DB2 for Windows NT - Fast [With Contains IBM, DB2 Product Code & an Evaluation...]

If you are looking for a very good introduction to DB2 UDB for Windows NT, then this is the book that you are looking for!. I have bought 2 books about DB2 before this. Those books were good for details, but I must spent some time before I knew the overview of the DB2 UDB.This book is very good in teaching you the basic elements of DB2 UDB.

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.

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.

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!