For those who are interested:
At
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247102.html you can find
an interesting new redbook:
DB2 UDB V8.2 on the Windows Environment
Copied from that site:
IBM DB2 Universal Database Version 8.2 is another significant jump in
DBRM technology. It delivers new features to address the ever-
increasing demands and requirements of information management
customers. This redbook is an update of DB2 UDB Exploitation of the
Windows Environment (SG24-6893), with a focus on DB2 UDB Version 8.2
functions and features.
We illustrate, step-by-step, the installation and migration
processes. The new autonomic computing technology that makes the
DBA?s job easier is described in detail. The new security features
and their integration with the Windows environment are discussed
intensively.
This book covers the new performance and monitoring enhancements of
Version 8.2. New, exciting high availability functions are described
in detail.
Further, we discuss aspects of DB2 application development with .NET
2003 and Java and provide programming details using ADO.NET, CLR, and
Java.
