The most valuable feature of the solution is its compatibility with IBM Power Systems.
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A tool that offers better performance and competitive advantage when compared to its competitors
What is most valuable?
What needs improvement?
IBM Db2 Database is not a commodity product compatible with hyperscalers. IBM Db2 Database needs to work more on compatibility with other platforms.
Considering the competitors of IBM Db2 Database, I would say that the tool has to be made more cloud-friendly and should have agreements with AWS, Microsoft, or Google to run things on hyperscalers. In general, I would want the tool to have a bit more openings around cloud solutions rather than only being available on-premises.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using IBM Db2 Database for a few years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution.
It doesn't really matter whether small companies or big companies use IBM Db2 Database. Whether to choose IBM Db2 Database or not depends on a customer's preferences.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If I consider the price of IBM Db2 Database, I would say there are cheaper products in the market.
Whether or not there is a requirement to pay additionally for maintenance or support apart from the standard licensing fees of the solution depends on the agreement you have with IBM.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
When you look at IBM Db2 Database, you feel it is more of a vendor lock-in type of approach. IBM Db2 Database offers little performance difference or competitive advantage compared to Oracle SQL or other platforms.
The products recommended to my customers may vary and depend on certain agreements. There are a lot of products, like Oracle, Microsoft SQL, and many other cloud databases, making for a wide portfolio of products.
What other advice do I have?
IBM Db2 Database is a very standard and IBM-centric solution, so you need to be familiar with all the aspects of the product since it is not really an open product, meaning you can't run it on everything. IBM Db2 Database only runs on specific systems. I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.
Reliable database platform with impeccable support.
What do you like best about the product?
Extremely reliable DBMS with quality support.
It works with great encryption and decryption features.
Easy scalability.
Great connection between Cobol and db2
Queries and transactions in milliseconds.
It works with great encryption and decryption features.
Easy scalability.
Great connection between Cobol and db2
Queries and transactions in milliseconds.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some query syntaxes are different, but in a short time, it's easy to learn.
Licensing can be an issue due to the high value of the premium version.
Licensing can be an issue due to the high value of the premium version.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Inventory, ingest and question open information designs utilizing a solitary stage that upholds tight joining with your information lake over cloud object capacity. While implementing of the data over cloud for analytics the queries, the implementation of data analytics over cloud is much simpler and efficient here. Provides a stage that limited grating for clients by being exceptionally viable with existing SQL code, and simple to incorporate with SAP applications.
Dashing DB2
What do you like best about the product?
I am the certified database DB2 application developer. I am working in DB2 database at production side daily .
I am stunned with the vloume of data it handles and works seemslessly with webservices with different systems in real time basis.
As datastudio comes handy, there is no downfall at all now for DB2. Earlier you need to know mainframe a bit to access, but now its not the case
I am stunned with the vloume of data it handles and works seemslessly with webservices with different systems in real time basis.
As datastudio comes handy, there is no downfall at all now for DB2. Earlier you need to know mainframe a bit to access, but now its not the case
What do you dislike about the product?
none, I do not think of any. It now still embeds XML in a column. Its going strong.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
In a production tickets world, I connect,verify how the user sees the data and what is stored in DB2. In large scale, it helps me to isolate the problematic data easily.
A balanced database for large scale data deployments
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of Installation as its UI is very convenient and flexible to use.
It has automatic scaling as per requirement and environment.
It has easy data loading option and drag and drop features of csv files.
High availability.
It has automatic scaling as per requirement and environment.
It has easy data loading option and drag and drop features of csv files.
High availability.
What do you dislike about the product?
Has fewer region options.
However it has less integration options.
Upgrades take a lot of time and a lengthy process.
Backup restoration is not handy with the running process.
However it has less integration options.
Upgrades take a lot of time and a lengthy process.
Backup restoration is not handy with the running process.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solves the scalability, performance, reliability and cloud deployment solutions. It provides a powerful platform for managing and analyzing their data effectively via hybrid cloud.
Db2 is well known for reliability and scalability give it a go...
What do you like best about the product?
Db2 is well known for reliability and scalability, and solid database solution for all your business needs including Data Lake, Operational Database, Data Warehouse, and Fast Data.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is quite a steep learning curve to using and deploying IBM Db2 so some investment in skills and training could be essential to maximise the product and deliver the correct solution.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The product can give Improved data availability, extended processing capacity, configuration flexibility and higher transaction rates when compared to other similar database products.
High performing database system
What do you like best about the product?
When I work with a DBA and they help me to setup indexes on large data sets, the performance improvement is jaw dropping. I love how performant DB2 is. Actually, it was the first database I used for my career, and anytime I need to use other databases, I am shocked to see their lacking performance.
What do you dislike about the product?
The user interface from 2010 has now been decommissioned, it was truly an ugly user interface, but it was effective for getting things done if you don't know the complete set of commands.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Provides the backbone of a high-performant service-oriented architecture. We need the system to handle as many transactions per second as possible, and we are able to get thousands per second. Thats for read and commit! Truly amazing performance.
An affordable and stable solution to audit databases
What is our primary use case?
I use the product to audit databases, SQL statements, and user activities. I am currently working on migrating the on-premise database to IBM Docker.
What is most valuable?
The solution helps secure the database. We can encrypt the data and mask the tables using the solution.
What needs improvement?
When we enable audits on our database, there is a server overload. The product needs to improve its configuration and storage.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is stable. I rate the tool's stability an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the product’s scalability an eight out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The support team didn’t give me a quick response to the issue I raised.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complex. Since the database has various types of data, we must integrate it with the audit server. An expert in Linux can easily manage the integration.
What about the implementation team?
It takes three to four days to deploy the solution. We needed help from IBM to implement the solution. We need only one person to maintain the product.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution costs less than other products. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
Guardium can be used in confidential environments. There are many customization options available in Guardium. We purchased the solution in 2018. I will recommend the product for auditing. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Solid product - Compatible with SQL and all SQL products. FTP Friendly.
What do you like best about the product?
Long following with IBM AS400. Has been implemented in other platforms. The direct access, and relational database layout. The use of "Members" is specific to IBM.
What do you dislike about the product?
Use of Memebers makes it difficult to query with Basic SQL. However, the platform on an IBM AS400 does have built in SQL. Not all of the standard SQL options are available.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Interface with other databases such as MySQL on Azure Platform. Cross warehouse sync with IBM SAN sync.
The database is a direct access, however, the issue becomes with Members and those accessing with SQL that have never seen a Member based DBASe.
The database is a direct access, however, the issue becomes with Members and those accessing with SQL that have never seen a Member based DBASe.
DB2
What do you like best about the product?
DB2 is very helpful to save data in db and it has good stability and scalability and respond quickly to the market and provide the new function wich the customer needs.
What do you dislike about the product?
Lack of clear and concise documentation for support however the support team is extremely responsiv and helpful in providing guidance.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Saving the application data into database so, it helpful us to save and analysis the data.
Installed DB2 client for many customers
What do you like best about the product?
easy to install and configure the connection
What do you dislike about the product?
need to restart the system after installation
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
creates a remote connection easier to establish between SAP application and DB2
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