Db2 Explained For Sybase Professionals

This book teaches DB2 to Sybase professionals quickly and efficiently by leveraging their Sybase knowledge and experience. Adaptive Server Enterprise is a great product. However, it is an indisputable fact that DB2 is a market leader among relational database products. Market statistics over the past five years clearly reveal that there is an unmistakable upward trend in DB2 market share. As a Sybase professional, you might have felt its presence already. There is an urgent and immediate need for every database professional to learn DB2. The predominant reason for Sybase professionals' reluctance to learn DB2 is the perception that it is strange and complex. This perception is only partially true. DB2 is indeed vast and complex, and some of its manuals consist of 10,000+ pages. However, you donOt have to read and memorize these pages. You might not have realized it, but as a Sybase professional, you already know most of the complex and core concepts of DB2. All you need is a map between Sybase and DB2 concepts. This book gives you the precise map you need. The more you know about Sybase/ASE, the easier it is for you to learn DB2 from this book. For example, Sybase professionals already know about tables, views and indexes. Instead of spending several pages explaining a table and how it is used, we explain the functionality of DB2 tables and how they are different from Sybase tables. We concentrated less on DB2 base tables (which are similar to Sybase tables) and more on other new table concepts such as materialized query tables, replicated summary tables and typed tables. We tried to present the most relevant information, in Sybase terminology. We covered all the important aspects of DB2 in this book. And we cover more advanced topics such as data partitioning and replication in our companion book, Advanced DB2 Explained for Sybase Professionals. With this book, you are entitled to a CBT (DB2 Simulated Training for Sybase Professionals) at a nominal cost. We present several visual demonstrations of important concepts in this book as well as lots of bonus materials. This CBT contains important reference material that will be quite useful for a Sybase professional. For example, we present a Sybase-to-DB2 dictionary. If you know a Sybase function and would like to learn about an equivalent DB2 function, just type in the ASE function name and the dictionary will present you with an equivalent DB2 function. You will also find a DB2 command reference, catalog tables and syntax lookup. We intend to update the CBT several times a year, and as a customer, you are entitled to free downloads of the most current version from www.dbmigration.com. We thoroughly enjoyed developing this book and CBT. We hope you will find it equally enjoyable and enriching, and that you learn from it. Please send your comments and suggestions to [email protected]. We will thank anyone who provides valuable suggestions with an autographed book, a complimentary copy of the CBT, and a mention of her/his name in subsequent editions.

The Easy, Visual Way to Master IBM® DB2 for Linux®, UNIX®, and Windows®—Fully Updated for Version 9.5 IBM DB2 9 and DB2 9.5 provide breakthrough capabilities for providing Information on Demand, implementing Web services and Service Oriented Architecture, and streamlining information management. Understanding DB2: Learning Visually with Examples, Second Edition, is the easiest way to master the latest versions of DB2 and apply their full power to your business challenges. Written by four IBM DB2 experts, this book introduces key concepts with dozens of examples drawn from the authors' experience working with DB2 in enterprise environments. Thoroughly updated for DB2 9.5, it covers new innovations ranging from manageability to performance and XML support to API integration. Each concept is presented with easy-to-understand screenshots, diagrams, charts, and tables. This book is for everyone who works with DB2: database administrators, system administrators, developers, and consultants. With hundreds of well-designed review questions and answers, it will also help professionals prepare for the IBM DB2 Certification Exams 730, 731, or 736. Coverage includes Choosing the right version of DB2 for your needs Installing and configuring DB2 Understanding the DB2 environment, instances, and databases Establishing client and server connectivity Working with database objects Utilizing breakthrough pureXMLTM technology, which provides for nativeXML support Mastering administration, maintenance, performance optimization, troubleshooting, and recovery Understanding improvements in the DB2 process, memory, and storage models Implementing effective database security Leveraging the power of SQL and XQuery

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IBM’s DB2 Express Edition is one of the most capable of the free database platforms available in today’s marketplace. In Beginning DB2, author Grant Allen gets you started using DB2 Express Edition for web sites, desktop applications, and more. The author covers the basics of DB2 for developers and database administrators, shows you how to manage data in both XML and relational form, and includes numerous code examples so that you are never in doubt as to how things work. In this book, you’ll find: A friendly introduction to DB2 Express Edition, an industrial–strength, relational database from IBM Dozens of examples so that you are never in doubt as to how things work Coverage of important language interfaces, such as from PHP, Ruby, C#, Python, and more The book is aimed at developers who want a robust database to back their applications.

