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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.
A robust and secure database
What do you like best about the product?
We have been using Db2 for years. It has severed us well and the more recent versions have enabled us to do a lot more. We have used this is have better insight on our business and make accurate predictions when paired with other products.
What do you dislike about the product?
The main issue with IBM Db2 is it is harder to find good analysts and admins. We have had issues keeping our workers like everyone else and have issues finding them as well.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This database has been used as the backend on many of our production systems. It is efficient, user friendly, and very secure too. It is now being used in conjuction with a cloud database as well.
Stable and easy-to-use solution
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The solution has the best querying features.
What needs improvement?
They should make the process of building up queries easier for the solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for some years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. I rate its stability nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Presently, we have 200 solution users in our organization.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support team is good.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is straightforward. The deployment process involves requesting access to different test environments and productions. It takes a couple of hours to complete.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution in-house.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is intuitive and easy to use once you know how to build up queries. I rate it a nine out of ten.
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.
DB2 is a reliable database
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most about DB2 is knowing that I've been using a database for over 20 years that is 100% supported and I'll be able to read the same data in 20 years without having to worry about changing technologies
What do you dislike about the product?
It is a database that has few DBA specialists but that can be solved by training them. It could also have more data migration tools from other database vendors to DB2.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My main use is for storing business rules and for storing data for risk management. These are environments with databases that are more than 20 years old, backed up, do not consume a lot of resources and serve many users.
Faster and easy to use
What do you like best about the product?
Really fast query execution. Easy to integrate with system. Easy to learn for new learner.
What do you dislike about the product?
Very expensive for small scale industries.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With imb we are able to secure our sensitive information.
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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