The purpose of this article is to look at the fundamentals of Web services, how DB2® Universal Database™ implements the ability to provide Web services and how to consume them.
This article gives the reader a good grounding in how to build an environment for providing and consuming Web services using the functionality provided in DB2. It will take the reader through the process of creating a basic Web application using nothing but a text editor. The reason for this is to give the reader a good understanding of what is needed in order to build, provide and consume Web services from the ground up.
Topics covered include:
- An introduction to Web services
- Web services fundamentals
- A walk-through demo
- Tooling
- DB2 Web services, why bother?
- Security
- Troubleshooting
| Description | Name | Size | Download method |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB2 Web services for DB2 UDB practitioners | db2webservices.pdf | 3.97MB | HTTP |
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Tim Brown is certified as a DB2 Universal Database Solutions Expert and is part of IBM Software Group Services. He has been with IBM for 6 years and currently works in a small team of DB2 experts who provide technical consultancy services to customers across many industries in the UK and across Europe.





