Db2 is good for you....
Updated February 13, 2024

Db2 is good for you....

Guy Przytula | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Db2 on-premise

Overall Satisfaction with Db2

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
we have small and larger databases. for the end-user we do not see any difference according the size. it can handle both at the same speed
we have very few outages. we have hadr/tsa implemented to have high availability and automation of this process
I prefer Db2 and hist command line interface

Do you think Db2 delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Db2's feature set?

Yes

Did Db2 live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Db2 go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Db2 again?

Yes

well suited : as Db2 is easy to use and administer, almost all scenarios where data is to be handled and/or be kept are suitable the integration of XML is well done

Using Db2

Db2 is being as repository for factories that provide data about production
It is used by employees that create reports about the produced parts
2 - Database administrators that know Db2 well
it is the main tool used by our factories
we are not using AI/ML yet
  • db2 in the cloud
the best and most reliable product and does all we need

Evaluating Db2 and Competitors

Yes - 
maxdb
older product with fewer possibilities
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
Db2 is open for exchange of data with other products

Db2 Implementation

no problems encountered for Db2 nor for IBM CDC integration
Yes - 
first db2 install/usage
later IBM CDC install/usage/integration
Change management was a minor issue with the implementation

Db2 Training

  • In-Person Training
the material was very clear and all subjects have been handled

Configuring Db2

just right and well documented
do it very carefully and apply changes one at the time
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
No - we have not done any custom code

Db2 Support

ProsCons
Kept well informed
Slow Resolution
Less knowledgeable
Problems left unsolved
Escalation required
Difficult to get immediate help
Need to explain problems multiple times
Slow Initial Response
sometimes it is difficult to make the suppport people to understand our problem
if you submit a case, they only read the last sentences and request info/data that already have submitted
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

Using Db2

it has all we need and much more
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • installation
  • database generation
  • integration
  • none discovered

Db2 Reliability

with few resources we can manage our implementation

Integrating Db2

no problems while integrating
  • IBM data replication
easy to install/configure
we replicate in many directions our data
IBM data replication
ETL tools
use all products from same supplier or products that are supported by Db2

Relationship with IBM

no problems encountered
we still receive info if needed