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A free book for a free database

This week we were at Lotusphere 2010 demonstrating DB2 Express-C  for Lotus Foundations. One of the giveaways we had was a free book on DB2 Express-C. The book proved top be very popular and we ran out very quickly. I also got a lot of questions from people who did not have an opportunity to go to Lotusphere if there was a way to get a copy of the book. My answer is “absolutely, as long as you don’t mind getting it in an electronic form”. A real paper book that you can flip through is always nice [...]

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Free e-book on getting best performance for DB2, SOA environments, and XML applications

DB2 Express-C comes with XML and Web Services support already backed. There is a free e-book from the experts in all things DB2 that supposedly helps you get the most out of these functions. The author of the section on automatic maintenance and utility throttling, Roger Sanders has written enough books on DB2 to fill a small library. If you ever decide to prepare yourself for a DB2 certification, you will most likely be using one of Roger’s books. Robert Catterall contributed the chapter on SOA performance. Robert has been working with DB2 since the dinosaurs roamed the [...]

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