Analyst reports
The New IBM DB2 10: Analyzing Its User Value in Performance, Costs, Ease of Extension, and Risk Management
In this paper, Infostructure Associates analyzes the ways in which the new IBM DB2 10 for Linux, UNIX and Windows database management system software delivers added value to customers,
Last updated: 02 Apr 2012
Cost/Benefit Case for IBM DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition and InfoSphere Optim Operational DBA Tools. Comparing Costs and Capabilities with Oracle Database 11g
This new ITG report compares the costs and benefits of employing DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition (AESE) and Oracle Database 11g. DB2 AESE is an aggressively priced bundle of DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX and Windows (LUW), commonly used DB2 9.7 facilities and InfoSphere Optim tools.
Last updated: 09 Jan 2012
ITG Report: Value Proposition for IBM DB2 - Cost/Benefit Case for SAP Enterprise Migrations
DB2 optimized for SAP, retains its edge in cost-effectiveness. In examples presented in this report, users deploying new SAP systems are able to reduce 3 year database infrastructure costs by an average of 37% by using DB2 9.7 rather than Oracle Database 11g. For users migrating to DB2 9.7, 3 year costs average 27% less.
Last updated: 13 Dec 2011
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated migrates its database system to DB2
The move has brought about a 40% reduction in database storage space, which helps to decelerate the company's data volume growth
Last updated: 27 Jun 2011
Triton Consulting: Quantitative Complexity Analysis Executive Summary: Compression in DB2 9.7 v Oracle 11gR2
This study examines DBA activities; enabling table compression and enabling index compression. It assesses the complexity of each within an Oracle version 11gR2 and DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows version 9.7 environments.
Last updated: 09 May 2011
Solitaire Interglobal Study: IBM® DB2® versus Oracle® Database and Microsoft SQL Server®
In an April 2011 release of an ongoing study by the Solitaire Interglobal Ltd. (SIL) research team, the production behaviors of Oracle Database and DB2 on the IBM Power Systems and similar behaviors of Oracle Database, SQL Server and DB2 on the IBM System x platforms were analyzed and compared.
Last updated: 05 May 2011
The Total Economic Impact of migration to IBM DB2 for SAP and non-SAP environments
Forrester found examples of how DB2 delivered key benefits both inside and outside of IT
Last updated: 09 Apr 2011
Oracle and the case of the missing slides…
Learn what Clabby Analytics has to say about Oracle's marketing methods and "companies that make “partially true” marketing claims."
Last updated: 01 Apr 2010
ITG Report: IBM DB2 9.7: Cost Savings Potential Compared to Oracle Database 11g
Databases continue to expand, and costs for database software, storage systems and servers to support them continue to increase. This report examines the use of IBM DB2 9.7 as an alternative to Oracle 11g. This represents a major new opportunity for organizations to meet escalating demand while reducing IT costs.
Last updated: 11 Aug 2009
Announcement letters
IBM Solution Compliance in a Regulated Environment V6.1.1 adds multilingual support
IBM United States Software Announcement 209-206.
Last updated: 23 Jun 2009
Books
Six reasons to move from Oracle to IBM
Boost performance, cut costs and manage growth
Last updated: 11 Nov 2011
IBM® Tools for DB2® for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Extending your capabilities to manage DB2 database and transaction processing workloads
Last updated: 25 Oct 2011
DB2 and Power Systems - Optimized and tuned for insight
Using DB2 and Power Systems together compounds their individual benefits by optimizing and integrating the hardware and software. IBM drives cost and operational efficiencies that support flexible IT operations and help to maximize performance.
Last updated: 14 Oct 2011
Data Management for Smarter Business Outcomes ebook
This e-book offers tips and solutions to help you optimize infrastructure, boost development productivity and improve database administrator (DBA) efficiency.
Last updated: 25 Jan 2011
Proven strategies for uncovering cost savings with IBM DB2
Learn how your organization can take advantage of recent breakthroughs to lower the cost of data management. This informative ebook describes proven strategies for lowering the costs associated with database administration, development, systems and storage.
