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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 Alternative Medicine

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/9/2017

"Review"

3/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

it is good could do better. Can do better Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

It is good can do better. Useful tool though Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Internet

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/7/2017

"team uses for agent"

3.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

develope s/w and manage team of sales cloud Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

scalability issues and non portability of sf application Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/19/2017

"DB2 is an easy to use Database."

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

DB2 is handy when it comes to databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Sometimes it takes too long for results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sandy L.

Corporate Director of IT

Apparel & Fashion

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/28/2017

"Corporate Director of IT"

3.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

I like the OS behind the database. It is very easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Inflexible database. You cannot add or remove fields without recompiling programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/10/2017

"DB2 data modeler, designer and developer"

4.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Stability and speed of DB2 is remarkable. There are decent number of DB2 personnel in the market so scaling a team is easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Cost. DB2 is the second costliest RDBMS after Oracle. New DBs are way cheaper. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alok M.

Assistant Consultant

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/1/2016

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

"The database management system "

5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

The core engine of db2 is the best I have experienced .

The features I love :

1> BLU Acceleration

2> Index Jump scan

3> Adaptive Compression Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

I particularly looking for good GUI tool to ease of managing the db2 database farm .

For example : OEM for Oracle .

I am versed with SQL server , Teradata and Oracle too. Hence i can particularly compare the tolls available for each of the database engine .

With that knowledge I suggest IBM to invest more to develop GUI tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Proby P.

Sr. Enterprise Storage Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/10/2016

"Fast database and great compatibility and integration "

4.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Fast database and great compatibility and integration. Backup and recovery features are good too Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Used for specific types of DBs, Oracle and SQL still the flagship products and main competitors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/6/2017

"DB2 for java applications with websphere"

2/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

The stability offered is good. It is extensible and interacts well with the other related IBM software.

There asre some things like paging and table spaces which are non intutive and can be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

not much information/articles available on errors on the IBM website.The most improvement can be done in adding all SQL codes and SQL errors and adding detailed steps on how to fix the errors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM Db2:

there might be issues with connection pooling when used in combination with websphere Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

It works for us where the user base for the applications is not massive. Providing the much needed extensiblity and flexibility Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kushal R.

Associate

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/23/2016

"A good cloud product by IBM"

4/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Its on cloud.

Offers analytics too.

Many data sources options.

Can use via python too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

Nothing that i came across yet.

But one can say the UI can improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Insurance

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

8/30/2016

"DB2 Driver"

3.5/5

What do you like best about IBM Db2?

Allowed me to create a DB2 connections so I could connect SAS directly to the DB2 server and extract data to analyse instead of pulling the data from alternate sources and importing to SAS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about IBM Db2?

It took a while to figure out how to set up the connection and get it working. Especially using a work computer requiring local admin to get it working. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering IBM Db2:

Someone with technical experience and technical problem solving is required to figure out how to use the program. Instructions were spotty and were lacking in some places and slight version differences. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Allowed a stream lined solution to my data analysis needs by allowing DB2 connections directly in my SAS program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.