
What is IBM Db2?
Transform and modernize your business with the leader in AI-driven data management solutions. IBM Db2 is a family of hybrid data management products offering a complete suite of AI-empowered capabilities designed to help you manage both structured and unstructured data on premises as well as in private and public cloud environments. Db2 is built on an intelligent common SQL engine designed for scalability and flexibility.
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91 Likeliness to Recommend
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96 Plan to Renew
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82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+89 Net Emotional Footprint
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Pros
- Performance Enhancing
- Efficient Service
- Respectful
- Security Protects
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IBM Db2 Reviews

Leonardo M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Feb 2025
"Powerful and Secure"
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates IBM Db2 from other similar products?
IBM Db2 stands out due to its advanced AI-powered query optimization, high scalability, and deep integration with IBM Cloud and Watson. It also supports both relational and non-relational workloads, making it versatile for modern enterprise applications.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
One of the best aspects of IBM Db2 is its high availability and robust data security features, which ensure enterprise-grade reliability. Additionally, its BLU Acceleration technology improves performance significantly for analytical workloads.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The licensing costs can be relatively high compared to some open-source alternatives, and the learning curve can be steep for those unfamiliar with IBM’s ecosystem.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Ensure that your team has the necessary expertise or training to handle Db2 efficiently. Consider leveraging IBM’s cloud-based offerings for easier scalability and maintenance.
Pros
- Respectful
- Fair
- Acts with Integrity
- Enables Productivity
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Rick B.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Food and Beverage
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Feb 2025
DB2 - A better solution for SQL Friendly Database
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates IBM Db2 from other similar products?
DB2 is different from Azure / Cloud / GBQ due to it is mostly a Keyed Relational Databse Azure / Cloud / GBQ which is online and SQL Server based The best method to consider when migrating or installing a new product, is the "REPORTING METHOD" If you are Cloud - your Global access is larger and is unaffeted by one location, and can also be mirrored to multiple Cloud locations. DB2 on the other hand is more server based, and is not necessarily shared among several locations. Both however are maniuplated through Application, or SQL. Customzation is a bit more complex with DB2.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The Support The support for DB2 is universal, although in today's infrastructure - The Majority want Cloud. The Return on Investment with Cloud is somewhat evaned out in comarpsion to a DB2 Solution. DB2 is One location, or the Communcation Portals with DB2 is point to point. I like that AS400 DB2 and other forms of DB2 have been around for many years and has withstood all of the other competitors on the market.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The inability to migrate large amounts of data without emulating other hardware platforms. DB2 Is somewhat limited in Hardware application with Z/OS AS400 IBMi Server Baseed which is Emulated Mostly the issues becomes that most IT professionals of 2025 forward, are looking for ways to move to Cloud - not aware of the cost down the road.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Consider your reporting requirements first ! Then dial backwards to see where you wish to park your data systesm. Consider the platform locations that will house your data Cloud - Location is un warranted DB2 - Possible your location is your main office and limites access to portals, VPN, etc. Then measure your Backup and Restore solution, Cost, and manpower required. Finally - Understand that cost to implment, is not a fair measurement of cost to maintain.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
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Derez L.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Insurance
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Feb 2025
IBM DB2 - Above all others !
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates IBM Db2 from other similar products?
IBM DB2 - is more flexible, customizable , it has excellent documentation to help a user use the product efficiently . Since IBM DB2 V2, I have seen excellent new feature's for each release. Countless books by experts outside of IBM, The Instructors that help us fully understand the product are very helpful and caring. Other products tend to use the same features as IBM db2 but cannot compare to the efficiencies that are featured in IBM DB2 .
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The ease of coding Sql queries and the speed of execution. in Mainframe and Client Server platforms.
What do you dislike most about this product?
If something is coded bad, no warning that something may abend or just take a long time to execute.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
1. Speed at a low cost. 2 ease of coding. 3 Great support , 4 An Abundance of knowledgeable resources, (Books, people)
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
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