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Summary: Very disappointed in DB2 V6 coverage.
Review: I have over 10 years of DB2 DBA experience and see this book owned by every DBA. This is a useful book but with many shortcomings. I liked the Third Edition better and would not buy this book to move from V5 to V6. The author attempts to cram a bookshelf of DB2 manuals and IBM Red Books into one book. No wander it is incomplete and is full of errors and inaccuracies. The book grew from 1,395 pages to 1,640 pages in current edition. I expected many corrections from previous edition but many errors remain. For example Craig has no mention of UNLOAD EXTERNAL option for REORG utility neither for DB2 V5 nor V6. What about INSERT via SELECT ? REFORMAT ? Left join example, and so on. The list can go on for pages. The current fourth addition is even worst then previous. Many errors from the third edition are not corrected, DB2 V6 features are scattered thruout the book without clear distinction from earlier versions. In this edition, the author has abandoned clear identification of material by DB2 version. New DB2 V6 features are summarized in useless three page appendix at the end of the book. After discovering several errors, I found myself always double checking the book against IBM manuals. I would certainly not use this book the "Bible".
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Summary: Great book! Helpfull reference tool on tips & techniques.
Review: I've been programming for just 2 years and found this book a great tool in working with DB2 SQL and DB2/Cobol programs. When I take this book to work, its borrowed so often I sometimes dont see it for days. I would recommend it to any programmer, new and experienced. Its coverage of SQL and DB2 techniques are outstanding.
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Summary: A great book for a DB2 professional.
Review: If you are a savvy DB2 developer/DBA, you ought to own this book. This book will take you from the basics to the intricate details about DB2 internals. It also talks about data warehousing briefly so one can get an idea.
If you work with DB2 then you should own this book as a handy reference. I have benefitted with this book a lot and I would like to thank Craig for that!!! Craig keep writing.....
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Summary: DB2 Developers Guide 4th edition -outstanding
Review: The book is outstanding , all the latest features of DB2 V6 is incorporated . Could be very useful for developers as well as DBA's.A must for all DB2 users.
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Summary: This book is a bit outdated
Review: The book was published in 1997 and it shows its age. DB2 have matured from a mainframe database to a client-server RDBMS from 1997. For instance, I was looking for stored procedure programming with Java. Of course, there is nothing about Java in this book.
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Summary: The definitive book for learning how DB2 V5 actually workds
Review: This book is targeted to experienced applications programmers and DBAs and discusses the ins and outs of the mechanics of DB2. This is not an SQL manual - but it provides some interesting perspectives and techniques for optimizing the queries. If you need to tune a DB2 application or take advantage of the new features in V5, this is the book!
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Summary: Too much padding, not enough content
Review: This book was useful where db2 manauls were not available. Apart from that it is not a great addition to other documents already available. Too much padding in terms of catalog table layouts.
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Summary: Great Reference Book
Review: This book was very useful in providing me a greater understanding of the material.
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Summary: Excellent DB2 source
Review: This is an excellent resource for DB2 whether you are a programmer or a DBA. This book was recommended to me by a co-worker. It is definitely a worthwhile investment!
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Summary: The definitive book on DB2
Review: This is by far the best book on DB2 and all versions from 3 to 5. Highly Recommended reading for everyone using DB2, from DBAs to Client/Server Developers. The only reason I did not rate this book a 10 was there could be more information on developing and designing parallel queries in Version 4 and 5.
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