IBM DB2 9 New Features : 9780072264593

Get up to speed quickly on the new features in IBM DB2 9

In this book, the IBM expert authors provide you with comprehensive technical details and real-world business uses for all of the exciting new features in the current release of DB2 9. You’ll learn about the capabilities found in pureXML as well as administrative enhancements in areas such as self management, high availability, and security. Also covered are features for the developer from a Ruby on Rails toolkit to the Developer Workbench and enhanced .NET developer support.

About the Authors

Paul C. Zikopoulos, BA, MBA, is an award-winning writer and speaker with the IBM Database Competitive Technologies team. He has more than ten years of experience with DB2 products and has written over a hundred magazine articles and a number of books about this technology. Paul has co-authored the books, Apache Derby: Off to the Races (IBM Press, 2005), DB2 Version 8: The Official Guide (IBM Press, 2004), DB2: The Complete Reference (McGraw-Hill, 2001), DB2 Fundamentals Certification for Dummies (Hungry Minds, 2001), DB2 for Dummies (Hungry Minds, 2000), and A DBA's Guide to Databases Under Linux (Syngress, 2000). Paul is a DB2 Certified Advanced Technical Expert (DRDA and Cluster/EEE) and a DB2 Certified Solutions Expert (Business Intelligence and Database Administration).

Chris Eaton, BSc, is Senior Product Manager for DB2 Universal Database, primarily focusing on planning and strategy for DB2 UDB. Chris has been working with DB2 on the Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms for over 14 years. In roles ranging from customer support to development manager to externals architect and now product manager for DB2 UDB, Chris has spent his career listening to customers and making DB2 a better product. Chris is also the author of the High Availability Guide for DB2 (IBM Press, 2004).

George Baklarz, BA, MS, is a senior manager in the DB2 Worldwide Pre-sales Support Group. He works closely with customers to help them understand new Information Management technology and gain their feedback for improving DB2 products. He has more than 20 years of experience with DB2 and has co-authored a number of books, including Apache Derby: Off to the Races (IBM Press, 2005), DB2 Universal Database V8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database Administration Certification Guide (Prentice-Hall, 2003), and DB2 Version 8: The Official Guide (IBM Press, 2004). In addition, he is a member of the International DB2 Users Group (IDUG) Speaker and Volunteer Hall of Fame. In his spare time, he lectures at the University of Guelph (Database Theory) and presents at a variety of user conferences, including IDUG.

Leon Katsnelson, BSc, works in the IBM Toronto Lab, where he manages a team of product managers responsible for the IBM DB2 products. Leon is a recognized expert in the areas of DB2 application development and DB2 Connect. Leon has 20 years of experience with complex database and network systems. Leon has worked on DB2 Connect from the very beginning as the product planner, development manager, and product manager. He is often referred to as "the father of DB2 Connect."

IBM Data Warehousing: With IBM Business Intelligence Tools : 9780471133056

Architects, project planners, and sponsors are always dealing with multiple technologies, conflicting techniques, and competing business agendas. This combination of issues gives rise to many challenges facing business intelligence (BI) and data warehouse (DW) initiatives. The question you need to ask yourself is this: “Do I have the information needed to make the right decisions about what technology and technique to use in order to address a business requirement at hand?”

We can certainly label the technologies into big classes like data acquisition software, data management software, data access software, and even hardware. But these classes often mislead the decision maker into thinking the choices are simple, when in fact the technology offered under any one of the classes can be overwhelming, with a confusing array of product features and functionality. The myriad of choices is only exacerbated when you add the notion of technique to the decision-making process.

The numerous choices created by the combination of technologies and techniques leave many decision makers looking like a deer caught in the headlights.

This book helps you answer these types of questions within the domain of IBM technology, which in itself is considerable. IBM offers a broad array of mature technologies designed to support enterprise-level BI environments and warehouse initiatives. From SMP and MPP technical architectures to DB2 Universal Database and DB2 OLAP Server data management technology to Intelligent Miner and Spatial Extender, IBM’s suite of products are the pylons necessary on which to build your BI environments and establish your enterprise warehousing needs.

