What is IBM DB2?
Exceptional availability
Highly available data access and easy installation and setup make DB2 an exceptional value.
Massive scalability
Support massive volumes of data to petabyte levels, while dramatically accelerating complex queries for optimal business efficiency.
Deployment flexibility
Multiple deployment options (hybrid, on-premises, cloud) offer flexibility to support a range of workloads. Plus, a host of advanced tools ease management and deliver consistent performance.
Lower total cost of ownership
With integrated security, native encryption and the ability to use existing infrastructure and commodity hardware, DB2 cuts operational costs for lower TCO. Strong compression rates decrease storage requirements for improved efficiency.
Featured IBM DB2 product
IBM DB2 on Cloud
The power of IBM DB2 combined with the agility and economics of cloud deployment is now available on demand and under your control.
Featured IBM DB2 product
DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition
Empower innovation on the edge for next-generation applications and access data from different sources.
This comprehensive database solution for the enterprise offers data warehousing, transactional and analytics capabilities in one package.
IBM DB2 features
IBM DB2 offers extreme performance, flexibility, scalability and reliability for any size organization.
IBM BLU Acceleration
This cutting-edge, in-memory technology from IBM provides breakthrough performance by delivering actionable insights. It is certified by SAP and delivers greater performance with fewer resources for your SAP investments. It is seamlessly integrated in DB2.
Storage optimization
Transparently compress data to decrease disk space and storage infrastructure requirements. Compression can also improve performance, reduce elapsed time and significantly reduce processing power consumption.
pureScale
Helps change the economics of continuous data availability. It is designed for business processes that require high availability for online transaction processing (OLTP) to meet stringent market needs.
SQL compatibility
Greatly reduce the cost and risk of moving legacy applications built for the Oracle® Database to DB2. Take advantage of many features such integrated security and encryption, autonomics, deep compression, IBM® pureXML® and much more. It allows you to use existing skills for quick and easy migration from Oracle Database.
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DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Industry-leading performance for multi-workloads on distributed systems for on-premises and on cloud, offering unparalleled benefits for your organization.
Product versions
DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition
DB2 for z/OS
DB2 on Cloud
The power of IBM DB2 combined with the agility and economics of cloud deployment - all under your control.
DB2 Connect
Connect different applications in your enterprise to your mainframe and other host databases.
Product versions
DB2 Connect Unlimited Advanced Edition for System z
DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition for System z
DB2 Connect Unlimited Edition for System i
DB2 Connect Application Server Advanced Edition
DB2 for i
Formerly known as DB2 for i5/OS, this advanced, 64-bit relational database management system leverages the high performance, virtualization and energy efficiency features of IBM® Power Systems™.
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Client success stories
China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.
China Minsheng Banking leaps ahead of the competition with truly non-stop services
IBM DB2 resources
Access analyst reports, data sheets, white papers and more.
IBM DB2 pureScale
Discusses shared data scale-out clusters, as well as how they deliver continuous availability and why they are important for delivering scalable transaction processing support.
Six reasons to upgrade your database
Discover how companies are managing growth, gaining insights and cutting costs in the era of big data.
DB2 Express-C Database Server
Download a trial of IBM DB2 Express-C, a no-charge community edition of the DB2 data server, which is ideal for small businesses and multi-branch companies.