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DB2 data modeler, designer and developer
What do you like best about the product?
Stability and speed of DB2 is remarkable. There are decent number of DB2 personnel in the market so scaling a team is easy.
What do you dislike about the product?
Cost. DB2 is the second costliest RDBMS after Oracle. New DBs are way cheaper.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Good Response times for operational data
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Evaluate Oracle and nosql solutions too
IBM i DB2
What do you like best about the product?
The database is very easy to use and has great features. The software is completely integrated into the IBM i OS so much of the overhead and manual processed required by other databases is handled for you entirely behind the scenes to free you up for real business requirements and responsibilities.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes working with IBM can be an issue in relation to support or speed in which they can make adjustments to the product. On occasion issue or support calls can progress at a slow pace to resolution. Many people in the computer world consider the IBM i an old architecture so it has a somewhat tainted reputation in regards to getting new/younger people involved with the platform. .
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The majority of our primary business structure is supported by DB2 including our ERP and financial systems. We also have other products that may be used for BI presentations and they also interact with the DB2 database without any issues.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The platform and software are tightly integrated and very easy to integrate and utilize. Based on this the platform requires a limited number of people to manage and the run your environment.
A good cloud product by IBM
What do you like best about the product?
Its on cloud.
Offers analytics too.
Many data sources options.
Can use via python too.
Offers analytics too.
Many data sources options.
Can use via python too.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing that i came across yet.
But one can say the UI can improve.
But one can say the UI can improve.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
it acts like an API so it easy to use. and connect to a database.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Have a try once ,use it i think you will be impressed.
Fast database and great compatibility and integration
What do you like best about the product?
Fast database and great compatibility and integration. Backup and recovery features are good too
What do you dislike about the product?
Used for specific types of DBs, Oracle and SQL still the flagship products and main competitors
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Analytics, CRM, SCM
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Use the product daily and research use cases for it.
Great database management
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use, although familiary with SQL and other programs probably really helps
What do you dislike about the product?
Clunky but I believe all managers appear that way, difficult to integrate off PC for myself
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
DB and server monitoring
DB2
What do you like best about the product?
Its improved performance to fetch data and availability for newer data call handling. The single table view that it provides and on demand supply of stored procedures.
What do you dislike about the product?
DB2 automation tool does not works simply which was promising simplied automation. It does not directly unloads from flash memory which takes time for copy to copy sequential process.
Its longer recovery time.
Its longer recovery time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Saving data for WebApplications handling large number of tables and thier communication.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Use this tool for frequent large webapplication requiring robust data base setup.
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