Last updated: 06 Jan 2011
Break free with DB2 9.7: A Tour of Cost-Slashing New Features
Learn how DB2 9.7 provides native support for the most commonly used PL/SQL syntax, with some organizations reporting as much as 95% of their PL/SQL code running on DB2 without changes!
Last updated: 10 Jun 2010
DB2 pureXML Cookbook: Master the Power of the IBM Hybrid Data Server
Organized by task, this book is packed with more than 700 easy-to-adapt “recipe-style” examples covering the entire application lifecycle–from planning and design through coding, optimization, and troubleshooting.
Last updated: 02 Feb 2010
High Availability and Disaster Recovery Options for DB2 on Linux, UNIX, and Windows
This IBM Redbooks® publication describes DB2’s high availability functions and features, focusing on High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR) in the OLTP environment.
Last updated: 15 Aug 2009
Three Ways to Boost Development Productivity ebook
As IT budgets get tighter and skills get more expensive, companies are starting to think of ways to get more out of their existing workforce. This ebook proposes three solutions that can help your developers and architects realize the best possible value from their existing infrastructure.
Last updated: 15 Aug 2009
Best Practices: Managing XML Data
This eBook highlights the best practices for using DB2 pureXML™ to solve business problems effectively and to achieve high performance when managing XML data in enterprise applications.
Last updated: 17 Jun 2009
Brochures
Build a strong foundation for a dynamic, data-intensive infrastructure
Learn how IBM DB2 helps technical professionals get more out of their database
Last updated: 28 Apr 2012
IBM DB2: Deliver cost-effective business continuity with extreme capacity
IBM DB2 provides application cluster transparency technology that equips organizations running OLTP applications with the ability to deliver high availability and continuous uptime for transactional data, plus the flexibility and capacity they need to remain competitive.
Last updated: 05 Apr 2012
Is your database ready for your company’s future?
The ability to effectively manage data and information is critical to business success. Given that, the performance of your database is a leading indicator of the performance of your enterprise.
Last updated: 03 Apr 2012
DB2 pureScale: Unlimited capacity with continuous availability
DB2 pureScale offers clustering technology that helps deliver high availability and exceptional scalability transparent to applications.
Last updated: 29 Mar 2012
Performance management and optimization solutions for IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Manage and optimize performance of your database environment before it impacts your business.
Last updated: 28 Nov 2011
IBM Database Patterns for cloud computing
Streamline deployment and management of database environments in the private cloud
Last updated: 20 Oct 2011
DB2 Storage Optimization Feature
Deliver operational savings to SAP customers
Last updated: 05 Aug 2011
DB2 Advanced Recovery Solutions for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Protect data and help accelerate recovery while minimizing the cost of downtime
Last updated: 22 Jun 2011
DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition
DB2 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition delivers value by packaging DB2 with additional performance optimization features and a range of rich administration and development tools.
Last updated: 29 Dec 2010
DB2 Optimized for SAP software
DB2 Optimized for SAP software
Last updated: 01 Mar 2008
Case studies
KOMBIT A/S helps Danish municipalities handle child care more efficiently ... Rolling out a standardized solution to give caseworkers a 360-degree view of each case
KOMBIT A/S, the organization responsible for procuring cost-efficient IT solutions for Danish municipalities, delivers the DUBU solution, built on IBM and Oracle software. DUBU provides a comprehensive secure area for case workers.
Last updated: 17 May 2012
Fiserv ... Saving USD8 million in five years and helping banks improve business outcomes using IBM technology
Working with IBM, Fiserv is transforming billions of raw transactions into highly usable, actionable insights for its clients, helping small and midsize banks gain advantages previously available only to the largest financial institutions.
Last updated: 14 May 2012
Plastipak Packaging maximizes production uptime ... With SAP and IBM
Plastipak upgraded to the latest version of SAP ERP software. The SAP applications run on an IBM Power 740 Express server utilizing the IBM i operating system and integrated IBM DB2 information management.
