The most valuable feature of the solution is its compatibility with IBM Power Systems.
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IBM DB2
What do you like best about the product?
This is great for storing and organizing our client's data and gives the company the flexbility to use both files and tables as we cotinue to modernize our software platform. I use Run SQL scripts the most for accessing data so I can test my programs with different data sets. The DB2 database is perfect for the finanical and demographic data that is the backbone of our system. The system is very scure which is perfect for all the senistive data we have.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is a little on the slow side when prcoessing large amounts of records.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Secure platform that can be partioned for use for our clients who reside in different time zones.
IBM DB2 has been rock solid for many years.
What do you like best about the product?
It is very reliable, performing, and backward compatible when upgrade. There are many utilities and ISV products supporting it.
What do you dislike about the product?
UI is not keeping up-to-date with current standard.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is very performing and provides speedy insights.
IBM DB2 GREAT FOR STORAGE
What do you like best about the product?
fast access to data , orginization of data and amout of history that can be stored
What do you dislike about the product?
when one writes a inefficient query , no warning , that it would do a tablespace scan
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Keeping historical data and more efficient tha using Vsam
DB2 in IBM Product vs other Database
What do you like best about the product?
DB2 does very well with IBM Products, it is very well optimized. Even if there is an issue in the Database performance they provide a support in doing the table reorganiztion which further utlizes Databases.
What do you dislike about the product?
Db2 lacks when it comes to craetion of Dynamic tables and doing search in the table. It is not that fast. Also if there is any issue Documentation provided by IBM is not very clear.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Db2 helps us in having integration with ISVG
Well known and stable data base engine
What do you like best about the product?
It's a well known database used in large companies. There are many domumentstion related to how to integrate with different a languages or tools
What do you dislike about the product?
It's a quite old and difficult to test some features in local
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Manage huge data with replication and hight disponibility
We are the 1st DB2 user in Brazil in public management
What do you like best about the product?
Integration with the IBM I operating system at the microcode level.
What do you dislike about the product?
simply nothing is a complete database and data on all platforms
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have some problems when we apply fixes
Ease of use
What do you like best about the product?
IBM Db2 is very easy to use and easy to learn the management. The interface is very user friendly and offers various tools and features for easy management. Can see a difference when it comes to performance , even big and complex queries run quickly.
What do you dislike about the product?
may be it is not yet popular as some other RDBMs in the market
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
performance , Db2 is providing a high performance DB system , handling complex queries quickly
IBM Db2 experience
What do you like best about the product?
It's high performance and advanced data analytics
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't see any downsides of it. It's very good for me
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It is helping me with data warehouseing of huge data which is very helpful
IBM DB2 4 years user experience.
What do you like best about the product?
It is very stable and powerful database which comes with great tools for memory allocation and performance tuning.
Scalability provides by DB2 is great. Support is also excellent.
Can be used very frequently and easily without login into another system.
Implementation or integration of db2 is very easy.
Scalability provides by DB2 is great. Support is also excellent.
Can be used very frequently and easily without login into another system.
Implementation or integration of db2 is very easy.
What do you dislike about the product?
Complexity is very high as it has become bery big in terms of providing features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Optimization and scalability is great with DB2. Performance is really great with huge data.
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.
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