Foreword

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Last year, when the first edition of this book was released, IBM had just released an updated version of DB2 on the Linux, UNIX, and Windows platforms—a version that was the most significant release to date, and one that provided new capabilities to reflect advances in the technology of both database systems and IT in general.

As I write this only a year later, IBM has once again just released an updated versions of the DB2 UDB product family; DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX, and Windows, DB2 UDB for iSeries and DB2 UDB for zSeries—significant new releases that include many new features and enhancements that make this the most advanced set of database products IBM has ever offered—and we believe ...

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