SQL for IBM i: A Database Modernization Guide

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You may be familiar with SQL, the IBM DB2 for i data-access language. But you might not know that you can use SQL to modernize your IBM i database, to make it more efficient and easier to access. Rafael Victria-Pereira knows firsthand how to use SQL's database modernization power and in SQL for IBM i: A Database Modernization Guide, he shares this knowledge, explaining how you can use SQL's capabilities to modernize and enhance your IBM i database.

The book takes you on a journey: the modernization of a fictional university's database. You'll start with a database that's basically a set of physical files (typical of many RPG applications), then transform it into a proper SQL database with advanced features that can be used both internally (by an RPG application, for instance) or externally (by a .NET or Java Web application).

As you progress, you'll get plenty of easy-to-understand examples and exercises to help you grasp and master the concepts, so you can use them on the job. The author's down-to-earth style and solid knowledge of SQL on IBM i make for an absorbing, highly educational journey into IBM i database modernization.

After you've read this book, you will know how to:
- Modernize your database, freeing it of its RPG/COBOL shackles
- Migrate your database definition from DDS (the native way) to SQL's DDL (the ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œmodern" way)
- Use advanced SQL concepts, such as user-defined functions, common table expressions, and more
- Make your database easier to access
- Open your database to non-native applications by moving business rules to the database, automating data consistency checks, and more
- Use the system catalog to better understand the database and its components
Rafael Victria-Pereira has more than 18 years of IBM i experience, as a programmer, analyst, and manager. Over that period, he has been an active voice in the IBM i community, encouraging and helping programmers to transition to ILE and free-format RPG. Rafael has written more than 100 technical articles about topics ranging from interfaces to modern RPG, SQL, and application modernization. He writes in a down-to-earth, easy-to-read, practical style that's highly popular with his audience of IBM technology professionals. Rafael currently works as an Enterprise Architect at the Luis SimÃƒâ€šÃ‚Âµes Group in Portugal. His areas of expertise include programming in the IBM i native languages (RPG, CL, and DB2 for i SQL) and "modern" programming languages, such as C#, Java, and Python, as well as project management and consultancy.

Item Number:	5167
Author Name:	Rafael Victria-Pereira
Publication Date:	January 23, 2018
Edition:	First
Pages:	376
ISBN-10:	1583474498
ISBN-13:	9781583474495
Format:	Paperback
Product Dimensions:	7 x .75 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight:	1.5 pounds
Language:	English