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A Guide to Db2 Performance for Application Developers

Database Administration: The Complete Guide to DBA Practices and Procedures, 2nd edition

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Db2 Developer’s Guide, 6th edition

Craig’s latest book provides guidance and direction to Db2 application developers and programmers on how to write efficient, well-performing programs. If you write code and access data in a Db2 database, then this book is for you. Written for all Db2 professionals, whether you work with Db2 for Linux, Unix and Windows or Db2 for z/OS, you’ll find methods for optimizing your code.


The focus of the book is develop­ing applications, not administration. The book offers guidance on application devel­opment procedures, techniques, and philosophies. The goal is to educate developers on how to write good appli­cation code that will perform optimally.


By following the principles in this book you should be able to write code that does not require significant remedial, after-the-fact modifications by DBAs or performance ana­lysts. If you follow the guidelines in this book your DBAs will love you!


Readers should have basic SQL knowledge. Additionally, the book will not rehash material that is freely available in Db2 manuals that can be downloaded or read online. It is assumed that the reader has access to the Db2 manuals.


What you will get from reading this book is a well-grounded basis for designing and developing efficient Db2 applications that perform well.


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DB2 Developer's Guide, currently in its 6th edition, is the leading text on Db2 for z/OS in the industry. Containing more than 1,600 pages of in-depth technical information, the book offers comprehensive coverage of mainframe Db2. It is not simply another book on SQL syntax and database basics. It draws upon the author's day-to-day experiences as a Db2 system administrator, database administrator, and database analyst. The book is designed for ease of use both as a learning tool and a reference.

Published by IBM Press, the book has been in print for over 20 years and in 6 editions.

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Database Administration: The Complete Guide to DBA Practices and Procedures provides the industry’s only comprehensive guide to the management discipline of database administration. The book has been hailed as the definitive, technology-independent guide to the modern discipline of database administration. Packed with best practices and proven solutions for any database platform or environment, this text fully reflects the field’s latest realities and challenges.

Currently in its second edition, the book draws on the author’s more than thirty years of database experience, and focuses on problems that today’s DBAs actually face, and skills and knowledge they simply must have. Whether you use Db2, Oracle, SQL Server, or any DBMS, let this book be your guide to properly administering your database environment.

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Book review from DB2utor, Troy Coleman:

“Once you’ve picked up and read DB2 Developers Guide, you will know why people on the DB2 List Serve forum refer to this book as the BIBLE. You will find that the DB2 Developer’s Guide is a comprehensive guide for both the beginner and experienced in DB2 … What makes this book unique is the case studies illustrating various DB2 features and capabilities.”

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     http://ibmsystemsmag.blogs.com/db2utor/db2-developers-guide-1/

Book review from The Chartered Institute for IT:

“This book is a guide to the discipline of modern database administration and gives detailed instructions and requirements of database administration.  It is an excellent book for learning database administration activities, processes and procedures.”

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    http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/50909

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