IBM Db2 pureScale on RHEL
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IBM database
What do you like best about the product?
1. High Availability & DR
2. Cost Efficient
3. Can run on different Environments
4. Good Security features & Scalability
5. Can support multiple formats
2. Cost Efficient
3. Can run on different Environments
4. Good Security features & Scalability
5. Can support multiple formats
What do you dislike about the product?
Complex licensing & not user friendly. Not easy to use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Manages huge volumes for structured data, good DR & Complex query optimization.
it seems to me that platform for database management
What do you like best about the product?
IBM Db2 offers me performance, also stability when talking about a lot of data.
What do you dislike about the product?
perhaps its interface is not as intuitive as other databases
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
the topic of handling large volumes of data and in my case it helps me in the management of relational databases
Banking and Financial Services High-volume transaction processing using IBM DB2
What do you like best about the product?
High Performance & Scalability
Optimized for both OLTP and OLAP workloads.
Supports in-memory processing and advanced indexing
Advanced Compression
Industry-leading data compression helps reduce storage costs.
AI Integration & Modern Features
Built-in AI and machine learning capabilities with Db2 AI and Watson integration.
Supports JSON, Graph, and REST APIs
Security & Compliance
Granular access control, native encryption, and support for regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
Flexibility in Deployment
Available on-premises, on IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure, and as Db2 Warehouse for analytics.
Autonomic Capabilities
Self-tuning memory and workload management reduce manual DBA effort.
Optimized for both OLTP and OLAP workloads.
Supports in-memory processing and advanced indexing
Advanced Compression
Industry-leading data compression helps reduce storage costs.
AI Integration & Modern Features
Built-in AI and machine learning capabilities with Db2 AI and Watson integration.
Supports JSON, Graph, and REST APIs
Security & Compliance
Granular access control, native encryption, and support for regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
Flexibility in Deployment
Available on-premises, on IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure, and as Db2 Warehouse for analytics.
Autonomic Capabilities
Self-tuning memory and workload management reduce manual DBA effort.
What do you dislike about the product?
Steep Learning Curve
Especially for non-IBM environments or teams not familiar with mainframe technologies.
Cost
Licensing can be high for enterprise features and support.
Ecosystem Limitations
Compared to PostgreSQL, MySQL, or even Microsoft SQL Server, the open-source ecosystem and third-party integrations are limited.
UI/Tooling
While improved (e.g., with Data Studio or Db2 Console), some tools feel dated compared to modern competitors.
Especially for non-IBM environments or teams not familiar with mainframe technologies.
Cost
Licensing can be high for enterprise features and support.
Ecosystem Limitations
Compared to PostgreSQL, MySQL, or even Microsoft SQL Server, the open-source ecosystem and third-party integrations are limited.
UI/Tooling
While improved (e.g., with Data Studio or Db2 Console), some tools feel dated compared to modern competitors.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
High-Volume Transaction Processing
Db2 offers ACID-compliant transactions with high concurrency control and performance optimization
Storage Optimization
Db2 provides industry-leading compression technologies
Db2 offers ACID-compliant transactions with high concurrency control and performance optimization
Storage Optimization
Db2 provides industry-leading compression technologies
Good experience with DB2 with IBM Spectrum Control
What do you like best about the product?
It´s easy to use, the DB2 is easy to upgrade and manage, all instructions are well documented on the IBM knowledge portal and also the support of the software is awesome, they solve your problems when you have them.
What do you dislike about the product?
I had an issue after a reboot, where the domain of the server changed and the DB2 wasn´t functioning correctly, so we had to change the domain and the device was up and running, we didn´t why that happened.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It help us with the software IBM Spectrum Control, it´s a good way to manage the software data for monitoring devices.
Administer DB2
What do you like best about the product?
Many utilities that facilitate usage, in addition to improving the performance of some tasks.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some tasks like traces are a bit complicated in addition to the need for IBM for reading and understanding.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Optimization of business processes.
Db2: High Availability and OLTP Powerhouse
What do you like best about the product?
IBM Db2 is excellent for high availability and disaster recovery strategies particularly with HADR and Q replication for near real-time failover. The row-level locking mechanism optimizes OLTP workloads, ensuring efficient concurrency control without excessive blocking.
What do you dislike about the product?
Db2’s cloud-native integration lags behind modern cloud-first databases like Aurora or Spanner. Although IBM provides Db2 on Cloud, its Kubernetes operator lacks the automation maturity seen in competitors like CockroachDB or YugabyteDB.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The native columnar storage for analytical workloads allows for hybrid OLTP and OLAP processing, reducing the need for separate analytics databases.
Best and Stable RDBMS
What do you like best about the product?
Transaction processing, robust, secured.
What do you dislike about the product?
DB2 works on multiple platforms I like this.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Processing petabytes of data
I trust Db2 to be my business's system of record
What do you like best about the product?
Performance and security; customer support is top notch.
What do you dislike about the product?
We need new features delivered even quicker. IBM Z Skills training is also a major issue.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Db2 is enabling contractors to bid on and manage all highway and road construction project in the Commonwealth of PA.
db2 reliability
What do you like best about the product?
Db2 reliability and integration with other products
What do you dislike about the product?
that there are differences between the distributed and z/os versions.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
data warehouse for legacy vsam application on z/os
DB2
What do you like best about the product?
It is good to use with IBM products like Maximo i.e.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is not that popular and it is more difficult to get a specialist proficient with it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Data Integration
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