IBM® DB2® for Linux®, UNIX®, and Windows® has long been known for its technology leadership. The IBM DB2 SQL Skin feature for applications that are compatible with Sybase ASE (IBM DB2 SSacSA), offered in DB2 9.7, provides a revolutionary approach to switch to DB2. The IBM DB2 SSacSA feature is an enablement technology that immediately equips most Sybase ASE applications to run against DB2, usually with little to no up front conversion work required. This approach minimizes the costs and risks of a traditional migration. In this IBM Redbooks® publication, we discuss the considerations and methodology for transitioning from Sybase to DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, addressing the basic topic areas of data, applications, and administration. We also describe the IBM DB2 SSacSA architecture and give information about the no charge IBM Data Movement Tool that helps you move database objects and data from Sybase to DB2. This book is for anyone who is interested or will be involved in Sybase to DB2 conversion. It contains application enablement and database performance tuning considerations and tips. With this information, you can plan your transition and its requirements in an orderly and cost effective manner.

Design and deploy integrated enterprise-class business solutions Enhance productivity, profitability, and efficiency using IBM DB2 9 and the detailed information in this comprehensive resource. Written by experienced IBM data server professionals, IBM DB2 9 New Features covers the technical details of the major new aspects of DB2 9 alongside real-world business uses, syntax examples, and insider tips. Learn how to manipulate and manage XML data using pureXML, automate maintenance tasks, and seamlessly integrate Java, PHP, and Perl scripts. Plus, you'll get vital coverage of the brand-new DB2 Developer Workbench, enhanced .NET developer support, Ruby on Rails, and database security. Learn about all the auto-configuration features that make getting DB2 up and running faster than ever before Define, share, and validate data using XML and the unique pureXML DB2 Hybrid Storage Engine Improve runtime performance and optimize storage with the new DB2 Compression Technology Automatically handle DB2 memory allocation using the Self Tuning Memory Manager Use Automatic Storage, Autonomic Computing, and a host of other autonomic features that make managing DB2 a snap Create dynamic data server blueprints with Rational Data Architect version 6.1 Incorporate Java applications using the IBM WebSphere Application Server and DB2 data server Develop open-source scripts using PHP, Perl, Toad, and Ruby on Rails Utilize the DB2 Developer Workbench or exploit the enhanced .NET developer support Deploy the latest DB2 security and high availability features

Straight from IBM, Advanced DBA Certification Guide and Reference for DB2 Universal Database v8for Linux, UNIX, and Windowsis the definitive guide to enterprise-class DB2 v8 administration - andthe onlyauthoritative self-study guide for IBM's new DB2 advanced DBA exam. Delivers proventechniques for enterprise-class security, user management, recovery, scalability, optimization,troubleshooting, remote administration, and more! CD-ROM: DB2 Universal Database v8 EnterpriseServer Edition trial version plus complete documentation.

Straight from IBM - the ultimate DB2 PL SQL resource and the FIRST and ONLY to cover DB2 UDB 8.2!

User's guide to the IBM relational data base management system DB2 designed for the MVS operating system (Multiple Virtual Systems) and its companion products QMF and DXT - gives an overview incl. The Structural Query Language; covers system structure, data definition, data manipulation and information retrieval operations, data processing, the system catalog and view mechanism, data protection, application programming, storage structure, interactive interface, the query management facility, etc. Bibliography, flow charts.