Last updated: 14 May 2012
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated migrates to IBM DB2, saves more than $1 million
CCBCC took advantage of an SAP licensing agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to replace its existing Oracle database with IBM DB2. CCBCC has subsequently upgraded to IBM DB2 9.7, and is currently beta testing IBM DB2 10.
Last updated: 11 May 2012
Votorantim Group builds an integrated enterprise and cuts costs with IBM and SAP
Votorantim centralized and standardized its IT infrastructure with an SAP ERP solution running on the IBM Power Systems platform, supported by the IBM DB2 database and IBM AIX operating system.
Last updated: 11 May 2012
Elie Tahari combines fashion savvy with powerful analytics ... Harnessing predictive technologies to match production with customer demand
To enhance decision-making and keep pace with customer demand, Elie Tahari needed faster access to more actionable information – not only about current production and inventory, but also about future demand. Elie Tahari used a suite of business analytics software from IBM to create a seamless real-time repor...
Last updated: 03 May 2012
IBM cuts time required to create price quotes for clients by 75 percent ... Cross-brand solutions team creates scalable web-based BPM solution with IBM WebSphere software
The IBM cross-brand solutions team creates a scalable, web-based business process management (BPM) solution using IBM WebSphere software. The solution is flexible, scalable and improves visibility into KPIs.
Last updated: 26 Apr 2012
City of Dresden cuts costs for SAP applications by 30 percent ... By migrating to IBM DB2 database software
Working with IBM, City of Dresden IT and Organization Services migrated its SAP databases from Oracle to IBM DB2, running on IBM AIX on IBM Power servers, and migrated to Unicode. To improve performance and cut data volumes, the organization enabled IBM DB2 row and index compression features.
Last updated: 25 Apr 2012
IŞBANK streamlines loans processing ... Accelerating loan applications, boosting productivity and improving customer service with an IBM Enterprise Content Management solution
IBM® Global Business Services® helped IŞBANK to redesign the entire loans workflow and implemented a completely digital archiving and workflow solution based on IBM FileNet® and IBM DB2® technologies.
Last updated: 24 Apr 2012
IKB saves costs by migrating SAP databases ... Row and index compression reduces storage requirements and boosts performance
Working with IBM®, IKB Deutsche Industriebank chose to migrate its SAP databases from Oracle to IBM DB2® for Linux, UNIX and Windows. After a successful proof of concept with the bank’s advanced SAP Bank Analyzer environment, all SAP systems at IKB Deutsche Industriebank were successfully migrated to IBM DB2.
Last updated: 09 Apr 2012
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (CCBCC) ... Saves more than USD1 million with IBM DB2
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. saves more than USD1 million and improves database performance by 30-60 percent when it migrates from Oracle Database to IBM DB2.
Last updated: 02 Apr 2012
Television Broadcasts Limited ... A Hong Kong television broadcaster is using sophisticated analytics to analyze its station's viewers and greatly increase the effectiveness of its advertising promotions.
A Hong Kong television broadcaster is using sophisticated analytics to analyze its station's viewers and greatly increase the effectiveness of its advertising promotions.
Last updated: 31 Mar 2012
Subex Limited ... Reducing total cost of ownership of applications with IBM DB2
The amount of data that Subex must manage and analyze for telcos has grown from tens of millions of records to billions of records daily. To meet its requirements for scalability, performance and price, Subex is migrating from Oracle Database on Sun systems to IBM DB2 9.7 on Power Systems.
Last updated: 27 Mar 2012
Nim See Seng Leasing facilitates growth with new IT landscape
NSS’s web ERP application now runs on an IBM® Power® 710 Express server virtualized with IBM PowerVM® software. Backup and disaster recovery is handled by an IBM Power 520 Express server, which replicates data in real-time.
Last updated: 21 Mar 2012
Zhejiang Tobacco delivers high performance and efficient business processes ... With IBM Global Business Services
The company selected SAP ERP applications for business integration, and SAP ERP Human Capital Management for personnel management. Zhejiang deployed IBM Power Systems servers and IBM DB2 technology to support its new SAP software.
