth coverage of data sharing and DB2 Version 7!
• For developers, designers, and DBAs

From OLAP to OLTP, e-business to high availability, troubleshooting to long-term monitoring, this book covers it all. You'll be amazed at how much more performance you can squeeze out of your DB2 system―with DB2 High Performance Development & Tuning!

About the Author

RICHARD YEVICH is an internationally recognized consultant and teacher and principal of YL&A, Inc., a firm specializing in consulting, performance audits, performance publications, and Web database software development which assists businesses in exploiting e-commerce technologies. An IBM Gold Consultant for DB2 and S/390, he co-authored Data Warehouse Practical Advice from the Experts (Prentice Hall PTR) and DB2 Answers, and is widely published in trade journals and magazines.

SUSAN LAWSON, Principal Consultant with YL&A, has worked with DB2 for over a dozen years. She has served as an IBM Data Sharing advocate, supporting many large DB2 customers and providing technical expertise for migration to DB2 Data Sharing in Parallel Sysplex environments. Now a Director of the Midwest DB2 Users Group and IBM Gold Consultant for DB2 and S/390, she is Technical Editor of the IDUG Solutions Journal.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0132037955
• ISBN 13: 9780132037952
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 736