"Like DB2 Express itself, this book cuts out the complexity - helping you achieve the full business benefits of today's most advanced database platform simply and quickly. You'll find step-by-step guidance and expert tips for every facet of DB2 Express development and administration, including: application design; development with both Visual Basic .NET and Java; security; deployment; performance tuning; day-to-day administration; and more." IBM's own DB2 specialists demonstrate how to use DB2 Express' graphical tools to manage DB2 more easily than any other full-function relational database. Along the way, they help you make the most of DB2 Express' powerful "autonomic" features for self-administration, self-tuning, and self-healing to drive down costs and save time throughout the entire application lifecycle.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Chapter 3 The L8NITE Database Application
Chapter 4 Database Objects
Chapter 5 Visual Basic .Net Application Development
Chapter 6 Java Application Development
Chapter 7 Maximizing Concurrency
Chapter 8 Working with Finctions, Stored Procedures, and
Triggers
Chapter 9 Working with Data
Chapter 10 Performance Tuning
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