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  Learn installation, configuration, management, and security
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  Delve deeper with coverage on SQL, troubleshooting, application development, and more

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  Comparing Apache Derby with the commercial IBM Cloudscape offering
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  Deploying Apache Derby/IBM Cloudscape to support development and production environments, client/server environments, multi-threaded applications, and Web servers
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  Integrating Apache Derby/IBM Cloudscape into a completely open source development environment
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  Specific instruction on installing Apache Derby/IBM Cloudscape on Windows® and Linux® workstationswith tips on how to install the code on any platform that has a supported JVM
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  Understanding how programming languages interact with Apache Derby/IBM Cloudscape
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  Building complete sample applications step-by-step in JDBC, Windows (ODBC and .NET), PHP, Perl, and Python
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  Managing and securing Apache Derby/IBM Cloudscape databases
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  Writing SQL code for creating, retrieving, and updating data
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  Troubleshooting installations, databases, and applications

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About The Author

Paul C. Zikopoulos, BA, MBA, is an award-winning writer and speaker with the IBM Database Competitive Technology team. He has more than 10 years of experience with DB2 UDB and has written over 60 magazine articles and several books about it. Paul has co-authored the books DB2 Version 8: The Official Guide, DB2: The Complete Reference, DB2 Fundamentals Certification for Dummies, DB2 for Dummies, and A DBA’s Guide to Databases on Linux. Paul is a DB2 Certified Advanced Technical Expert (DRDA and Cluster/EEE) and a DB2 Certified Solutions Expert (Business Intelligence and Database Administration). In his spare time, he enjoys all sorts of sporting activities, running with his dog Chachi, and trying to figure out the world according to Chloë–his new daughter. You can reach him at paulz_ibm@msn.com.

George Baklarz, B Math, M Sc (Comp Science) is a senior manager in the DB2 Worldwide Pre-sales Support Group. He works closely with customers to help them understand new information management technology and to gain their feedback for improving DB2 products. He has more than 20 years of experience with DB2 and has co-authored a number of books, including DB2 UDB Version 8.1 Database Administration Certification Guide (Prentice Hall, 2003) and DB2 UDB Version 8: The Official Guide (Prentice Hall, 2003). In addition, he is a member of the International DB2 Users Group Speaker and Volunteer Hall of Fame. In his spare time, he lectures at the University of Guelph (database theory) and presents at a variety of user conferences, including the International DB2 Users Group. You can reach George when he’s not traveling at baklarz@gmail.com.

Dan Scott has been working for IBM on DB2 Universal Database since 1998, and currently holds the position of product manager. He has been involved in the intersection of DB2, Linux, and open source scripting languages as a user, author, public speaker, and occasionally a developer since 1999. In addition to authoring technical manuals for IBM and contributing articles to IBM developerWorks, Dan wrote the original “DB2 for Linux HOWTO” and tested and documented the PHP Data Objects (PDO) extension for www.php.net. Dan has presented internationally on the subject of developing applications with scripting languages that connect to Apache Derby, IBM Cloudscape, and IBM DB2 Universal Database. He lives in Toronto with his wife, cat, a coffee roaster, and a wide range of outdoor sporting equipment. You can reach him at dan.scott@acm.org.

Customer Reviews & Comments
If you've ever been curious about using or integrating Apache Derby (or IBM Cloudscape) into your project, here's the book you'll need... Apache Derby - Off to the Races by Paul C. Zikopoulos, Dan Scott, and George Baklarz. Very well done... Contents: On Your Marks... Get Set... Go!!! - An Introduction to the Apache Derby and IBM Cloudscape Community; Deployment Options for Apache Derby Databases; Apache Derby Databases; Installing Apache Derby and IBM Cloudscape on Windows; Installing Apache Derby and IBM Cloudscape on Linux; Managing an Apache Derby Database; Security; SQL; Developing Apache Derby Applications with JDBC; Developing Apache Derby Applications with Perl, PHP, Python, and ODBC; "Your Momma Loves Drama" in JDBC; "Your Momma Loves Drama" in Windows; "Your Momma Loves Drama" in PHP; "Your Momma Loves Drama" in Perl; "Your Momma Loves Drama" In Python; Web Site Contents; Apache Derby and IBM Cloudscape Resources; Troubleshooting Hints and Tips; Index Derby is one of those technologies that has remained "under the radar" for awhile. The Cloudscape database from IBM was released to the open source community under the name Derby, and basically those two packages are the same core code. Cloudscape has a few more add-ons and support from IBM, but if you learn one you learn them both. The authors do a very good job here in helping the reader to understand the architecture and benefits of having a small-footprint embedded relational database system in your application. The start of the book lays the groundwork very well, and establishes the "why" of Derby. But rather than remaining a high-level overview, they dive into the core of the software, showing how to install it, work with it, and how to secure your data. The real value comes when they take a sample ticket application ("Your Momma Loves Drama") and shows how Derby can be integrated the application in a number of different languages. Even if you don't necessarily know Perl, PHP, or Python, you should be able to follow along enough to extrapolate how the concepts can be applied to your platform of choice. After reviewing this book, I've got some ideas on how I'd like to play around with this... A very solid addition to your programming bookshelf. Between this book and the online resources, you should have everything you need to master the Derby/Cloudscape software. Comment | Permalink | (Report this)