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IBM Db2 Database

Read 66 IBM Db2 Database reviews
11,118 views|7,500 comparisons
90% willing to recommend
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IBM solidDB

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100% willing to recommend
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Md Al-Amin
Stable platform with effective data management capabilities
The value and impact of using IBM Db2 Database lie in its essential role in storing data. The benefits include enhanced performance, reliability,... Read more →
Anonymous User
​No other solution came close to this product's speed and tech support is on a really high level
Before we had our own in-house developed DB, now we can focus on our solutions and take a real-time DB as good as a working black box.
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  • "They are competitive and honest (compared to how peer firms approach licensing conversations). ​"
  • "Compared to Oracle, it is so much cheaper."
  • "Licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
  • "We don't see what the specific price of the DB2 license is because we pay for the backup license as a package."
  • "I think that everyone knows that with IBM the standard price is higher than the others."
  • "Db2 is less expensive than Oracle."
  • "We did not buy it. It came with our hardware without any complimentary maintenance. If I compare Db2 Database with Oracle Database, its price is lower than Oracle Database."
  • "There is a license for this solution and we pay every three years."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about IBM Db2 Database?
    Top Answer:Db2 database scalability and performance capabilities match our database needs. It covers pretty much everything a database administrator or engineer might need.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Db2 Database?
    Top Answer:I would rate the pricing a five out of ten. Since it's a government contract, the rates are negotiated and agreed upon with the government. So, it's not like the standard market price. It's not super… more »
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    What needs improvement with IBM Db2 Database?
    Top Answer:Db2 interface could be improved a bit. Comparing it to Oracle, Db2's interfaces could be improved.
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    Will IBM become the last emperor?
    Top Answer:Your concern as a mainframe engineer is understandable, and the decision by Fujitsu to give up its mainframe business is significant, raising questions about the future of the mainframe market… more »
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    6th
    out of 37 in Relational Databases Tools
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    11,118
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    29
    Average Words per Review
    443
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    8.0
    29th
    out of 37 in Relational Databases Tools
    Views
    256
    Comparisons
    167
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    Overview
    DB2 Enterprise for Linux, UNIX, and Windows is the ideal data server for the most demanding workloads. New XML support is designed to help firms minimize the time and effort it takes to persist and use their XML data reducing development costs and improving business agility.

    IBM solidDB is a relational database server that combines the high performance of in-memory tables with the nearly unlimited capacity of disk-based tables.

    Pure in-memory databases are fast, but strictly limited by the size of memory. Pure disk-based databases allow nearly unlimited amounts of storage, but their performance is dominated by disk access. Even if the computer has enough memory to store the entire database in memory buffers, database servers that are designed for disk-based tables can be slow because the data structures that are optimal for disk-based tables are far from being optimal for in-memory tables. The solidDB solution is to provide a single hybrid database server that contains two optimized engines inside it:

    • The main-memory engine (MME) is optimized for in-memory access.
    • The disk-based engine (DBE) is optimized for disk-based access.

    Both engines coexist inside the same server process, and a single SQL statement can access data from both engines.

    Sample Customers
    Knorr-Bremse, Mizuho Bank Ltd., Australian Government Department of Defence, SCHWENK Zement, Friedhelm Loh Group, YAZAKI Europe Limited, Ekornes ASA, Baldor Electric, VSN Systemen BV, Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, PLANSEE Group, TE Connectivity, Hansgrohe SE, Openmatics, University of Toronto
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    Financial Services Firm39%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Insurance Company8%
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    Educational Organization52%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Computer Software Company5%
    Government4%
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    Educational Organization20%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Retailer7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise59%
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    Small Business8%
    Midsize Enterprise56%
    Large Enterprise35%
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    Small Business8%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise74%
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    IBM Db2 Database is ranked 6th in Relational Databases Tools with 66 reviews while IBM solidDB is ranked 29th in Relational Databases Tools. IBM Db2 Database is rated 8.2, while IBM solidDB is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of IBM Db2 Database writes "Very scalable with high availability and excellent technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM solidDB writes "​No other solution came close to this product's speed and tech support is on a really high level". IBM Db2 Database is most compared with SQL Server, Oracle Database, SAP HANA, Teradata and SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, whereas IBM solidDB is most compared with MySQL.

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