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Db2

Overview

What is Db2?

DB2 is a family of relational database software solutions offered by IBM. It includes standard Db2 and Db2 Warehouse editions, either deployable on-cloud, or on-premise.

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Pricing

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Db2 on Cloud Lite

$0

Cloud

Db2 on Cloud Standard

$99

Cloud
per month

Db2 Warehouse on Cloud Flex One

$898

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.ibm.com/products/db2/pricin…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Introducing the next generation of the cloud-native Db2 Warehouse

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How to build a gen AI assistant for retail with Db2, watsonx Assistant and NeuralSeek

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Product Details

What is Db2?

IBM Db2 empowers developers, DBAs, and enterprise architects to run low-latency transactions and real-time analytics equipped for the most demanding workloads.

From microservices to AI workloads, Db2 is a hybrid database providing availability, built-in refined security, scalability, and intelligent automation for systems.


Availability

Mission critical environments require continuous availability and tolerance for failure. Db2 availability enables users to run workloads without interruption.

Built-in security

Db2 protects data with in-motion and at-rest encryption, auditing, data masking, row and column access controls, and role-based access.

Scalability

Db2 grows with users, scaling up and out as workloads evolve and performance needs change.

Automation

Built-in container operators automate time-consuming database tasks, while keeping the business running. Users can build apps while using Db2's advanced workload management automation and ML-optimized query engine.


Db2 can be run in the cloud, on-premises, or in hybrid environments.
Free Trials available here: https://ibm.biz/BdSWMA

Db2 Screenshots

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Db2 Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows, Linux, UNIX
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

DB2 is a family of relational database software solutions offered by IBM. It includes standard Db2 and Db2 Warehouse editions, either deployable on-cloud, or on-premise.

Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, and Google Cloud SQL are common alternatives for Db2.

Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 9.5.

The most common users of Db2 are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Db2 from the perspective of large scale infrastructure engineering and operations

Rating: 10 out of 10
October 18, 2024
Vetted Review
Verified User
Db2
20 years of experience
I haven't really come across a scenario for RDBMS where Db2 is not very well suited. But then, I design and implement large scale, highly standardized, enterprise-ready estates with the goal of cost-effectively operating thousands of databases. I.e. my scope is rather on the infrastructure side than on functional details of Db2.

A solid relational db with near zero downtime.

Rating: 8 out of 10
December 09, 2024
Vetted Review
Verified User
Db2
2 years of experience
DB2 suits best-structured companies dedicating full-time resources to administer the instances. It works very well, providing a unique level of robustness and integrity. In terms of cons, it's a proprietary solution that can require a relevant investment in terms of hardware. There could be lighter solutions to be looked at for small and medium businesses or use cases.

Db2 - safety and speed

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 27, 2024
Vetted Review
Verified User
Db2
2 years of experience
It is well suited when the project requires a SQL database and a database with faster retrieval of data and safer transactions is needed, if the project leans a lot on JSON related fields and it is required for the data be dependant on JSON indexing, I'd say avoid it altogether.

IBM Db2 | Database for Security and performance at its best

Rating: 8 out of 10
November 09, 2024
Vetted Review
Verified User
Db2
3 years of experience
It's best suited for systems that can't compromise on performance and security. That's why it's usually the first choice for banking and financial systems. It's very good at handling large-scale datasets. However, for small scale enterprises, using Db2 is not that feasible due to its licensing cost. Due to its complexity and lack of training resources, there are very less engineers in the market that have expertise on Db2.

IBM Db2: HA and DRP for keep our data safe

Rating: 9 out of 10
September 23, 2024
Vetted Review
Verified User
Db2
1 year of experience
Db2 is well suited for our company in scenarios such as financial and retail, because of the high capacity to process transitional data and events help us to deploy and implement this solution across our offices, the scalability ensures our data is secure and stored without a leaked of information for louse of performance.
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