Chapter 2. DB2 Tools and Connectivity

One of the biggest challenges for today's database administrators is to continuously manage a growing number of distributed databases in their enterprise. In doing that, the integrity, availability, and timeliness of the data within them must be maintained. DB2 tools from IBM are key enabling technologies for maintaining high database performance and availability and data integrity. Designed from the ground up to extend and enhance IBM DB2 UDB, the tools help database administrators keep their databases continuously operational and optimized for all of the users who need to access them.