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Summary: best advanced DB2 UDB DBA book out there
Review: As an experienced DBA on Oracle and DB2 UDB, this book hands down is the best reference and support guide on the DB2 UDB environment. It cuts to the point without wasting pages explaining what DB2 UDB is. Excellent for when you need to implement complex backup and recovery or if your database crashes at 2am you will be thankful to have this critical reference. The other books for the most part on DB2 UDB are garbage and a waste of money. This book is dogeared and highlighted like crazy from the frantic reads. Worth its weight in gold to keep your job as a senior DBA.
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Summary: An excellent read!
Review: I bought this book to study for the Advanced Certification exam. While reading it I discovered that the book is not just a study guide, but a great reference for my daily activities. I thought I already 'knew it all', but these authors proved me wrong. I highly recommend it to ALL DB2 DBAs. In the future, I will purchase ANY book written by Dwaine Snow and Thomas Phan.
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Summary: Good Book, good reference
Review: I have been working with DB2 for a few years now, this book has info I have not seen anywhere else and a lot of information on the new features of V8.This was a great investment.
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Summary: Absolutely the best DB2 book, by the DB2 experts
Review: I have heard Dwaine speak at conferences in the past, and this is just another example of the great insight and knowledge that Dwaine has in DB2. This book presents this information in an easy to read and logical fashion. This is without a doubt the best DB2 book available, and one every DB2 DBA should own. It will save you a lot of time and frustration.
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Summary: Absolutely the best DB2 book!
Review: I just found this book, and after reading it wish I had found this years ago. This is the most comprehensive book on DB2 that I have ever seen. This book has already saved me a lot of time. The performance chapter is great and helped me improve the performance of my DB2 server by over 30% in less than a week.
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Summary: Excellent study guide, lots of info not available elsewhere
Review: I read this book and took the test. I passed easily. This book is a great study guide for the advanced DBA test, and also contains a lot of information/details that i have not seen anywhere else. This is a DB2 reference I will keep on my desk.
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Summary: Great Reference, Great Info
Review: I've come to rely on this book for all my day to day DBA activities. It has the explanations, illustrations, and sample programs like the User Exit program needed to make it an invaluable reference. I recommend this book for all DBA's wanting a better understanding of how DB2 works.
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Summary: A Very Good Read
Review: Overall, a very good technical reference for DB2. They did a thorough job of explaining the DB2 intricacies and making it very readable. The chapter on the DB2 Optimizer did a good job of explaining why DB2 takes one access path over another. The Performance Tuning chapter also stands out for it's detail. I expect to use it repeatedly as a desktop reference.
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Summary: Best DB2 Advanced Reference
Review: This book goes further than all other DB2 books I've read. It is not a simple 'how to' guide, it also gives lots of good practices and info not always known by the average DBA.
If you are trying to push your DB2 expertise to the next level, this is the book you should try first.
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Summary: Good reference for day to day DBA work
Review: This book helps you understand concepts from the DB2 ADMIN Performance Guide. Dwaine provides many useful formulas for determining the health of the database. Good coverage on MDC, Federated databases, and new multithreading for SPs/UDFs.
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