This is a complete tutorial and hands-on guide to all the new features
of DB2 Universal Database Version 5. This is a comprehensive guide to
designing, administering and optimizing a DB2 Universal Server
database. With this book, the reader will learn to build secure
distributed databases and replication into a network environment, gain
in-depth information on making your information web-accessible and gain
valuable insight into parallel processing for data warehousing. There
is an emphasis on how DB2 can improve the productivity and
profitability of the reader’s organization, while it covers
installation and configuration, day-to-day database administration,
commands, performance, tuning and troubleshooting.

Take full advantage of all SQL Server Reporting Services can do for you

Without a way to interpret it, the data in your database just sits
there doing nothing. Now you have help! This handy guide shows you how
to retrieve data and create reports with the newest version of SQL
Server Reporting Services, so you can deliver both hard copy and
interactive, Web-based reports that tell your story.

Discover how to:

Access information from different databases
Build the right queries
Choose the best report type
Move from other reporting tools
Deliver reports on demand
Produce drill-down and drill-through reports

Build outstanding user interfaces with .NET: principles, techniques, and code

Nowadays, users and clients demand exceptionally usable software. But few developers are trained to create high-quality user interfaces, and few .NET books offer much help until now.

In Seeing Data, Microsoft MVP Rebecca M. Riordan shows how to use .NET’ s advanced UI tools to build applications that reflect today’ s interface design best practices. She offers visual examples, code, and techniques for every .NET project.

Writing for experienced .NET developers, Riordan introduces core principles of effective interface design including focus, flow, alignment, proximity, contrast, and consistency. She demonstrates how to architect databases for better usability, and how to build more effective form layouts. Next, she systematically tackles user interaction, showing how to:

• Help users navigate DataSets, manipulate data, and generate reports
• Utilize menus, toolbars, buttons, and Help systems
• Enforce data integrity
• Simplify installation and customization

Riordan covers essential technical underpinnings ranging from GDI+ Managed Classes to ADO.NET data binding. She presents dozens of Visual Basic.NET examples all designed for easy, quick reuse, and downloadable from the book’s companion Web site, along with C# equivalents.

If you use MySQL, you know why it’s the world’s most popular open
source database: small, fast, and powerful, and so rich in features
that no administrator or programmer can stay familiar with all of them.
There are always some little-known commands and clauses that could help
you become more efficient in your work if you could just keep them in
mind. The problem is, you don’t always have time to stop and thumb
through an exhaustive reference when you’re hard at work. If you need a
quick reminder, the MySQL Pocket Reference
can lead you straight to the answer you need to know to get the job
done. Easy to take and use anywhere, this little book provides instant
reminders on how to use important MySQL functions in conjunction with
key parts of the LAMP open source infrastructure. A complete reference
to the MySQL version of SQL, this pocket guide also serves as a
convenient companion to our large, in-depth volume, Managing and Using MySQL.
The book covers installation of MySQL and includes a description of SQL
commands, data types, operators, and functions. In this small book, you
get a handy reference to the enormous feature set of MySQL, the
dominant database in the open source world. O’Reilly’s Pocket
References have become a favorite among programmers everywhere. By
providing important details in a succinct, well-organized format, these
pocket-sized books deliver just what you need to complete the task at
hand. When you’ve reached a sticking point in your work and need to get
to a solution quickly, the new MySQL Pocket Reference is the book you’ll want to have.

Fundamentals Made Easy. Get Your MySQL Database Up and Running with Ease

Set
up a MySQL database on Windows or Linux with help from this
step-by-step beginner�s guide. Learn to design and create a database
with tables, load data into your tables, and generate basic and
advanced reports. You�ll also get details on how to administer, secure,
and back up your database, and import data from other programs. Plus,
learn to use PHP for dynamic web pages and MySQL web interfaces. Get
started in no time with today�s most popular open source database and
take advantage of all the features MySQL database server has to offer.

Designed for Easy Learning:

• Modules–Each concept is divided into logically organized modules (chapters), ideal for self-paced learning
• Critical Skills–Each module opens with the specific skills covered in the module
• Mastery Checks–End-of-module reviews test knowledge using short-answer, multiple-choice, and fill-in-the-blank questions
• Ask the Experts–Q&A sections throughout are filled with bonus information and helpful tips
• Progress Checks–Quick self-assessment sections check your progress
• Projects–Practical exercises show how to apply the critical skills learned in each module

Dr.
John W. Horn is a recognized MySQL lecturer and trainer with Interstate
Software LLC. Michael Grey is an IT professional, trainer, and writer
who provides courseware development for Interstate Software, LLC.
Interstate Software is the only gold-level partner with MySQL AB, the
commercial MySQL company founded by the creators of the MySQL database
server. Interstate Software provides authorized MySQL training and
consulting.