Last updated: 21 Mar 2012
Apple Vacations takes a holiday from complexity with IBM XIV and SAP ERP
Deployed a virtualized multiworkload storage environment based on IBM XIV Storage System for all applications, including SAP ERP, running on IBM Power Systems™ and IBM System x servers.
Last updated: 12 Mar 2012
SPCC provides an end-to-end design and build service ... With SAP on IBM hardware
By implementing SAP® Business All-in-One for Engineering, Construction & Operations on IBM® System x®, IBM DB2® for Linux, UNIX and Windows, and IBM System Storage® technology, SPCC has created a solution that combines decentralized end-to-end project management with central performance management reporting.
Last updated: 06 Mar 2012
TCCT of Thailand relies on IBM XIV Storage
By selecting IBM XIV Storage System as its strategic platform for data storage for SAP ERP, TCCT improved performance by 20 percent while reducing capital and operational costs. The solution also reduces complexity, improves scalability and enables rapid disaster recovery.
Last updated: 26 Feb 2012
Landstar drives higher quality and improves business economics
This case study shows how Landstar delivers higher quality IT with a pair of Power 570 servers for production and failover operations, and drives improved business economics through investment protection and continued development on the IBM i platform.
Last updated: 14 Feb 2012
Mayo Clinic ... Smarter Planet Leadership Series: Streamlining the imaging workflow to improve the efficiency and quality of patient care
At Mayo Clinic, Drs. Bradley Erickson (Director of Radiology Informatics) and Bernard King (Chair of Radiology) exemplify how collaborative leadership can make all the difference in the transition to a more data-driven clinical culture
Last updated: 24 Jan 2012
CBP drives success using optimized, scalable IT infrastructure
IBM® Global Technology Services – Integrated Technology Services designed a new IT infrastructure solution based on IBM Power Systems™ and IBM System Storage®.
Last updated: 23 Jan 2012
Multivac reduces total cost of ownership by 40 percent with latest IBM technology
This paper describes an implementation of the SAP Business Suite on IBM Power Systems server with IBM i at Multivac GmbH & Co. KG, Germany.
Last updated: 09 Jan 2012
A Chinese municipal government delivers service in the cloud ... IBM WebSphere CloudBurst and IBM Rational help reduce data center overhead
A city government in China creates a private cloud environment to support its software outsourcing business and petroleum-related service providers when it works with IBM Global Technology Services - Integrated Technology Services to implement an IBM CloudBurst solution, with IBM Rational, IBM Tivoli and IBM ...
Last updated: 28 Dec 2011
A German university research hospital improves patient survivor rates
A state-of-the-art clinical research center in Germany gains an integrated monitoring process with IBM Information Management software
Last updated: 28 Dec 2011
A government agency in Brazil furthers public education and scientific research ... A social collaboration portal based on IBM technologies creates valuable learning opportunities for scientists, educators and students
A government agency in Brazil expects to better educate the country about the Amazon rain forest while generating valuable learning opportunities for scientists, educators and students when it works with volunteers from IBM to create a Citizen Science portal using IBM DB2, IBM Lotus, IBM Tivoli and IBM WebSph...
Last updated: 28 Dec 2011
A large healthcare institute lowers costs and improves care with a single web portal ... Doctors, patients and staff gain role-based access to electronic health records with an IBM Lotus solution
World-leading institution for cardiac, circulatory and metabolic diseases implements a comprehensive integrated telemedicine solution with an IBM Business Partner that runs on IBM hardware and leverages middleware and storage software to effectively provide interconnected data support of a variety of data typ...
Last updated: 28 Dec 2011
Li Ning Sports Goods ... A sporting goods retailer in China transforms its website into a tool for capturing personal and shopping data, using this unprecedented visitor demographic and behavioral intelligence to launch precision-guided marketing initiatives
A sporting goods retailer in China transforms its website into a tool for capturing personal and shopping data with a next-generation IBM WebSphere Commerce-based solution. The solution allows the company to use sophisticated visitor demographic and behavioral intelligence to launch precision-guided marketing...
