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System |
Name |
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IBM DB2 |
Version |
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Last Stable Release 11.1 , released in april 2016 |
Drawbacks |
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high license costs. Applicable for transaction systems in large enterprises |
Advantages |
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ACID compliant. |
Languages Supported |
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C
C#
C++
Cobol
Delphi
Fortran
Java
JCL
Perl
PHP
Python
Ruby
Visual Basic |
Website |
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www.ibm.com/analytics/us/en/db2 |
XML Support |
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yes |
JSON Support |
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yes |
Brief description |
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IBM Db2 was the name introduced by IBM in 1983. The names DB2(tm) and Db2(tm) refer to database-server products developed by IBM.
IBM Researchers invented Relational model and SQL Format. |
Database Model |
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Primarily a relational database |
Technical Documentation |
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www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSEPGG |
License |
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Commercial |
Cloud-based / SaaS |
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Available in AWS, Azure Clouds. Available as a SaaS option in IBM Cloud |
Implementation Language |
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C,C++ |
Operating System Supported |
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Linux
Windows
|
Options for Integration / Access API |
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JSON Query,
Xquery,
JDBC,
ODBC |
Consistency |
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Highly Consistent |
Foreign Keys |
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Yes |
Streaming Support |
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No |
Analytics Support |
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Need to buy Netezza |
Data Storage Schema |
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Relational Database |
Notable Users |
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Most of the Fortune 500 Companies |
Key Differentiator |
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Go To Database for IBM Mainframe Systems |
Concurrency |
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Yes |
Partitioning |
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No |
Replication |
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Yes |
Secondary Indexes |
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Yes |
SchemaLess |
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No |
SQL Query |
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Yes |