IBM Db2
IBM Db2 | IBM Db2 Developer-C 11.1.4.4Linux/Unix, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Simple straight forward
What do you like best about the product?
What I like best about db2 is that it's easy to learn and query with.
What do you dislike about the product?
There isn't much that I don't like about db2.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Store data
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Best for beginners and also experienced peeple
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use and perfect database for a beginner for executing simple queries and task scheduler that allows jobs to run other jobs makes its easy. I have used DB2 in my last job and was easy to use and gives a range of options in organizing the tables
What do you dislike about the product?
My company didnt have IBM paid purchased tools which were support gets difficult if we ever encountered any issues
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Store data and organizing huge database tables in different environments and we use it for testing of new software features and support my companys legacy software
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Purchase the IBM tools and you will get the best support from IBM team for any minor to major issue
Good documentation
What do you like best about the product?
IBM knowledge articles are phenomenal. Indexes make for easy performance tuning.
What do you dislike about the product?
Lots of configurations to learn about, reorging tables. Not very flexible
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Mid-range custom in house apps. Relatively cheaper than some other options
Easy to use software
What do you like best about the product?
The DB is easy to configure and setup. Table creation is straight forward and can be appended easily. The primary, secondary and tertiary keys are configurable and function good. The queries are easy to fetch and give accurate results. The DB itself is scalable and ease of use is great.
What do you dislike about the product?
The UI of the DB doesn't render well for all devices and some work is required to be done on that front.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Collaboration, DB setup and use.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Easy to use DB and on the cloud helps the scalability.
DB2 as a reliable relational database
What do you like best about the product?
DB2 is extremely reliable, well designed, and fully tested. It contains good scripting capabilities.
What do you dislike about the product?
At times, DB2 patches are needed to fix defects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Data driven transactions and performance challenges.
I would prefer it least among all databases
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to install and deploy with tonns of red books and white paper available on net. It is cheaper as compared to Oracle.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's hard to find good DB2 DBA's quickly. There are lot of great as well as less efficient monitoring tools in DB2 but no where it is mentioned which one is recommended by IBM
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have created a DB2 datamart for claims inventory instead of Oracle datamart which is quicker.
db2 is a great database manager
What do you like best about the product?
I Like DB2 because it is very easy to install, use, it can also be used for small and large projects, there is a lot of documentation about DB2, and the support they offer is very good, as long as you have a good license.
I used for one of my clients for the execution of databases distributed in small-scale banking project, its performance is very good
I used for one of my clients for the execution of databases distributed in small-scale banking project, its performance is very good
What do you dislike about the product?
the bad thing that I see, is that you have to acquire a business license to maximize its potential, apart from that you also have to use IBM hardware, otherwise many conflicts are created
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I was able to use IBM DB2 to execute databases distributed in a small-scale banking project.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Db2 is a great database manager.
Great tool.
What do you like best about the product?
fast number crunching machine . the ease of use and robustness
What do you dislike about the product?
the customizations that most companies do make upgrades near impossible .
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
everything from indexing to querying to lobbying
DB2 - Easy to learn and use
What do you like best about the product?
DB2 connection with mainframes. Easy to learn and use.
What do you dislike about the product?
DB2 interface is weak compared to other databases like Oracle, teradata
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use DB2 for data storage
Better options
What do you like best about the product?
The SQL is similar to other SQL languages
What do you dislike about the product?
It's old, has too much boilerplate, isn't as easy as it should be.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have been able to keep the same databases from the 1900s
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Just go to SQL server or MySQL or some type of no SQL database
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