DB2 11: The Ultimate Database for Cloud, Analytics & Mobile - Paperback

by John Campbell (Author), Chris Crone (Author), Gareth Jones (Author)

Author Biography

John Campbell is an IBM distinguished engineer reporting to the director for z/OS development at the IBM Silicon Valley Lab. He specializes in design for high performance and data sharing and is one of IBM's foremost authorities for implementing high-end database and transaction-processing applications. He is a coauthor of The Business Value of DB2 for z/OS: IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator and Optimizer and DB2 10 for z/OS: The Smarter, Faster Way to Upgrade. Chris Crone is a distinguished engineer with the IBM DB2 for z/OS development team, where he has worked for 25 years. He is the team lead for the RDS Execution Engine team and has been working on improving the performance and scalability of DB2 for z/OS. Gareth Jones is a member of IBM's DB2 for z/OS SWAT Team. He previously worked for IBM's strategic outsourcing division and in BetaWorks. They both live in San Jose, California. Surekha Parekh is IBM's worldwide marketing program director. She has more than 25 years of experience in B2B market management and leads the marketing for DB2 for z/OS globally. She is a coauthor of The Business Value of DB2 for z/OS: IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator and Optimizer, DB2 10 for z/OS: The Smarter, Faster Way to Upgrade, and DB2 11: The Database for Big Data & Analytics. Jay Yothers is an IBM DB2 for z/OS architect. He has been part of the DB2 development organization since the very first release of DB2 and has designed and developed many key features of DB2 for z/OS. He has been awarded more than 20 patents for his work in DB2 for z/OS. He lives in San Jose, California.