IBM Certification Study Guide AIX V4.3 System Administration : 9780738410319

The AIX & RS/6000 Certifications offered through the Professional Certification Program from IBM are designed to validate the skills required of technical professionals who work in the powerful and often complex environments of AIX and RS/6000. A complete set of professional certifications are available. They include:

IBM Certified AIX User
IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 Solution Sales
IBM Certified Specialist - AIX V4.3 System Administration
IBM Certified Specialist - AIX V4.3 System Support
IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP
IBM Certified Specialist - AIX HACMP
IBM Certified Specialist - Domino for RS/6000
IBM Certified Specialist - Web Server for RS/6000
IBM Certified Specialist - Business Intelligence for RS/6000
IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - RS/6000 AIX

Each certification is developed by following a thorough and rigorous process to ensure the exam is applicable to the job role and is a meaningful and appropriate assessment of skill. Subject Matter experts who successfully perform the job participate throughout the entire development process. These job incumbents bring a wealth of experience into the development process, thus, making the exams much more meaningful than the typical test that only captures classroom knowledge. These experienced Subject Matter experts ensure the exams are relevant to the real world and that the test content is both useful and valid. The result of this certification is the value of appropriate measurements of the skills required to perform the job role.

This redbook is designed as a study guide for professionals wishing to prepare for the certification exam to achieve: IBM Certified Specialist - AIX V4.3 System Administration.

The system administration certification validates a broad scope of AIX administration skills and the ability to perform general AIX software system maintenance. The certification is applicable to AIX administration professionals who conduct the AIX problem determination and resolution activities needed to successfully support customers, or clients, in an AIX environment in order to maintain system reliability.

This redbook helps AIX administrators seeking a comprehensive and task-oriented guide for developing the knowledge and skills required for the certification. It is designed to provide a combination of theory and practical experience needed for a general understanding of the subject matter. It also provides sample questions that will help in the evaluation of personal progress and provide familiarity with the types of questions that will be encountered in the exam.

This book does not replace practical experience. Instead, it is an effective tool that, when combined with education activities and experience, can be a very useful preparation guide for the exam. Due to the practical nature of the certification content, this publication can also be used as a desk-side reference. So, whether you are planning to take the administration exam, or if you just want to validate your AIX system administration skills, this book is for you.

IBM Certification Study Guide AIX Problem Determination Tools and Techniques : 9780738418339

The AIX and RS/6000 Certifications, offered through the Professional Certification Program from IBM, are designed to validate the skills required of technical professionals who work in the powerful, and often complex, environments of the AIX operating system and RS/6000 and pSeries servers. A complete set of professional certifications are available. They include:

• IBM Certified AIX User


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX System Administration


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX System Support


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX HACMP


• IBM Certified Specialist - Business Intelligence for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - Domino for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 Solution Sales


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP and PSSP V3


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP


• RS/6000 SP - Sales Qualification


• IBM Certified Specialist - Web Server for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - RS/6000 AIX
  

This IBM Redbook is designed as a study guide for professionals wishing to prepare for the AIX Problem Determination Tools and Techniques certification exam as a selected course of study in order to achieve the IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - RS/6000 AIX certification.

This IBM Redbook is designed to provide a combination of theory and practical experience needed for a general understanding of the subject matter. It also provides sample questions that will help in the evaluation of personal progress and provide familiarity with the types of questions that will be encountered in the exam.

IBM Certification Study Guide AIX Performance and System Tuning : 9780738418322

The AIX and RS/6000 certifications, offered through the Professional Certification Program from IBM are designed to validate the skills required of technical professionals who work in the powerful, and often complex, environments of the AIX operating system and RS/6000 and pSeries servers. A complete set of professional certifications are available. They include:

• IBM Certified AIX User


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX System Administration


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX System Support


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX HACMP


• IBM Certified Specialist - Business Intelligence for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - Domino for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 Solution Sales


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP and PSSP V3


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP


• RS/6000 SP - Sales Qualification


• IBM Certified Specialist - Web Server for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - RS/6000 AIX
  

Each certification is developed by following a thorough and rigorous process to ensure the exam is applicable to the job role and is a meaningful and appropriate assessment of skill. Subject matter experts who successfully perform the job participate throughout the entire development process. They bring a wealth of experience into the development process, making the exams much more meaningful than the typical test that only captures classroom knowledge and ensuring the exams are relevant to the real world. Thanks to their effort, the test content is both useful and valid. The result of this certification is the value of appropriate measurements of the skills required to perform the job role.

