2 Unleashing DB2 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
1.1 Purpose of this book
In this book, we use practical examples to highlight several new key features of
DB2 10. The examples illustrate how you can apply and use the rich new
functions of DB2 10 in a real-world business environment. The examples are
syntactically correct and demonstrate how you can take advantage of key
DB2 10 functionality in your own environment.
Each chapter of this book describes one of the following functions or features
and shows how each can be applied in a business environment:
Time Travel Query: Apply time-based state information to your data, so you
can store and retrieve time-based data without having to build your own
customized solution. Use functionality that ...