eBooks - Science & Technology - Computers & Internet - Susan Visser - Bill Wong - Sams Teach Yourself DB2 Universal Database in 21 Days
Sams Teach Yourself DB2 Universal Database in 21 Days eBook
Joint Author: Susan Visser, Bill Wong
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Sams Teach Yourself DB2 Universal Database in 21 Days Summary
| 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. 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... |
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eBooks - Titles - Authors - Science & Technology - Computers & Internet - Susan Visser - Bill Wong - Sams Teach Yourself DB2 Universal Database in 21 Days