Last updated: 28 Dec 2011
Clark County Department of Family Services boosts its ROI to $10M ... Using IBM Business Analytics to improve services, streamline processes and support funding claims
Clark County Family Services used IBM Business Analytics technologies to improve services, streamline processes and support funding claims
Last updated: 22 Dec 2011
SAP deploys IBM DB2, saves costs and boosts performance
This paper outlines the database migration, Unicode conversion, and subsequent introduction of data-compression technologies undertaken by SAP in 2007-2009.
Last updated: 21 Dec 2011
WIBERG improves business continuity and performance with an integrated solution from IBM
WIBERG, a developer, producer and service provider in the food industry, implemented an integrated solution to improve the availability, business continuity, manageability and performance of its SAP and non-SAP solutions.
Last updated: 21 Dec 2011
Holiday Extras ... Speeds transactions 100 percent and grows its business with DB2
Holiday Extras gains 100 percent improvement in query response time when it upgrades to DB2 9.7 and implements data compression and storage optimization.
Last updated: 20 Dec 2011
Esri maps out large-scale growth ... With SAP and IBM
The company migrated its SAP solutions to IBM Power 750 servers, maintained its data on the existing IBM DB2 software, and consolidated its data storage to IBM XIV Storage Systems.
Last updated: 19 Dec 2011
Smart Transport Research Centre ... An Australian collaborative initiative is reducing urban roadway congestion by predicting traffic conditions and providing real-time access to travel information and options via sophisticated analytics
An Australian consortium has been formed to develop a research program aimed at improving traffic flow in large urban areas and implementing a FOAK analytics model based on IBM Information Management tools supported by IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM DB2 database software and IBM GBS Transport specific ...
Last updated: 15 Dec 2011
Balluff transforms SAP application landscape with IBM Power Systems and IBM XIV Storage Systems
This paper describes the transformation of a traditional three-tier SAP software landscape with standard SAN storage to a fully virtualized environment based on IBM Power Systems with IBM PowerVM and IBM XIV Storage Systems. Along the way, the customer has reduced complexity, increased resilience and improved...
Last updated: 12 Dec 2011
PRISA Digital ... PRISA Digital is able to better understand its audiences—and deliver results to its advertisers—by integrating its programming and advertising functions across print, television, radio, web and publishing divisions
A major Spanish media company deploys IBM’s Media Enterprise Framework (MEF) software platform, a multifaceted solution that streamlines processes across all business lines, and provides centralized access to enterprise-wide content to enable predictive marketing and targeted advertising
Last updated: 09 Dec 2011
Chickasaw Nation Division of Commerce drives decision-making ... Supporting rapid growth with business analytics solutions from IBM and Kurt Salmon
CNDC deployed a range of IBM® Business Analytics solutions for financial analysis, planning and forecasting. It also harnessed an application built on the IBM Cognos® platform that provides specific insight into hospitality and gaming-related revenue areas.
Last updated: 08 Dec 2011
Numius creates a business analytics platform for customers ... Based on smarter computing from IBM
Working with IBM® and IBM Premier Business Partner I.R.I.S. ICT, Numius created a flexible, cost-effective analytics package – Numius Platform Services (NPS). NPS provides added-value on specific problems as part of a straightforward, general solution based on IBM hardware.
Last updated: 08 Dec 2011
Premier Healthcare Alliance Video ... Analyzing patient data to determine the best treatments, reduce waste, and improve the overall health of the population.
Premier healthcare alliance and IBM are analyzing patient data from 2,500 hospitals and 73,000 clinics to determine the best treatments, reduce waste, and improve the overall health of the population.
Last updated: 07 Dec 2011
DB2 Client Montage Video ... IBM clients, Business Partners and consultants tell why they migrated their critical applications to DB2 and, in the process, saved money and boosted performance and availability.
IBM clients, Business Partners and consultants tell why they migrated their critical applications to DB2, saving money and boosting performance and availability.