This IBM Redbook is designed as a study guide for professionals wishing to prepare for the AIX Performance and System Tuning certification exam as a selected course of study in order to achieve the IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - RS/6000 AIX certification.

This IBM Redbook is designed to provide a combination of theory and practical experience needed for a general understanding of the subject matter. It also provides sample questions that will help in the evaluation of personal progress and provide familiarity with the types of questions that will be encountered in the exam.

About the Author
Thomas C. Cederlöf is an Education Specialist at IBM Learning Services in Sweden. After working various professions, he was hired as a System Support Specialist in April 1997 at the Nordic AIX Competence Center. After earning his Advanced Technical Expert Certification in 1998, he worked with level 2 support in Scandinavia and the Baltic States and also participated in the itrans program in 1999. Since January 2000, he has been the main instructor for the AIX curriculum in Sweden.

André de Klerk is a Senior IT Specialist at IBM Global Services in South Africa. He has been working for IBM since May 1996. He started his career as a field technician in 1991 and has performed various support roles, including application support and customer consulting. Currently, he is team leader for the Midrange UNIX team at IGS SA.

Thomas Herlin is an Advisory IT Specialist at IBM Global Services in Denmark. He has been working for IBM since May 1998. Before joining IBM, he worked as a Software Engineer designing and developing programs on UNIX platforms. His areas of expertise include system architecture and system integration of AIX-based solutions. He is also a certified SAP technical consultant.

IBM Certification Study Guide AIX Installation and System Recovery : 9780738418315

The AIX and RS/6000 Certifications, offered through the Professional Certification Program from IBM, are designed to validate the skills required of technical professionals who work in the powerful, and often complex, environments of the AIX operating system and RS/6000 and pSeries servers. A complete set of professional certifications are available. They include:

• IBM Certified AIX User


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX System Administration


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX System Support


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX HACMP


• IBM Certified Specialist - Business Intelligence for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - Domino for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 Solution Sales


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP and PSSP V3


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP


• RS/6000 SP - Sales Qualification


• IBM Certified Specialist - Web Server for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - RS/6000 AIX

This IBM Redbook is designed as a study guide for professionals wishing to prepare for the AIX Installation and System Recovery certification exam as a selected course of study in order to achieve: IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - RS/6000 AIX.

About The Author
Thomas C. Cederlöf is an Education Specialist at IBM Learning Services in Sweden. After working various professions, he was hired as a System Support Specialist in April 1997 at the Nordic AIX Competence Center. After earning his Advanced Technical Expert Certification in 1998, he worked with level 2 support in Scandinavia and the Baltic States and also participated in the itrans program in 1999. Since January 2000, he has been the main instructor for the AIX curriculum in Sweden.

André de Klerk is a Senior IT Specialist at IBM Global Services in South Africa. He has been working for IBM since May 1996. He started his career as a field technician in 1991 and has performed various support roles, including application support and customer consulting. Currently, he is team leader for the Midrange UNIX team at IGS SA.

IBM Certification Study Guide Aix Hacmp : 9780738413181

The AIX and RS/6000 Certifications offered through the Professional Certification Program from IBM are designed to validate the skills required of technical professionals who work in the powerful and often complex environments of AIX and RS/6000. A complete set of professional certifications is available. It includes:

• IBM Certified AIX User


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 Solution Sales


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX V4.3 System Administration


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX V4.3 System Support


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX HACMP


• IBM Certified Specialist - Domino for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - Web Server for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - Business Intelligence for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - RS/6000 AIX

Each certification is developed by following a thorough and rigorous process to ensure the exam is applicable to the job role and is a meaningful and appropriate assessment of skill. Subject Matter Experts who successfully perform the job participate throughout the entire development process. These job incumbents bring a wealth of experience into the development process, thus making the exams much more meaningful than the typical test, which only captures classroom knowledge. These Subject Matter experts ensure the exams are relevant to the real world and that the test content is both useful and valid. The result is a certification of value that appropriately measures the skill required to perform the job role.

