Db2

Db2 is really reliable and fast. It can handle really large OLTP throughput and really large data warehouses.

I did not choose DB2 over any other database engine, the corporation we are currently working for uses all of them for different companies/systems/departments and we need to consolidate data from all of them into a single data warehouse. DB2 is one of the many different data sources we have to work with, and we are able to interact with it without any complication or extra effort.

DB2 provides a more powerful dialect than the MySQL which makes DB2 more powerful and robust as compared to MySQL or Oracle and the query optimizer in DB2 is the best, no other relational databases do it.

I have selected IBM DB2 cloud because of its reliability and extensive support.

Microsoft SQL Server and IBM Db2 both [have] their own advantages and performance optimization mechanism, but IDM Db2 is ahead on the race when we want better security and [easy] database management on the cloud. We [do not need to install Microsoft SQL Server in our remote server, we can directly use DB2 on Cloud and connect within [a] few minutes. It provides Auto-scaling without [downtime], [in] which users don't get any glitches or errors.

IBM Db2 on Cloud is very cheap and easy to install with a large capacity to store XML data and its robustness in the speed to access information on this platform is incredible. It is very easy to upgrade this platform and it is rich in many tools and features. It integrates well with other tools and its ever-improving platform.

Creating a Db2 resource service is easy. In terms of usage, you may choose which account service is best suited for your organization.

Obviously Microsoft SQL Server has its own service and usage, but IBM Db2 has it's own requirements and service based on application requirements you select.
Advantage of IBM DB2 over Microsoft SQL Server is that it provides Graphical user interface and CLPPlus Command line interface.
IBM Db2 on Cloud provides Lite plans for community for developers to learn and execute queries.

The experience of having the database in the cloud opens an opportunity for improvement and innovation for our department, which makes us want to implement this solution over a traditional local solution.

We have also used Microsoft Azure SQL Database, which is better than IBM Db2 on Cloud in the number of ways. However, with IBM Db2 on Cloud, most of the new developers will be able to spin up a new instance of the database with very little effort. Its free lite plan is best to check out the service.

Db2 Warehouse provided more flexibility than another tool in the market for a hybrid solution. The ability to integrate with Oracle also was one of the useful features for our business case.

MySQL was definitely faster in terms of making queries, but DB2 had many features that protected against errors and easier to use for SQL beginners.

DB2 at best offers sub par performance as compared to Oracle ecosystem.

DB2 is a similar product that is most respected. Oracle might be supported in a broader context, but DB2 is superior on every platform where the choice is there. Licensing is also a factor in which DB2 is much better, which might offset any cost differences. DB2 support is also much better at all tiers.

IBM Db2 was our on-prem and the obvious way to go over to the cloud. As it was our native application, it was easy to migrate on-prem to cloud with ease. The new IBM PureData system for Analytics is on Netezza, which is a great appliance and easy-to-use & supports Business Intelligence and DSS systems at a cheaper cost. IBM Db2 on Cloud is great in having a compression feature and the in-memory system in BLU making it easy to deploy and support (better than HANA) with lower cost.

IBM Db2 is cheap, easy to use, and less human intervention is required.

The most straightforward and easiest to use. Probably the biggest bang for the buck of any of the vendors. Handles our business needs perfectly.

For this case, we need it because we needed to integrate with IAccess and AS400.

I have not been a part of other database evaluations because this does what we need it do for our ERP system. However I have worked with other databases and them seem to require much more "hands on" assistance than DB2 does.

IBM dashDB stacks up well against both on-premise (SQL Server and DB2), but it was a tough choice to go with over AzureDB. Ultimately, the deep discount by IBM led us to go with dashDB with the understanding that we could back out of the technology at a later date.

In the phase of software selection, to which I have unfortunately not participated, other alternatives existed. In fact, it is the only easy-to-use multi-platform enterprise level that ensures CKE the skill created is an investment for the company. In comparison with the other tools, it has won the choice of reliability and investment on a product that will last over time.

Oracle and we moved because of the cost but a huge bonus due to performance and reliability.

DB2 is more complicated to administer than Sybase, but it also provides many more features for applications.

Price aspect is good with DB2, db2 Blu as was disappointing it couldn't compete with IQ. pureScale was disappointing and couldn't compete with Oracle RAC. Pros of using db2 is that it is admin friendly. Also it has a lot of flexibility with memory management which other RDMs don't have. DB2 can accommodate more numbers of db2 on a smaller hardware and [this] not possible with others.