About the Author

Roger E. Sanders is a Database Performance Engineer with Network Appliance, Inc. He has been designing and developing database applications for more than 18 years , and he has worked with DB2 Universal Database and its predecessors since it was first introduced on the IBM PC (as part of OS/2 Extended Edition). He has written several articles for publications such as DB2 Magazine and IDUG Solutions Journal , authored a tutorial titled "Database Concurrency: DB2 Version 8.1 Family Fundamentals Certification Preparation" for IBM's DeveloperWorks Web site, presented at three International DB2 User's Group (IDUG) conferences, and is the author of the following books:

• DB2 UDB Exploitation of NAS Technology (IBM RedBook; co-author )

• All-In-One DB2 Administration Exam Guide

• DB2 Universal Database SQL Developer's Guide

• DB2 Universal Database API Developer's Guide

• DB2 Universal Database Call Level Interface Developer's Guide

• ODBC 3.5 Developer's Guide

• The Developer's Handbook to DB2 for Common Servers

In addition, Roger holds the following professional certifications:

• IBM Certified Advanced Database Administrator ” DB2 Universal Database V8.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

• IBM Certified Database Administrator ” DB2 Universal Database V8.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

• IBM Certified Developer ” DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Family

• IBM Certified Database Associate ” DB2 Universal Database V8.1 Family

• IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert ” DB2 for Clusters

• IBM Certified Solutions Expert ” DB2 UDB V7.1 Database Administration for UNIX, Windows, and OS/2

• IBM Certified Solutions Expert ” DB2 UDB V6.1 Application Development for UNIX, Windows, and OS/2

• IBM Certified Specialist ” DB2 UDB V6/V7 User