This redbook is designed as a study guide for professionals wishing to prepare for the certification exam to achieve IBM Certified Specialist - AIX HACMP.

The AIX HACMP certification validates the skills required to successfully plan, install, configure, and support an AIX HACMP cluster installation. The requirements for this include a working knowledge of the following:

• Hardware options supported for use in a cluster, along with the considerations that affect the choices made


• AIX parameters that are affected by an HACMP installation, and their correct settings


• The cluster and resource configuration process, including how to choose the best resource configuration for a customer requirement


• Customization of the standard HACMP facilities to satisfy special customer requirements


• Diagnosis and troubleshooting knowledge and skills
  

This redbook helps AIX professionals seeking a comprehensive and task-oriented guide for developing the knowledge and skills required for the certification. It is designed to provide a combination of theory and practical experience. It also provides sample questions that will help in the evaluation of personal progress and provide familiarity with the types of questions that will be encountered in the exam.

This redbook will not replace the practical experience you should have, but, when combined with educational activities and experience, should prove to be a very useful preparation guide for the exam. Due to the practical nature of the certification content, this publication can also be used as a desk-side reference. So, whether you are planning to take the AIX HACMP certification exam, or just want to validate your HACMP skills, this book is for you.

IBM Certification Study Guide Aix Communications : 9780738418346

The AIX and RS/6000 certifications offered through the Professional Certification Program from IBM are designed to validate the skills required of technical professionals who work in the powerful, and often complex, environments of AIX and RS/6000. A complete set of professional certifications are available. They include:

• IBM Certified AIX User


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX System Administration


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX System Support


• IBM Certified Specialist - AIX HACMP


• IBM Certified Specialist - Business Intelligence for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - Domino for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 Solution Sales


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP and PSSP V3


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP


• RS/6000 SP - Sales Qualification


• IBM Certified Specialist - Web Server for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - RS/6000 AIX
  

This IBM Redbook is designed as a study guide for professionals wishing to prepare for the AIX Communications certification exam as a selected course of study in order to achieve the IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert - RS/6000 AIX certification.

This IBM Redbook is designed to provide a combination of theory and practical experience needed for a general understanding of the subject matter. It also provides sample questions that will help in the evaluation of personal progress and provide familiarity with the types of questions that will be encountered in the exam.

About The Author
Thomas C. Cederlöf is an Education Specialist at IBM Learning Services in Sweden. After working various professions, he was hired as a System Support Specialist in April 1997 at the Nordic AIX Competence Center. After earning his Advanced Technical Expert Certification in 1998 he worked with level 2 support in Scandinavia and the Baltic States, and participated also in the itrans program in 1999. Since January 2000 he is the main instructor for the AIX curriculum in Sweden.

André de Klerk is a Senior IT Specialist at IBM Global Services in South Africa. He has been working for IBM since May 1996. He started his career as a field technician in 1991 and has performed various support roles including application support and customer consulting. Currently he is team leader for the Midrange UNIX team at IGS SA.

Thomas Herlin is an Advisory IT Specialist at IBM Global Services in Denmark. He has been working for IBM since May 1998. Before joining IBM he worked as a Software Engineer designing and developing programs on UNIX platforms. His areas of expertise include system architecture and system integration of AIX based solutions. He is also a certified SAP technical consultant.

IBM Certification Study Guide - Aix 5L Problem Determination Tools and Techniques : 9780738427027

The AIX and IBM eserver pSeries Certifications offered through the Professional Certification Program from IBM are designed to validate the skills required of technical professionals who work in the powerful and often complex environments of AIX and IBM eserver pSeries. A complete set of professional certifications is available. It includes:

• IBM Certified AIX User


• IBM Certified Specialist - Business Intelligence for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - Domino for RS/6000


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - p690 Solutions Sales


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - p690 Technical Support


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - pSeries Sales


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Administration


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Support


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - pSeries Solution Sales


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP and PSSP V3


• IBM Certified Specialist - Web Server for RS/6000


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - pSeries HACMP for AIX


• IBM eserver Certified Advanced Technical Expert - pSeries and AIX 5L

This IBM Redbook is designed as a study guide for professionals wishing to prepare for the AIX 5L Problem Determination Tools and Techniques certification exam as a selected course of study in order to achieve the IBM eserver  Certified Advanced Technical Expert - pSeries and AIX 5L certification.

