DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration: Certification Study Guide [Paperback]

Roger E. Sanders (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1583470778 | ISBN-13: 978-1583470770 | Publication Date: October 1, 2007 | Edition: Stg

In DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration Certification Study Guide, Roger E. Sanders—one of the world’s leading DB2 authors and an active participant in the development of IBM’s DB2 certification exams—covers everything a reader needs to know to pass the DB2 9 UDB DBA Certification Test (731).

This comprehensive study guide steps you through all of the topics that are covered on the test, including server management, data placement, database access, analyzing DB2 activity, DB2 utilities, high availability, security, and much more. Each chapter contains an extensive set of practice questions along with carefully explained answers.

Taking and passing the DB2 9 UDB DBA Certification Test (731) provides validation that you have mastered the next level of DB2 9. Passing this exam also earns you the IBM Certified Database Administrator certification. The book includes a complete practice test of 150 questions that closely models the actual exam along with an answer key with a full description of why the answer is the correct one. No other source gives you this much help in passing the exam.

With the DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration Certification Study Guide 8, you will:

• Gain the knowledge necessary to pass the DB2 9 UDB DBA Certification

• Test (731) Learn how to effectively implement and administer a DB2 database with XML data

• Create, maintain, and administer database objects like tables, views, and indexes

• Receive an explanation of every topic included on the test…by someone involved in the creation of the actual exam

• Find 150 practice questions based on the actual exam’s format and approach, along with comprehensive answers to the test questions to help you gain understanding

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About the Author

Roger E. Sanders has been designing and developing database applications for more than 20 years and has been working with DB2 and its predecessors since it was first introduced. He has written articles for Certification Magazine and IDUG Solutions Journal, authored tutorials on IBM's developerWorks Web site, presented at numerous International DB2 User Group (IDUG) and Regional DB2 Users Group (RUG) conferences, taught classes on DB2 fundamentals and database administration, and writes a regular column in DB2 Magazine. He is the author of more than 13 books on DB2, including two study guides and DB2 Administration All in One. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Product Details

• Paperback: 880 pages
• Publisher: Mc Press; Stg edition (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1583470778
• ISBN-13: 978-1583470770
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.9 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #9 in Books > Computers & Technology > Certification > Linux

More About the Author

Roger E. Sanders is the President of Roger Sanders Enterprises, Inc. and a Senior Consultant Corporate Systems Engineer with EMC Corporation. He has been working with DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows since it was first introduced on the IBM PC (as part of OS/2 1.3 Extended Edition) and is the author of twenty-two books on relational database technology (twenty-one books are on DB2 and one book is on ODBC). For the past nine years, Roger has authored the Distributed DBA column in IBM Data Management Magazine (formerly DB2 Magazine) and, over a fourteen year period, he has written numerous tutorials and articles for IBM's developerWorks website as well as for publications like Certification Magazine and IDUG Solutions Journal (the official magazine of the International DB2 User's Group). In 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011, Roger was recognized as an IBM Champion for his contributions to the IBM Data Management community; in 2010, he was recognized as an IBM developerWorks Contributing Author, and in 2011, he was recognized as an IBM developerWorks Professional Author for his contributions to IBM's developerWorks web site. He lives in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina (population 39,042).

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for 731 Exam, May 20, 2008

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Review for DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration: Certification Study Guide

This is the best book for preparing for Exam 731. I have used Roger Sanders' books in the past (viz. for v8 exams - 700 and 701). This book, like the other ones, is lucidly written and easy to understand. Also, since this is an exam preparation book; he has sample questions after every chapter. There is a 150 question set at the end of the book for practice that goes through all the main concepts (with answers too !!). If you preparing to get DB2 v9, buy this. (Also, for reference purposes you can check this out: Understanding DB2(R): Learning Visually with Examples (2nd Edition) )

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not excellent, July 31, 2010

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This review is from: DB2 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration: Certification Study Guide (Paperback)

It's a nice book if you already know DB2 9 pretty well and just need to refresh some details to pass the IBM exam 731.

It's not so nice for a DB2 beginner, because you cannot read it 'linearly': from the very first chapters you get references to material described much later in the book.

The introduction is 90% taken from the book on exam 730 by the same author. Maybe there's nothing wrong with it, but there are numerous references to exam 730 in the text of Chapter 1. Copy+paste, I think...

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what you need, June 11, 2009

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This is Just what you need to get thru exam 731. Easy to read. Covers all the topics you face in the exam