A Guide to DB2: A user's guide to the IBM product IBM DATABASE 2 (a relational database management system for the MVS environment) and its major companion products

DB2 has established itself as the leading relational DBMS in the mainframe marketplace, and this book has established itself as the leading book on DB2. It is the only comprehensive single-volume guide covering all of the key components of the DB2 enviroment, including the IBM "solution frameworks" AD/Cycle and the Information Warehouse, in which DB2 plays a pivotal role. This fourth edition has been extensively revised to bring it into line with the latest release of DB2, Version 2 Release 3. In keeping with the traditions of earlier editions, the authors provide the most comprehensive coverage available anywhere-outside the IBM's own manuals-of what has been described as "perhaps the finest piece of software ever produced by IBM." HITHLIGHTS OF THIS EDITION INCLUDE: * Considerably expanded treatment of DB2's distributed database support, including a discussion of DRDA and client/server operation * Coverage of various new aspects of DB2's embedded SQL support * Clear, detailed explanation of DB2's new package feature, including descriptions of the BIND PACKAGE and BIND PLAN commands, an explanation of plan collections, and a discussion of the role of packages in IBM's distributed database support * Discussions of database and system administration that reflect various operational enhancements to the product * Detailed analysis of Version 2.3's compliance with national and international SQL standards * Expanded treatment of SAA and IBM's "solution frameworks," with emphasis on AD/Cycle and the Information Warehouse * Improved treatment of various aspects of DB2's support for SQL * Numerous detail-level improvements throughout the text. Whith this latest edition, Date and White have once again provided the database community with a clear and fully up-to-date treatment of IBM's flagship database product. (from backcover)