An Introduction to IMS, 2nd Edition
Book Description:
IBM’s Definitive One-Stop Guide to IMS Versions 12, 11, and 10: for Every IMS DBA, Developer, and System
Programmer
Over 90% of the top Fortune? 1000 companies rely on IBM’s Information Management System (IMS) for their most
critical IBM System z? data management needs: 50,000,000,000+ transactions run through IMS databases every day.
What’s more, IBM continues to upgrade IMS: Versions 12, 11, and 10 meet today’s business challenges more flexibly
and at a lower cost than ever before. In An Introduction to IMS, Second Edition, leading IBM experts present the
definitive technical introduction to these versions of IMS.
More than a complete tutorial, this book provides up-to-date examples, cases, problems, solutions, and a complete
glossary of IMS terminology. Prerequisite reading for the current IBM IMS Mastery Certification Program, it
reflects major recent enhancements such as dynamic information generation; new access, interoperability and
development tools; improved SOA support; and much more. Whether you’re a DBA, database developer, or system
programmer, it brings together all the knowledge you’ll need to succeed with IMS in today’s mission critical
environments.
Coverage includes:
What IMS is, how it works, how it has evolved, and how it fits into modern enterprise IT architectures
Providing secure access to IMS via IMS-managed application programs
Understanding how IMS and z/OS? work together to use hardware and software more efficiently
Setting up, running, and maintaining IMS
Running IMS Database Manager: using the IMS Hierarchical Database Model, sharing data, and reorganizing
databases
Understanding, utilizing, and optimizing IMS Transaction Manager
IMS application development: application programming for the IMS Database and IMS Transaction Managers, editing
and formatting messages, and programming applications in Java?
IMS system administration: the IMS system definition process, customizing IMS, security, logging, IMS
operations, database and system recovery, and more
IMS in Parallel Sysplex? environments: ensuring high availability, providing adequate capacity, and balancing
workloads
Book Details
Paperback: 567 pages
Publisher: IBM Press; 2nd edition (March 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0132886871
ISBN-13: 978-0132886871
