DB2 for Windows NT - Fast [Paperback]

Mark Whitehorn (Author), Mary Whitehorn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 23, 2000 | ISBN-10: 3540762000 | ISBN-13: 978-3540762003 | Edition: Book & 2 CD-ROMs

This book is specifically written for those who want to use DB2 for Windows NT fast. It assumes some prior knowledge of RDBMS and the fundamentals of relational theory. It will prove invaluable to users of PC products like Access, Paradox, xBASE, and Ap proach who want to upsize to DB2 and to Database Administrators who want to transfer to DB2 from another platform or another RDBMS. The authors explain all you need to know in order to start using DB2 for NT quickly. The reader is shown, step by step, how to create and maintain a database. Subjects covered include: Installing DB2; Installing on the Client; Creating and Managing User s; Schemas; Creating Databases and Tables; Backup and Recovery; Scheduling Tasks; Triggers; Performance and Tweaking; Where to look if something goes wrong; Java; User definable data types and functions; Extenders. The authors have written a highly readable and informative guide to this revolutionary new product.

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Springer; Book & 2 CD-ROMs edition (August 23, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3540762000
• ISBN-13: 978-3540762003
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,095,644 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for getting started on UDB., September 29, 1998

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Steve Toeniskoetter ([e-mail]) (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DB2 for Windows NT - Fast (Paperback)

As a DBA with 7 years DB2 mainframe experience but none on other platforms, I was looking for a resource that would help me learn DB2 UDB on Windows NT. This book has been that resource. It is very easy to read, with plenty of good information, examples, and tips. After reading this book I was very comfortable in sitting down at the computer to install UDB, create objects, and navigate the catalog. Additionally, how areas such as logging, recoverability, and utilities are implemented in UDB were quite clear. The Whitehorns did an excellent job on this book!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No other book on DB2 matches the ease of understanding, November 26, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: DB2 for Windows NT - Fast (Paperback)

During the time I have been working with this NT based powerful database, DB2 UDB 5.0 and 5.2, I have read many books on DB2. This book is the ONLY one I have read that clearly emphasizes the user-friendly features built into this version of DB2. Most other books seem to be unable to get away from the DB2's previous dependency on text based commands.

I am recommending this book to several other Microsoft experienced programmers, because those used to working with GUI interfaces built into Microsoft softwares can truly appreciate what this book has done. It has shown the world that IBM has succeeded in bringing its powerful advantage in the enterprise DBMS to the world commonly used to the Microsoft side of things.

Thanks so much to the Whitehorns for their great timing in providing this excellent resource to the new DB2 front-end. What a genius to emphasize Microsoft Access' front end ease of use for the powerful DB2 engine. Hope they can also write a follow up to expound on UDB's multidimensional OLAP capabilities built for those used to the relational world.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!, September 23, 1999

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[e-mail] (Eden Prairie, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DB2 for Windows NT - Fast (Paperback)

This is a great intro to DB2 UDB. After reading this book, I passed the DB2 DBA certification exam! Of course, I have lots of database experience (SQL Server), but no experience with DB2 until now. You can get a newer version of DB2 UDB from the IBM website. The only complaint I have is that Autostart didn't work when I popped in the CD. I had to dig a little for the install application.