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IBM Db2 Database pros and cons

Vendor: IBM
4.1 out of 5
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IBM Db2 Database Pros review quotes

SimonHiggins - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 15, 2021
I like that its true active-active. For example, if there are two instances within a cluster, we can take one of them down and there's no failover or switch over. There's no primary and secondary, it's true active-active. We can take one side down and we can upgrade that with new maintenance or a new version, obviously testing coexistence beforehand, without impacting the business.
SM
Aug 30, 2021
Your iOS, your throughputs, your performance cycles, you cannot touch it with Microsoft or with Oracle scalability-wise. That is far and away the most scalable systems and the highest performing systems of the set of them.
Md Al-Amin - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 15, 2020
it is very stable and runs smoothly once it is deployed and it is almost maintenance-free.
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MR
Aug 3, 2022
Its functionality and availability are valuable. Its availability is great. It is available 99.99% of the time.
SimonHiggins - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 8, 2024
As part of your licensing with IBM, you get access to their case system, which lets you raise incidents related to software or hardware. This system is helpful for problem determination and quickly identifying issues.
JH
Mar 24, 2020
Very good for performance and scalability.
BN
Jul 3, 2023
IBM DB2 pureScale Feature is valuable.
SP
Aug 4, 2022
I believe that because the support is good, they jump in and assist us in determining the root cause.
DD
Jan 24, 2024
Db2 database scalability and performance capabilities match our database needs. It covers pretty much everything a database administrator or engineer might need.
BN
Oct 28, 2022
It has a good feature called pureScale, which is just for scalability. It is a perfect solution for environments where scalability is going to be an issue.
 

IBM Db2 Database Cons review quotes

SimonHiggins - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 15, 2021
We just want a bit more integration with Linux. That said, we are already seeing Linux more readily available on the mainframe environment.
SM
Aug 30, 2021
Their view of it is they're maintaining it, they're continuing to upgrade it, they're continuing to grow it, however, they don't go out and try and sell that as an architectural solution the way they do Linux and Unix.
Md Al-Amin - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 15, 2020
The technical support team is not very good when compared to the efficiency of Oracle's support.
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MR
Aug 3, 2022
The management of Db2 should be simplified because there are not too many specialists in this area, and the learning curve of Db2 specialists is very long. After the courses, probably it takes one and a half or two years to get to the point when you are using the product properly in the production systems. So, the complexity is very high, and the most important thing is to simplify the management of the product, including self-maintenance. They should simplify the installation, management, and monitoring to simplify the product. It takes too long for a person to be a specialist in this product.
SimonHiggins - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 8, 2024
IBM's support isn't as strong as it used to be, especially when it comes to providing fixes.
JH
Mar 24, 2020
There could be better integration with some cloud solutions.
BN
Jul 3, 2023
The product’s user interface is not easy to use.
SP
Aug 4, 2022
The pricing could be improved, it's expensive.
DD
Jan 24, 2024
Db2 interface could be improved a bit. Comparing it to Oracle, Db2's interfaces could be improved.
BN
Oct 28, 2022
Microsoft SQL Server is comparatively very simple to use. I wish IBM would move towards making Db2 easy to use for both basic and advanced users. This is where I see room for advancement. Db2 is also more expensive than Microsoft SQL Server, and its price can be reduced. The replication feature needs to be there in Db2. Microsoft provides similar functionality in SQL Server. IBM also has similar functionality, but it exists in a different product. So, to have the replication ability, you have to buy a different product. It makes sense to have this functionality within Db2 instead of a different product. It will also be helpful in terms of competition. In Africa, the problem for Db2 is competition. Oracle Database and Microsoft SQL Server have been in this market for a very long time. These companies have built the ecosystem and the brand within this market for a very long time. So, they are very popular with users. Db2 or IBM came a little later in the game, and that's where the problem lies. They also don't do a lot of marketing for it, which is also a problem.