Modernize your existing capabilities: All data, anywhere with IBM Db2 for IBM Cloud Pak for Data.

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Overview

Deliver any data, anywhere

To support fast insights, you need a flexible data management foundation powered by modern technologies and agile enough to deliver data anywhere it’s needed.

IBM® Db2® Database on IBM Cloud Pak® for Data combines a proven, AI-infused, enterprise-ready data management system with an integrated data and AI platform built on the security-rich, scalable Red Hat® OpenShift® foundation. Derive insights with machine learning embedded into query processing. Cut costs with the multimodal capability that eliminates the need for data replication and migration. And enhance agility by running Db2 on any cloud vendor.

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Use case

Modernize data management

Db2 for IBM Cloud Pak for Data enhances your data management with a containerized version of Db2, helping you expedite insights from proliferating data while managing costs and resources.

Accelerate data exploration

Data virtualization expands access to and visibility of all enterprise data.

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Reduce operational costs

Containerized deployments feature automated administration.

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Gain flexibility

Your choice of deployment model

Translate queries across vendors, languages, locations and structures

How to choose the best model (1 MB) document--pdf

On IBM Cloud Pak for Data

Deploy Db2 as an extension on the IBM Cloud Pak for Data platform.

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On premises on Linux®, Unix or Windows

Run Db2 on these common operating systems.

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On cloud

Run a fully managed version of Db2 on the cloud.

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On premises on IBM z/OS®

Run Db2 on IBM Z® for mainframe power and security.

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Db2 Database benefits

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Enterprise ready

Reduce storage requirements by 47% and increase compression rates by 39%¹. Align with the latest NIST and FIPS standards.

Developer ready

Integrate with up to 10 modern programming languages. The REST service enables interaction with Db2 data from your web, mobile or cloud application.

Cost effective

Use data virtualization to reduce data extraction and transformation requests between 25% and 65%². Multimodal data management can save an additional USD 200,000³.

Resilient and consumable

Reduce operational overhead costs by up to 26%⁴. Reduce infrastructure and application development platform costs by an average of 38%⁵ using cloud-native databases and platform integration.

Feature highlights

IBM Db2 Database details

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Industry-leading performance

Potential for 30% improvement in transactional response time⁶ with fast data retrieval and queries plus disk space compression

Advanced protection

Advanced authorization, encryption at rest and in transit, and comprehensive security controls for managing GDPR compliance

Continuous availability

Auto resynchronization and recovery plus clustering with IBM pureScale® to keep business running 24x7

Automated administration and tuning

Automatic setup, optimization, diagnostics and management of the database environment to save DBA time and cut maintenance costs

Multiple data types and languages

Flexible environment, integrates with multiple platforms plus supports NoSQL, pureXML, Graph and JSON; Java, .Net, Ruby, Python, Perl and more for building robust apps

Scaling

Elastic scaling up to 128 machines in multicloud and hybrid environments to reduce storage costs; data federation eliminates data silos

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Database resource usage

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Database resource usage

Get resource usage information for running or queued queries.

Database throughput

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Database throughput

Check the rate that data changes are retrieved, sent and applied on the target system.

Scalability

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Scalability

Monitor on-demand scalability in Db2 on Cloud to manage data needs.

Data load

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Data load

Get quick data transfer to Db2 on Cloud from cloud-based storage or your desktop.

Move SAP workloads from Oracle databases to IBM Db2 and save up to 80%⁷

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Case studies

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Migration from Oracle Database to Db2 cuts total cost of ownership and delivers faster query performance. (02:53)

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Sicoob credit union

Transformed infrastructure unleashes growth.

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China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd.

Advanced database clustering delivers 24x7 services.

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YAZAKI Europe Limited

Optimized logistics on Db2 provide valuable insights.

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What’s new with Db2

IBM named a Leader​

Gartner has released the 2020 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems.

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Db2 on IBM Cloud Pak for Data

IBM leaders Daniel Hernandez and Ayal Steinberg explore how the right data management foundation can accelerate AI adoption.

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Try before you buy

Get started with a Db2 Database trial at no cost.

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Footnotes

¹, ⁶ Cost/Benefit Case for IBM Db2 11.5 Compared to Oracle Database 19c for OLTP Deployments. Quark + Lepton. 14 April 2020.

² New Technology: The Projected Total Economic Impact™ of IBM Cloud Pak for Data, A Forrester study commissioned by IBM. February 2020.

³ “Neo4j Enterprise Commercial Prices” blog. John Mark. 10 January 2018. (link resides outside IBM)

⁴ Delivering Business Value through Transitioning from Management VMs to Orchestrating Containers. An Ovum report commissioned by IBM. February 2019.

⁵ The Business Value of Red Hat Open Shift (PDF, 322 KB) (link resides outside IBM). An IDC white paper sponsored by Red Hat. October 2017.

⁷ Savings estimate is calculated by assuming a 5 percent annual increase and up to 80% savings in support costs. Actual savings may vary.