Database management
Harness your data to power intelligent solutions and achieve deeper insights quickly with the right database management system
Overview
Strengthen database performance and prepare for AI endeavors
To use the volume and variety of data in your enterprise for competitive gain, you need a modern database management system (DBMS).
IBM database management software solutions let you integrate data from different sources across on-premises and cloud environments. They support multiple programming languages and frameworks to buoy AI initiatives and feature natural language querying and machine learning to deliver efficiencies.
Why IBM for database management
Hybrid, multicloud
Add an IBM database to IBM Cloud Pak® for Data for a unified enterprise data platform that runs across any cloud.
Faster querying
Gain optimized performance and well-executed queries with IBM® BLU Acceleration® technology and AI enhancements.
Scalable and available
Access your data through multiple hosts for extreme capacity and continuous availability through IBM pureScale®.
IBM Db2 for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Modernize your data management
IBM® Db2® Database for IBM Cloud Pak® for Data combines a proven, enterprise-ready data management system with an integrated data and AI platform. Speed insights with machine learning embedded into query processing. Enhance agility by running Db2 on any cloud vendor. Watch the video to learn about running enterprise database workloads on IBM Cloud Pak for Data (03:42).
Database management products
IBM Db2 Database
An on-premises relational database management system (RDBMS) with advanced capabilities, including AI-powered automation and graph database analytics, to support transactional workloads
IBM Db2 on Cloud
A fully managed high-performance SQL cloud database, running the Db2 database engine, featuring robust security, redundancy, high availability, disaster recovery and flexible scalability
IBM Informix®
An embeddable database designed to seamlessly integrate SQL, NoSQL/JSON, time series and spatial data
IBM Db2 for z/OS
An on-premises database that runs on IBM z/OS®, delivering mainframe security, scalability, availability and power
Open source databases
Postgresql and NoSQL database choices from MongoDB and EDB that support scalability, a more flexible data model and more data types
IBM Db2 tools
A suite of tools for database administrators to support database design, development, testing, performance monitoring, migration and administration
Owens-Illinois
Hear how Owens-Illinois switched from Oracle to IBM Db2 and saw seven-figure reductions in total cost of ownership and at least 20% – 30% performance improvements in transactional response time.
Resources
Cloud database management leaders
See why IBM is listed as a Leader in the Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems.
Deployment model choices
Understand the different database deployment models so you can choose what is best for your business.
IBM Common SQL Engine
Learn about Common SQL Engine, which underpins the Db2 product family for write-once, query-anywhere capabilities.
From data to decisions on one platform
Explore how a unified platform for data management, analytics and AI can accelerate business agility.
Database buyer’s guide
See what you need to consider as you choose the ideal database for your business.
Database security
Read about the tools and measures that can preserve database integrity, redundancy and availability.
Other data management solutions
Engage with an expert
Set up a no-cost, one-on-one call with IBM to explore database management.