books by Philip K. Gunning (universal database handbook)

books by Philip K. Gunning

books:

DB2(R) Universal Database V8 Handbook for Windows, UNIX, and Linux (IBM Press Series--Information Management)

16 reviews
Philip K. Gunning

IBM Press, 2003

Straight and to the Point
The chapters on Type-2 indexes and MDC really helped me better understand how type-2 indexes improve performance now I understand what a dimension is and how to identify good candidate dimensions. The chapter on buffer pool tuning and Sort along with the DBM and DB CFG tuning tips have helped get my boss off my back!This is a great book by a DB2 Consultant.

DB2 9 for Developers

6 reviews
Philip K. Gunning

Mc Press, 2008

Great book for Developers and Development DBAs
This is a great book for developers because covers pureXML and other features and great to for DBAs the chapter on monitoring is a must have when you are in trouble with your database Just keep in mind that this book is focues on the LUW(Linux, Unix and Windows) version of DB2, I say this because a friend of mine bought for using with z/OS by mistake.