Part VII. The Ideal DB2 Environment

Until now, this book has concentrated on DB2 database management, design, and programming. It has delved into the components of DB2 and some of the complementary software packages used by many DB2 shops. An ideal DB2 environment, however, consists of much more than this.

Section VII of this book expands the scope of discussion to include topics outside the general framework of DB2. In particular, this section discusses the features missing from DB2 and the many organizational issues that must be addressed when using DB2 at your shop.

This discussion includes a categorization of software tools and solutions that alleviate the problems caused by DB2’s lack of certain features, and a summary of some of the major ...

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