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IBM Db2 Overview

What is IBM Db2?

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.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Extreme Availability
Mission critical environments require continuous availability and tolerance for failure. Deploy availability enabling you to run your workloads without interruption.

Built-in Refined Security
Security is at our core. Protect your data with in-motion and at-rest encryption, extensive auditing, data masking, row/column access controls, role-based access and more. No one knows your data like you do. Let’s keep it that way.

Effortless Scalability
Db2 grows with you. Scale up and out as your workloads evolve and your performance needs change.

Intelligent Automation
Managing your database deployments has never been easier. Db2’s built-in container operators automate your most time-consuming database tasks, while keeping your business running. Build apps while taking advantage of our advanced workload management automation and ML-optimized query engine. Do Less, build more.

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IBM offers a wide range of technology and consulting services; a broad portfolio of middleware for collaboration, predictive analytics, software development and systems management; and the world's most advanced servers and supercomputers.

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Verified User in Banking

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/13/2018

"the company db"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

security, reliability, DRDA access in all platforms Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

for the mainframe component, probably the overhead Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Aravind I.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/29/2018

"db2 luw database "

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

the product is easy to administer, the patching and upgrades are easy and simple. Backup and recovery solution is great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

not aggressive as oracle in implementing new features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/17/2018

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

"DB2 as a reliable relational database"

4.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

DB2 is extremely reliable, well designed, and fully tested. It contains good scripting capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

At times, DB2 patches are needed to fix defects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Joe P.

Programmer/Analyst

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/15/2017

"IBM i Developer"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Easy to learn, use and develop in delivering business applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Lack of marketing by IBM to promote the power systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM Db2:

Best platform to run DB2 in on IBM power running i5/OS (AS/400) operating system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We build custom licensing and permitting applications using free-form RPG running on an IBM i power server. Rock-solid security 2nd to none. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Automotive

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/26/2018

"Fast Processing Easy To Use"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

DB2 is easy to use and fast in processing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

New technologies like HP vertica or any other column-based databases are faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Awwad A.

Training Assistant

Professional Training & Coaching

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/17/2017

"the magic of database management"

3.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

as it is internationally known, IBM always woks to provide what it might be in need for future and definitely IBM is speed up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

the tool is not easy to learn at all, but practice are the key. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM Db2:

i can recomneded to other unless i see they are in need to tool to use for their business solution. but if they are in situation to analysis a data, the DB2 is the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

first having the data and storing them and analyze them in the way the situation needs to, which this is great tool and save time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Matthew B.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/10/2018

"Robust and easy to use"

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

The ability to link tables via SQL and join tables Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

I don't like anything yet at the time of writing this review. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Electronics

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/28/2017

"DB2 Review"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Really strong DB engine and most probably one of the big 3... stable version running on Linux family can put some comfort in the organization using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Windows versions or if you pretend to get away of the major standard implementations and best practices you can still do it but not recommended to avoid a lot of scripting... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM Db2:

Define clearly evaluation criteria when choosing a strategic DB engine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Not necessarily problems were resolved but the stability and performance were pretty good and what expected. From previous old version until now IBM has done a very good job! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arti G.

IT Support Specialist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/6/2018

"Broad use"

3.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

The multiple areas of our division we are able to cover Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

I don’t think there is anything I dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/11/2018

"DB2 - Easy to learn and use"

4.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

DB2 connection with mainframes. Easy to learn and use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

DB2 interface is weak compared to other databases like Oracle, teradata Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

IBM Db2 Pricing

Db2 On Cloud - Lite

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Db2 on IBM Cloud Standard

$99.00

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DB2 on Cloud Enterprise Edition

$946.00

Per Month

Db2 Warehouse on IBM Cloud Flex

$3,451.00

Per Month

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Verified User in Banking

"the company db"

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

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Aravind I.

"db2 luw database "

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Verified User in Computer Software

"DB2 as a reliable relational database"

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Joe P.

"IBM i Developer"

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Verified User in Automotive

"Fast Processing Easy To Use"

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Awwad A.

"the magic of database management"

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Matthew B.

"Robust and easy to use"

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Verified User in Consumer Electronics

"DB2 Review"

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Arti G.

"Broad use"

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

"DB2 - Easy to learn and use"

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