Information-technology professionals ready to take the DB2 9 Universal Database exam (Exam 731) and programmers who want to learn DB2 database administration will find this comprehensive guide book extremely valuable. It covers relational database fundamentals--data placement, database access, analyzing DB2 activity, DB2 utilities, high availability, and security--and considers every facet of the exam. A full practice exam complements the discussion, and each chapter contains sample questions with extensively detailed answers. Written by one of the world's leading DB2 authors and experts, this is the first study guide to address this specific exam.
