DB2 is the number two database server next to Oracle and is a highly underpublished area. Written by two members of IBM's DB2 team, this title provides an inside and first look at this version. It should appeal to both administrators and developers as it provides comprehensive coverage.

Introduction Part I - Relational Database Concepts Database Design Database Objects Introducing Structured Query Language (SQL) Part II - Getting Started with DB2 Installing DB2 Migrating Databases Connecting Clients to Servers Controlling Data Access Understanding Instances Managing Data Storage Creating Databases Working with Tables Part III - Maintaining Data Moving Data Replicating Data Recovering Data Part IV - Performance Database Monitoring Configuration Tuning Problem Determination Part V - SQL Basic SQL Advanced SQL Part VI - Distributed Databases New features in 7.2 that will require outlining on beta Part VII - Business Intelligence Federated Systems Data Warehousing OLAP Part VIII - Administration GUI Tools (To be outlined on release of the GUI for 7.2) Part IX - Application Development Introduction to Application Development Embedded SQL Administrative Application Programming Interface (API) Call Level Interface (CLI) and ODBC Java Support Introduction to Stored Procedures and the Stored Procedure Builder Part X - Availability The Pillars of Availability Setting up FailOver Support on DB2 Advanced Topics of Availability Part XI - Reference SQL Keywords Special Registers Catalog Views System Commands CLP Commands Data Structures