Get up to speed quickly on the new features in IBM DB2 9

In this book, the IBM expert authors provide you with comprehensive technical details and real-world business uses for all of the exciting new features in the current release of DB2 9. You'll learn about the capabilities found in pureXML as well as administrative enhancements in areas such as self management, high availability, and security. Also covered are features for the developer from a Ruby on Rails toolkit to the Developer Workbench and enhanced .NET developer support.

• XML in DB2 New Hybrid Storage Engine
  • What is XML?
  • When Do I use pureXML?
  • pureXML: The DB2 XML Database
  • Tuning XML Performance
• Autonomics and Manageability
  • Up and Running Enhancements
  • Self Tuning Memory Manager
  • Automated Storage
  • Other Autonomic and Manageability Enhancements
• Application Development
  • Rational Data Architect
  • DB2 and the .NET Developer
  • DB2 and the Java Developer
  • DB2 and the Scripting Languages Developer
  • DB2 and the XML Developer
  • DB2 Developer Workbench
  • Other Application Development Topics
• Security Enhancements
  • Label-Based Access Control
  • Additional Security Enhancements
• SHARP Enhancements
  • Larger Table Space Support
  • Larger Object Support
  • Raw Compression
  • High-Availability Enhancements
  • Additional SHARP Enhancements