The tool is not easy to use. It needs to improve scale computing so that the tool can be scaled vertically. The product needs to enhance pre-engine optimization and it needs to be more efficient in completing queries. The documentation should be updated to include different scenarios of deployment.
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A balanced database for large scale data deployments
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of Installation as its UI is very convenient and flexible to use.
It has automatic scaling as per requirement and environment.
It has easy data loading option and drag and drop features of csv files.
High availability.
It has automatic scaling as per requirement and environment.
It has easy data loading option and drag and drop features of csv files.
High availability.
What do you dislike about the product?
Has fewer region options.
However it has less integration options.
Upgrades take a lot of time and a lengthy process.
Backup restoration is not handy with the running process.
However it has less integration options.
Upgrades take a lot of time and a lengthy process.
Backup restoration is not handy with the running process.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It solves the scalability, performance, reliability and cloud deployment solutions. It provides a powerful platform for managing and analyzing their data effectively via hybrid cloud.
It's a good choice for critical applications which interface with ibm cloud
What do you like best about the product?
IBM Db2 is a good choice for businesses that need a reliable, scalable, and secure database for mission-critical applications. It is a mature product with a long uptime history and is used by companies of all sizes.
What do you dislike about the product?
Licensing can be expensive, Not as widely used as some other RDBMSs
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
it's reliable, scalable, secure and performant
Db2 is well known for reliability and scalability give it a go...
What do you like best about the product?
Db2 is well known for reliability and scalability, and solid database solution for all your business needs including Data Lake, Operational Database, Data Warehouse, and Fast Data.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is quite a steep learning curve to using and deploying IBM Db2 so some investment in skills and training could be essential to maximise the product and deliver the correct solution.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The product can give Improved data availability, extended processing capacity, configuration flexibility and higher transaction rates when compared to other similar database products.
A stable solution that needs to improve documentation and scale computing
What needs improvement?
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the product since 2015.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool doesn't work as a distributed database based on customer needs.
How are customer service and support?
The tool's support team is hard to reach.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have also worked with Microsoft SQL server. This product is easy to use. It is also smarter in optimizing the queries. Microsoft SQL serves is also easy to maintain on the operations side when compared to IBM Db2.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's time length for deployment depends on the design and can take around two days to three weeks to complete.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend the product to medium enterprises. I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
High performing database system
What do you like best about the product?
When I work with a DBA and they help me to setup indexes on large data sets, the performance improvement is jaw dropping. I love how performant DB2 is. Actually, it was the first database I used for my career, and anytime I need to use other databases, I am shocked to see their lacking performance.
What do you dislike about the product?
The user interface from 2010 has now been decommissioned, it was truly an ugly user interface, but it was effective for getting things done if you don't know the complete set of commands.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Provides the backbone of a high-performant service-oriented architecture. We need the system to handle as many transactions per second as possible, and we are able to get thousands per second. Thats for read and commit! Truly amazing performance.
A robust and secure database
What do you like best about the product?
We have been using Db2 for years. It has severed us well and the more recent versions have enabled us to do a lot more. We have used this is have better insight on our business and make accurate predictions when paired with other products.
What do you dislike about the product?
The main issue with IBM Db2 is it is harder to find good analysts and admins. We have had issues keeping our workers like everyone else and have issues finding them as well.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This database has been used as the backend on many of our production systems. It is efficient, user friendly, and very secure too. It is now being used in conjuction with a cloud database as well.
Stable and easy-to-use solution
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution as a query tool for requesting and updating data.
What is most valuable?
The solution has the best querying features.
What needs improvement?
They should make the process of building up queries easier for the solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for some years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution. I rate its stability nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Presently, we have 200 solution users in our organization.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support team is good.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup is straightforward. The deployment process involves requesting access to different test environments and productions. It takes a couple of hours to complete.
What about the implementation team?
We implemented the solution in-house.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is intuitive and easy to use once you know how to build up queries. I rate it a nine out of ten.
An affordable and stable solution to audit databases
What is our primary use case?
I use the product to audit databases, SQL statements, and user activities. I am currently working on migrating the on-premise database to IBM Docker.
What is most valuable?
The solution helps secure the database. We can encrypt the data and mask the tables using the solution.
What needs improvement?
When we enable audits on our database, there is a server overload. The product needs to improve its configuration and storage.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for six months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is stable. I rate the tool's stability an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the product’s scalability an eight out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
The support team didn’t give me a quick response to the issue I raised.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complex. Since the database has various types of data, we must integrate it with the audit server. An expert in Linux can easily manage the integration.
What about the implementation team?
It takes three to four days to deploy the solution. We needed help from IBM to implement the solution. We need only one person to maintain the product.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The solution costs less than other products. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
Like so much
What do you like best about the product?
Facility to use If compared to another rdbms systems (i.e. Oracle).
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes we don't have the needed support atention. Sometimes the answers are so generics.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have some larges databeses processing analitycs things.
DB2 is a reliable database
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most about DB2 is knowing that I've been using a database for over 20 years that is 100% supported and I'll be able to read the same data in 20 years without having to worry about changing technologies
What do you dislike about the product?
It is a database that has few DBA specialists but that can be solved by training them. It could also have more data migration tools from other database vendors to DB2.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
My main use is for storing business rules and for storing data for risk management. These are environments with databases that are more than 20 years old, backed up, do not consume a lot of resources and serve many users.
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