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DB2 Essentials: Understanding DB2 in a Big Data World, Third Edition
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DB2 Essentials: Understanding DB2 in a Big Data World, Third Edition

by Raul F. Chong, Clara Liu
October 2013
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
784 pages
20h 55m
English
IBM Press
Content preview from DB2 Essentials: Understanding DB2 in a Big Data World, Third Edition

Chapter 1. Introduction to DB2

DATABASE 2 (DB2) for Linux, UNIX, and Windows is a relational data server developed by IBM. Version 10.5, available since June 2013 is the most current version of the product and the one on which we focus in this book.

In this chapter, you learn about

The history of DB2

DB2 in the big data world

DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows product portfolio

Syntax diagram conventions

A Brief History of DB2: From Past to Present

Since the 1970s, when IBM Research invented the Relational Model and the Structured Query Language (SQL), IBM has developed a complete family of data servers. Development started on mainframe platforms such as Virtual Machine (VM), Virtual Storage Extended (VSE), and Multiple Virtual Storage ...

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