Like DB2 Express itself, this book cuts out the complexity - helping you achieve the full business benefits of today's most advanced database platform simply and quickly. You'll find step-by-step guidance and expert tips for every facet of DB2 Express development and administration, application design; development with both Visual Basic .NET and Java; security; deployment; performance tuning; day-to-day administration; and more. IBM's own DB2 specialists demonstrate how to use DB2 Express' graphical tools to manage DB2 more easily than any other full-function relational database. Along the way, they help you make the most of DB2 Express' powerful "autonomic" features for self-administration, self-tuning, and self-healing to drive down costs and save time throughout the entire application lifecycle.