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IBM Db2 Product Details

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Built to run the world’s mission-critical workloads. Designed by the world’s leading database experts, IBM Db2 empowers developers, enterprise architects, and data engineers to run low-latency transactions and real-time analytics equipped for the most demanding workloads. From microservices to AI workloads, Db2 is the tested, resilient, and hybrid database providing the extreme availability, built-in refined security, effortless scalability, and intelligent automation for systems that run the world.

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Product Description

IBM® Db2® is the database that offers enterprise-wide solutions handling high-volume workloads. It is optimized to deliver industry-leading performance while lowering costs.

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Ekta G.

Business Support Officer

Government Administration

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/11/2018

"Good old DB2 now on cloud"

3.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Its a trusted old RDBMS which has been overlooked due to marketing hype by the likes of Oracle and SQL server.

Buts its still is a fantastic product with some good innovation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

It need to reduce its server foot print and improve supprt for administrators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/7/2018

"The best DB for Mainframe legacy system"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Working with Db2 is very easy as it allows all the database features of Relational database management system. It is the database of legacy system which can be used with Cobol, AS4 etc. It is easy to learn for beginners and designed to store , analyze and retrieve the data efficiently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

There are lots of great as well as efficient monitoring tools in DB2, but nowhere it is mentioned which one is recommended by iBM. Its hard to find good Db 2 DBAs for a new project unlike oracle or SQL server DBAs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Internet

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/13/2019

"review"

3.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

We were looking for an feature rich product that was also very easy to use, and it fits the bill. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Nothing to dislike in particular. Of course if it were cheaper it would be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/12/2019

"Realtional Data Storage"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

The performance, stability and compatibility are signficant value add features for this product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

The footprint can be significant and the replication constrtaints cna be limiting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Utilities

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/13/2019

"Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

DB2 is the database of choice for robust scalable data management. With the analytic support, there should be no other choice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Still need to do a better job of streamlining the pricing methodologies and options Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Hima S.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/27/2018

"Best for beginners and also experienced peeple"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Easy to use and perfect database for a beginner for executing simple queries and task scheduler that allows jobs to run other jobs makes its easy. I have used DB2 in my last job and was easy to use and gives a range of options in organizing the tables Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

My company didnt have IBM paid purchased tools which were support gets difficult if we ever encountered any issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM Db2:

Purchase the IBM tools and you will get the best support from IBM team for any minor to major issue Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is IBM Db2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Store data and organizing huge database tables in different environments and we use it for testing of new software features and support my companys legacy software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/11/2019

"Stable and performant"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Performance and reliability are the main characteristic. I would highlight maturity and support level as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

No support for multicloud/multi datacenter transaction management. That requirement is getting critical as companies start deploying their multi-cloud strategies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/12/2019

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Db2"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

The versitlity that DB2 has provided to use has been out standing. we run very complex database that allows Chase to manage there business efficently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

I would like to see better interfaces with the distributed world Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Insurance

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/12/2019

"Solid warehousing platform"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

DB2 is a robust, stable database management system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Lack of continuity of features between different flavors (z/OS, LUW) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Government Administration

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/14/2019

"some of the systems that i manage use db2"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

easy to maintain and much easier on system resources Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

I have no knowledge of any issues with db2 since i don't manage the actual product, just the systems that the product runs on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.