Synopsis
DB2 Developer's Guide is the field's #1 go-to source for on-the-job information on programming and administering DB2 on IBM z/OS mainframes. Now, three-time IBM Information Champion Craig S. Mullins has thoroughly updated this classic for DB2 v9 and v10. Mullins fully covers new DB2 innovations including temporal database support; hashing; universal tablespaces; pureXML; performance, security and governance improvements; new data types, and much more. Using current versions of DB2 for z/OS, readers will learn how to: * Build better databases and applications for CICS, IMS, batch, CAF, and RRSAF * Write proficient, code-optimized DB2 SQL * Implement efficient dynamic and static SQL applications * Use binding and rebinding to optimize applications * Efficiently create, administer, and manage DB2 databases and applications * Design, build, and populate efficient DB2 database structures for online, batch, and data warehousing * Improve the performance of DB2 subsystems, databases, utilities, programs, and SQL stat DB2 Developer's Guide, Sixth Edition builds on the unique approach that has made previous editions so valuable. It combines: * Condensed, easy-to-read coverage of all essential topics: information otherwise scattered through dozens of documents * Detailed discussions of crucial details within each topic * Expert, field-tested implementation advice * Sensible examples
À propos de l?auteur
Craig S. Mullins is a data management strategist, researcher, and consultant. He is president and principal consultant of Mullins Consulting, Inc. and the publisher and editor of The Database Site (www.TheDatabaseSite.com). Craig has also been appointed as an Information Champion by IBM. Craig has extensive experience in all facets of database systems development, including systems analysis and design, database and system administration, data analysis, and developing and teaching DB2 and database development classes. He has worked with DB2 since Version 1 and has experience in multiple roles, including programmer, DBA, instructor, and analyst. His experience spans industries, having worked for companies in the following fields: manufacturing (USX Corporation), banking (Mellon Bank), utilities (Duquesne Light Company), commercial software development (BMC Software, NEON Enterprise Software, and PLATINUM Technology, Inc.), consulting (ASSET, Inc. and Mullins Consulting, Inc.), and computer industry analysis (Gartner Group). In addition, Craig authored many of the popular “Platinum Monthly DB2 Tips” and worked on Platinum’s DB2 system catalog and access path posters. Craig is a regular lecturer at industry conferences. You may have seen him present at such events as the International DB2 Users Group (IDUG), the IBM Information on Demand (IOD) Conference, the IBM DB2 Technical Conference, SHARE, DAMA, CMG, or at one of many regional user groups throughout the world. Craig is a member of the IDUG Volunteers Hall of Fame. Craig is also the author of Database Administration: The Complete Guide to Practices and Procedures(ISBN 0-201-74129-6). This book offers the industry’s only comprehensive guide to heterogeneous database administration. Craig is a frequent contributor to computer industry publications, with hundreds of articles published over the past couple decades. His articles have been published in Byte, DB2 Update, Database Programming & Design, DBMS, Data Management Review, zJournal, and many others. Craig writes four regular columns, including “The DBA Corner” for Database Trends and Applications, “The Database Report” for The Data Administration Newsletter, “z/Data Perspectives” for zJournal, and “The Buffer Pool” for IDUG Solutions Journal. He also writes a blog focusing on DB2 topics at http://db2portal.blogspot.com. Complete information on Craig’s published articles and books can be found on his website at www.craigsmullins.com. Craig graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. degree and a dual major in computer science and economics. Follow Craig on Twitter at www.twitter.com/craigmullins.
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