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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.4038011
EAN: 9780131856714
ISBN: 0131856715
Label: IBM Press
Manufacturer: IBM Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 592
Publication Date: January 09, 2005
Publisher: IBM Press
Sales Rank: 296049
Studio: IBM Press
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Rating: - Confessions of an IMS Programmer
A "must have" for anyone serious about understanding IBM's Information Management System. Clear, concise information for those in the know too! Don't format your RAA without it!
Rating: - Experience shows
I've been documenting IMS- and DB2-related products for almost 20 years. I had the pleasure of working with Dean Meltz on a long ago version of IMS, and knew then that his knowledge of the database was detailed and comprehensive.
I'm so glad that he was able to put much of that knowledge into one, easy-to-understand IMS primer. While many IMS gurus are retiring, and replacements are hard to find, I think this book is a staple for any IMS shop. This is not an operator's reference. (IMS ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent introduction for IMS beginners; Handy reference for Old-Timers
After giving a very brief history of IMS, the authors give us a guided tour of its extensive capabilities.
You will learn that IMS has continually evolved from its roots as a hierarchical database to an industrial strength transaction manager that services both SNA and TCP/IP and supports Java, XML and SQL access via stored procedures.
This book does not attempt to describe every nuance of all the IMS features. Instead, it touches upon each capability and discusses the ... Read More
Rating: - "Must Have" book for any IT professional dealing with IMS
This is the most complete reference book for IMS I have ever seen.
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