DB2 is one of the great RDBMS DB to go with
Our Client uses the IBM DB2 in onprem and we are trying to migrate the IBM DB2 on Z/OS to IBM DB2 on LUW on AWS Cloud.
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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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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.
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| Deployment Types | On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, UNIX |
| Mobile Application | No |
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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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The most common users of Db2 are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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May 22, 2023
DB2 is one of the great RDBMS DB to go with
Our Client uses the IBM DB2 in onprem and we are trying to migrate the IBM DB2 on Z/OS to IBM DB2 on LUW on AWS Cloud.
- Security
- Scalability
- Performance
- Costing should be less
- Some compatibility with Mainframe OS to be removed
- No change in revenue as it was same when we migrate to cloud
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Amazon Redshift, Tableau Desktop, Oracle Java SE, Jenkins, Amazon Corretto, Amazon Comprehend, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Amazon FSx for Windows File Server, Amazon Fargate, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon Transcribe and Amazon WorkSpaces
It was used in the current onprem and client provided option to migrate to cloud with change in platform.
1000
Db2 is used by multiple business units within the organizations.
10
DBA skills are required to support DB2 database.
Its giving good scalability and availability and provide quick response for any query to DB2.
Yes, DB2 is moved to Cloud by hosting in EC2 and they assisted whenever we get issues on the process of migration.
- NA
We havent used any AI/ML features from Db2.
- NA
No
- Cloud Solutions
- Scalability
To have Availability, scalability and compatibility with existing systems
I was not part of evaluation and selection process
Yes, For getting support as there are critical applications using DB2 which will impact the revenue.
No
No, I dont have any.
December 13, 2022
Db2 is good for you....
Db2 is used in factories, to collect all data about products produced.
It is used to insert/follow up orders of products
We also have a datawarehouse where we create all kind of statistics/reports
- manageability
- monitoring
- easiness of use/administration
- TSA and integration of other products
- makes follow up easier and we can act faster in case of problems discovered
no
I presume the price
Yes
yes multiple cases have been submitted and we received special builds to resolve these problems
that was long time ago, in a weekend having a problem with db2 and needed a contact with IBM Toronto
that problem was well handled and corrected.
another problem we had with db2 datajoiner and 2 persons from the lab had to come over to resolve the problem because a compile with debug was needed for the product
May 03, 2021
DB2 - database for your IBM ecosystem
We are using DB2 as a primary database with one of our clients to store data generated by the GST software.
- Reliable and fast
- Easy to deploy and administer
- Scalable as per the requirement
- Micro options can be placed in more user intuitive interface
- Documentation can be improved to include more information about micro options available in different menus in the UI
- Reliable and secure RDBMS
- Fast deployment within IBM ecosystem which saves a lot of time
May 01, 2021
Solid Product With Great Potential
In our organization, DB2 is being used as a database for our mobile app. We also use it for querying data for business analytics and marketing analytics insights. This is used in multiple departments in the organization. It allows us to generate reports for meeting with investors. It solves the issue of warehousing our customer data.
- Business Analytics - facilitates data query to generate reports.
- Integration - can connect with other software.
- Easy - easy to learn and implement if you know SQL.
- Database can run faster.
- Report generation was made easier.
- We were able to pull useful insights.
February 01, 2020
Best Db out there - IBM Db2
Currently IBM Db2 on Cloud is used by our Department, and our organization used a multi-vendor database approach so it's not the only database on cloud we have. We are currently storing daily feeds from our car measurements on the Db2 and then pull data for reports.
- Easy to learn, install and query - great support. IBM is extremely good in support whenever you have any type of questions. You will find no issues on learning the language and installing.
- Amazing performance on big queries : Never had issues on performance and we have a big chunk of data to pull.
- UI : the UI can be improved to a great extent. Ideally we would want to see the UI/UX to match with latest trends.
- Limitation to a 15TB database size for any edition below than ES for on-prem. I am sure Cloud solves it, but falls in the same range as others (sometimes higher), making it maybe not the first one to go to.
- Positive : We have relied on this Db for more than 5 years (I have been relying for 3 years) and we were extremely comfortable to say that we surely got a high ROI.
- Positive : Maintenance teams have mentioned many times that IBM is more cost-effective than Oracle when it comes to maintaining the DB.
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.