As well as providing a relational database to store your data, DB2 UDB Personal Edition lets you issue requests to query, update, insert, or delete data from local applications. Figure 1 shows DB2 UDB Personal Edition with local applications accessing the local database.
Figure 1. DB2 Personal Edition with Local Applications
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DB2 UDB Personal Edition includes graphical tools that enable you to tune performance, access remote DB2 servers, manage all servers from a single site, and process SQL queries. For a description of these tools, see Administering Instances and Databases with the DB2 Administration Tools.