MUNICH, June 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- As global data
volumes continue to soar and data protection regulations climb,
organizations of all sizes are looking for new ways to rein in,
manage and develop for that information.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced several key additions and
enhancements to its popular database software, IBM Db2, that bring
the trusted enterprise-class data management capabilities to global
clients in fast, new, easy ways.
The company launched today Db2 Developer Community Edition, a
new offering aimed at developers that can be quickly and easily
downloaded, at no cost. This new edition, is a full-featured
version of Db2 that is designed to enable developers to rapidly
build prototypes of applications that leverage all the capabilities
of the Enterprise Edition. Whether to desktops or laptops, users
can download the complete software and begin uploading and managing
their data usually within 15 minutes or less.
"Among many organizations, we're witnessing a shift in influence
to a new breed of application developer who is looking for agile
ways to create apps that their companies can leverage," said
Rob Thomas, General Manager, IBM
Analytics. "Through these Db2 innovations, we're making it easier
than ever for developers to get involved with this rich environment
and create innovative apps that propel their businesses."
Additional Db2 Enhancements
- Db2 on Cloud – this new version of Db2 on Cloud is a
fully managed service, available on the IBM Cloud. Among the
service's new features is a sliding scale for compute power and
capacity. With the simple scroll of a mouse, users can slide the
scale to increase or decrease the processing power, and associated
necessary RAM, instantly. Users can also scroll to increase storage
capacity. Eliminated is the laborious process of requesting and
procuring more computing resources from IT. The new Db2 on Cloud
complements IBM's Db2 Hosted, a version of the database that is
hosted on IBM Cloud for clients looking for greater control of the
platform.
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- A new easy-to-use web console has also been added to Db2 on
Cloud that's designed to help clients get acclimated and up and
running faster.
- JSON Support – IBM announced that Db2 now supports JSON,
the open-standard file format that uses "human-readable" language
to transmit data objects. JSON, typically used by new applications,
can now be integrated into Db2's relational database system, giving
users an easy way to store application data. Developers can now use
their existing SQL skills to store, manage, and select JSON data
from within Db2. This reduces the need to learn special purpose
data stores and provides the opportunity to bring mobile and web
engagement data into analytic warehouses for greater user insights.
Db2 optimizes retrieval of JSON data with index support, improving
query performance.
- In addition, IBM is extending Db2 with Hybrid Transactional
/ Analytical Processing (HTAP) with the rollout of a technical
preview of BLU Acceleration in-memory secondary index support. IBM
Db2's use of the BLU Acceleration engine for HTAP avoids the
standard practice of replicating data, decreasing memory
requirements and latency versus rival databases. Secondary indices
will dramatically improve performance of some queries for
operational data store and analytic warehouses, as well as OLTP and
HTAP workloads. With today's release, early access program
customers can begin testing Db2's initial capabilities with their
application development environment.
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- DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS has also been
enhanced with Hybrid Transactional and Analytics Processing (HTAP)
capabilities that provide improved real-time processing and
simplicity for applications by removing the need to manage latency
in the data replication process.
- Db2 on Cloud Benchmark – IBM published a new benchmark
test today that demonstrates better overall performance and double
the performance/dollar over the leading cloud database competitor,
Amazon Aurora.
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