IBM Db2

AI-ready autonomous database for mission-critical workloads, delivering performance, resilience and built-in governance

Overview

Scale AI and mission-critical workloads

Db2® is an AI-powered autonomous database that delivers limitless scale, real-time insights and hybrid multi-cloud flexibility, helping businesses accelerate decisions, simplify operations and protect critical data.

Introducing Db2 Genius Hub

IBM Db2 Genius Hub is an AI-powered console experience that powers the Db2 autonomous database with its agentic features. It continuously correlates performance signals and operational context across your Db2 estate to help proactively manage risks and reduce manual operational efforts.

Features

Bring AI closer to your enterprise data. Db2 combines transactional, analytical and vector data in a single platform, making it easier to build AI applications, semantic search and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions without moving data between systems.

Reduce the time spent managing databases. AI-powered optimization continuously analyses workloads, recommends improvements and automates performance tuning to help teams maintain peak performance with less manual effort.

Power your most demanding applications with high-performance transaction processing, real-time analytics and resilient architecture designed to support always-on business operations.

Protect your data with enterprise-grade security, governance and access controls. Db2 helps safeguard sensitive information, monitor activity and support compliance requirements across your organisation.

Deploy Db2 where it makes sense for your business, on-premises, in the cloud or across hybrid environments. Maintain availability, scale efficiently and support modern applications wherever they run.

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Use cases

Turn trusted data into business value

Across industries, teams can build AI applications, automate database operations and run critical workloads while improving availability, insight, risk management and operational efficiency.

AI and agentic AI applications

Develop AI applications that can access enterprise data, perform semantic searches and support retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows.

Run Mission-critical applications

Power core business systems that demand high performance, reliability and continuous availability, including ERP, order processing, inventory management, billing and financial systems.

Real-time operational analytics

Analyze operational data as it is generated to gain insights and make faster business decisions.

Deployment options

Maintain full control of your database environment on-premises—now with built-in AI to optimize workloads and governance features to keep sensitive data compliant.

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Install and run Db2 in a cloud-managed environment ( IBM Cloud® or AWS) with AI-powered query optimization and always-on security.

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Opt for a containerized approach with Red Hat® OpenShift® or Kubernetes on Azure or AWS—deploying Db2 as an AI-ready database with elastic scaling and integrated policy controls.

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Secure on-demand scaling with a fully managed Db2 service on IBM Cloud or AWS—delivering AI-driven automation, cost efficiency, and compliance without operational overhead. Cloud or AWS—delivering AI-driven automation, cost efficiency, and compliance without.

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Profile Centevo

Profile Centevo modernized mission-critical financial services applications by moving to a managed cloud deployment powered by IBM Db2 and AWS. The organization simplified database operations, accelerated the delivery of new services, strengthened security and reliability, and gained the flexibility to scale applications and support business growth across regions.

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faster to modernize to SaaS
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lower infrastructure costs
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Resources

Insights for every stage of adoption

Discover expert guidance, product updates, technical resources and migration insights. Learn how to build AI-ready applications, modernize database environments and get more value from trusted enterprise data.

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