This IBM Redbook is designed to provide a combination of theory and practical experience needed for a general understanding of the subject matter. It also provides sample questions that will help in the evaluation of personal progress
and provide familiarity with the types of questions that will be encountered in the exam.

IBM Certification Study Guide - Aix 5L Performance and System Tuning : 9780738427010

The AIX and IBM eserver pSeries Certifications offered through the Professional Certification Program from IBM are designed to validate the skills required of technical professionals who work in the powerful and often complex environments of AIX and IBM eserver pSeries. A complete set of professional certifications is available. It includes:

• IBM Certified AIX User


• IBM Certified Specialist - Business Intelligence for RS/6000


• IBM Certified Specialist - Domino for RS/6000


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - p690 Solutions Sales


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - p690 Technical Support


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - pSeries Sales


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Administration


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - pSeries AIX System Support


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - pSeries Solution Sales


• IBM Certified Specialist - RS/6000 SP and PSSP V3


• IBM Certified Specialist - Web Server for RS/6000


• IBM eserver Certified Specialist - pSeries HACMP for AIX


• IBM eserver Certified Advanced Technical Expert - pSeries and AIX 5L

This IBM Redbook is designed as a study guide for professionals wishing to prepare for the AIX 5L Performance and System Tuning certification exam as a selected course of study in order to achieve the IBM eserver Certified
Advanced Technical Expert - pSeries and AIX 5L certification.

This IBM Redbook is designed to provide a combination of theory and practical experience needed for a general understanding of the subject matter. It also provides sample questions that will help in the evaluation of personal progress and provide familiarity with the types of questions that will be encountered on the exam.

This publication does not replace practical experience, nor is it designed to be a stand-alone guide for any subject. Instead, it is an effective tool that, when combined with education activities and experience, can be a very useful preparation guide for the exam.

iBatis in Action : 9781932394825

iBATIS in Action teaches Java developers and architects how to use the iBATIS framework to map relational databases to object-oriented programs. Written by the creator of iBATIS, this practical book presents patterns and solutions that readers can apply immediately.

iBATIS in Action shows Java developers how to tackle the problem of data persistence using the elegant iBATIS framework. iBATIS helps developers solve the problem of connecting- or mapping- relational databases to object-oriented code. An extensive running example presents reusable iBATIS patterns and common solutions. The sample application shows where iBATIS fits in a typical web application as well as how iBATIS integrates with other popular frameworks like Struts. iBATIS in Action focuses on solving existing problems without introducing new ones.

In addition to showing what iBATIS does, iBATIS in Action also shows how iBATIS solves problems. Readers explore the driving design philosophy behind iBATIS as presented by iBATIS creator Clinton Begin.

i-mode Strategy : 9780470851012

i-mode and Java join forces to open the door to global commerce

Since its introduction in February 1999 i-mode has become the world's largest wireless Internet service with more than 35 million subscribers and revenues of over ¥700 billion. Along with sharp increases in the number of users and the volume of revenues, the last 2 years have witnessed a dramatic improvement in the content of i-mode services. In January 2001 DoCoMo launched its i-appli service for downloading software applications - allowing users to install extra programs of their choice on their mobile phones. The programs are compiled using Java, and today's 15 million i-appli users can be seen as arguably the largest Java community in the world.

Widely acknowledged as the founder of i-mode, Takeshi Natsuno discusses the success story of i-mode to date by providing a behind-the-scenes look at the management concepts applied while formulating the i-mode strategy. This stimulating volume provides a hands-on look at how he managed to effectively introduce the Internet way of thinking rather than the telecoms way of thinking in order to implement the i-mode service.

Written by the most highly respected expert in the field, i-mode Strategy is an absolute must for everyone wanting to know more about DoCoMo's sustainable business model and i-mode strategy.

'In this book I offer an extensive introduction both to the basic i-mode concept, which is grounded in the theory of complex systems, and to the actual operation of i-mode services. I hope that it will both contribute to an understanding of i-mode and offer hints for readers in developing their own IT businesses.' Takeshi Natsuno