Getting Started with IBM Data Studio for DB2
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>IBM</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>DB2</strong><br />
1.1.2 Career path<br />
<strong>Getting</strong> skilled <strong>with</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> can help you prepare <strong>for</strong> a path as a <strong>DB2</strong> database<br />
administrator or developer. <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> works <strong>with</strong> all members of the <strong>DB2</strong> family –<br />
whether on <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>for</strong> Linux, UNIX, and Windows, <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>for</strong> i, or <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>for</strong> z/OS – so the skills<br />
you learn are transferable across those varied plat<strong>for</strong>ms.<br />
At this point, there are no specific professional certifications <strong>for</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong>; however, <strong>Data</strong><br />
<strong>Studio</strong> is used in <strong>DB2</strong> certification courses such as the one to become an <strong>IBM</strong> Certified<br />
Solution Developer – SQL Procedure Developer (Exam 735).<br />
1.1.3 Popular community web sites and discussion <strong>for</strong>um<br />
There is a vibrant community around <strong>DB2</strong> data servers, which includes discussions and<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation about <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong>, including Channel<strong>DB2</strong>.com <strong>for</strong> videos and social<br />
networking, db2university.com <strong>for</strong> free online courses, and Planet<strong>DB2</strong>.com as a blog<br />
aggregator. You can read more about these communities in the ebook <strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong> <strong>with</strong><br />
<strong>DB2</strong> Express-C.<br />
There is also a developerWorks discussion <strong>for</strong>um on the <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> product that many<br />
people in the community and in the software labs monitor and respond to at<br />
www.ibm.com/developerworks/<strong>for</strong>ums/<strong>for</strong>um.jspa?<strong>for</strong>umID=1086<br />
1.1.4 Related free software<br />
<strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> is often used <strong>with</strong> <strong>DB2</strong> Express-C and WAS CE. Both are software products<br />
from <strong>IBM</strong> that you can use at no charge.<br />
1.1.4.1 <strong>DB2</strong> Express-C<br />
<strong>DB2</strong> Express-C is the free version of the <strong>DB2</strong> database server. You can use it <strong>for</strong><br />
development, test, deployment in production, and also embedded in your applications. It is<br />
built using the same code base as fee-based <strong>DB2</strong> editions; this means that applications<br />
developed to work on <strong>DB2</strong> Express-C will work <strong>with</strong> no modification on other <strong>DB2</strong> editions.<br />
<strong>DB2</strong> Express-C includes the Oracle compatibility feature which allows Oracle professionals<br />
to easily work <strong>with</strong> PL/SQL, and other Oracle features in <strong>DB2</strong>. This book uses <strong>DB2</strong><br />
Express-C <strong>for</strong> all exercises. For more in<strong>for</strong>mation visit www.ibm.com/db2/express or review<br />
the ebook <strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>DB2</strong> Express-C.<br />
1.1.4.2 WebSphere® Application Server Community Edition<br />
<strong>Data</strong> <strong>Studio</strong> (full client) lets you build and deploy web services from database objects or<br />
queries. The examples used later in this book assume you are using <strong>IBM</strong> WebSphere<br />
Application Server Community Edition (WAS CE) version 2.1 as the application server <strong>for</strong><br />
deployment of those web services. WAS CE is a lightweight Java EE 5 application server<br />
available free of charge. Built on Apache Geronimo technology, it harnesses the latest<br />
innovations from the open-source community to deliver an integrated, readily accessible<br />
and flexible foundation <strong>for</strong> developing and deploying Java applications. Optional technical<br />
support <strong>for</strong> WAS CE is available through annual subscription. For more in<strong>for</strong>mation, visit
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