DB2 Developer's Guide by Craig Mullins

DB2 Developer's Guide by Craig Mullins

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DB2 Developer's Guide by Craig Mullins

DB2 Developers Guide, Third Edition is a comprehensive guide to DB2 for Developers and Administartors. It serves as the blueprint for implementing optimized DB2 application systems. The book shows readers how to: Build high-performance DB2 application systems, Administer and support large DB2 databases, Create an optimal organization, for supporting and using DB2, Proactively monitor and tune, DB2 subsystems and programs. This edition is completely updated to include the following topics: Latest versions of DB2 on MVS and Versions 4 and 5, Using stored procedures, Outer joins, Data sharing, Sysplex, Check constraints, Enhanced utilities, Temporary tables, Dynamic SQL security enhancements, Accessing DB2 via the World Wide Web, ODBC, CICS, TSO, IMS, and the Call Attach Facility.
Craig S. Mullins is a data management strategist, researcher, and consultant. He is president and principal consultant of Mullins Consulting, Inc. and the publisher and editor of The Database Site (www.TheDatabaseSite.com). Craig has also been appointed as an Information Champion by IBM.

Craig has extensive experience in all facets of database systems development, including systems analysis and design, database and system administration, data analysis, and developing and teaching DB2 and database development classes. He has worked with DB2 since Version 1 and has experience in multiple roles, including programmer, DBA, instructor, and analyst. His experience spans industries, having worked for companies in the following fields: manufacturing (USX Corporation), banking (Mellon Bank), utilities (Duquesne Light Company), commercial software development (BMC Software, NEON Enterprise Software, and PLATINUM Technology, Inc.), consulting (ASSET, Inc. and Mullins Consulting, Inc.), and computer industry analysis (Gartner Group). In addition, Craig authored many of the popular Platinum Monthly DB2 Tips and worked on Platinum's DB2 system catalog and access path posters.

Craig is a regular lecturer at industry conferences. You may have seen him present at such events as the International DB2 Users Group (IDUG), the IBM Information on Demand (IOD) Conference, the IBM DB2 Technical Conference, SHARE, DAMA, CMG, or at one of many regional user groups throughout the world. Craig is a member of the IDUG Volunteers Hall of Fame.

Craig is also the author of Database Administration: The Complete Guide to Practices and Procedures(ISBN 0-201-74129-6). This book offers the industry's only comprehensive guide to heterogeneous database administration.

Craig is a frequent contributor to computer industry publications, with hundreds of articles published over the past couple decades. His articles have been published in Byte, DB2 Update, Database Programming & Design, DBMS, Data Management Review, zJournal, and many others. Craig writes four regular columns, including The DBA Corner for Database Trends and Applications, The Database Report for The Data Administration Newsletter, z/Data Perspectives for zJournal, and The Buffer Pool for IDUG Solutions Journal. He also writes a blog focusing on DB2 topics at http: //db2portal.blogspot.com. Complete information on Craig's published articles and books can be found on his website at www.craigsmullins.com.

Craig graduated cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh with a B.S. degree and a dual major in computer science and economics. Follow Craig on Twitter at www.twitter.com/craigmullins.

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ISBN 13 9780672311680
ISBN 10 0672311682
Title DB2 Developer's Guide
Author Craig Mullins
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pearson Education (US)
Year published 1997-10-21
Number of pages 1440
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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