Last updated: 06 Dec 2011
Dombivli Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd. ... Recovering from disasters and system failures in 10 seconds with no data loss
To minimize downtimes due to server or database outages, IBM implemented a two-node Tivoli Systems Automation cluster to automate redirection of users and a DB2 High Availability Disaster Recovery server in continuous replication with the primary node, reducing downtimes to seconds.
Last updated: 22 Nov 2011
Ludwig Görtz improves service with intelligent workforce management ... Smart personnel planning with a solution based on IBM WebSphere and DB2
The ARGOS workforce management application, developed by IBM and IBM Business Partner ETHALON GmbH for Ludwig Görtz, integrates data from numerous systems and uses innovative approximation algorithms to predict and optimise future staffing requirements.
Last updated: 21 Nov 2011
The City University of New York (CUNY)
A large metropolitan university is using sophisticated analytics and forecasting tools to dramatically improve energy efficiency in city public schools, increase students’ awareness of sustainability issues and model a greener urban future
Last updated: 21 Nov 2011
An Italian transportation company finds a green route to business growth
This transportation company replaced its Sun and Oracle systems with two IBM Power Systems 770 servers for its core SAP applications, and migrated its data to IBM DB2. The company also replaced its Hitachi Data Systems storage array with an IBM System Storage DS8300.
Last updated: 18 Nov 2011
DRV KBS improves service levels with flexible IT structure ... Digital archiving and computer-assisted working methods based on SOA and IBM Content Manager
Introduction of a standard enterprise content management system throughout the whole of DRV KBS with a common interface based on a service-oriented architecture with IBM Content Management.
Last updated: 17 Nov 2011
Fratelli Carli: Innovation through bringing heritage forward - Video ... Integrating legacy applications on System z with VSE
Fratelli Carli integrated legacy applications through their VSE systems with a Linux environment on the IBM System z. This enabled Fratelli Carli to integrate its VSE systems with its new payment system plans & to offer their clients' more flexible service.
Last updated: 15 Nov 2011
Scotiabank ... Satisfies client demand for real-time reporting capabilities
Scotiabank satisfies customer demand for real-time reporting capabilities in a major online banking application when it implements IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture software.
Last updated: 14 Nov 2011
Major fashion retailer knows what’s hot and what’s not with SAP and IBM
In an ongoing program of moving to SAP software, the retailer implemented IBM Systems solution for SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse. The company has standardized its corporate business systems to IBM Power Systems, supported by IBM System Storage and IBM DB2 for information management.
Last updated: 03 Nov 2011
Staples ... IBM WebSphere Commerce software and IBM POWER7 servers improve performance
Staples wanted to improve the customer’s online experience relative to performance, reduce TCO and increase the flexibility of the infrastructure for more nimble future releases. Staples turned to IBM and IBM Global Services for a new release of Staples.com on IBM WebSphere Commerce.
Last updated: 31 Oct 2011
City of Dubuque - Client Reference Video
A US city experiences a significant reduction in water consumption when it engages IBM Research, IBM Business Partner Esri in a Smarter Cities Sustainability project and numerous IBM software products to create a first-of-a-kind cloud-based, meter-driven solution that directly involves citizens in controlling...
Last updated: 27 Oct 2011
Cameron switches to IBM DB2 for SAP applications, saves $1 million
Migrated 24 Oracle databases supporting SAP applications to IBM DB2, implemented DB2 Deep Compression technology. Added to the company’s IBM Power estate by purchasing an IBM Power 770 server, featuring IBM POWER7 processor technology, divided into 24 logical partitions (LPARs) using IBM PowerVM.
Last updated: 24 Oct 2011
Guangdong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
A hospital in China breaks new ground with a First-of-a-Kind solution that helps clinicians derive new insights from large volumes of patient data to study the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine or combinations of the two approaches
Last updated: 24 Oct 2011
Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
A large Taiwanese hospital is using powerful analytics to make resource utilization data actionable and help patients get better faster while remaining flexible during a time of stringent quality rules tied to funding under the new national health insurance plan
Last updated: 24 Oct 2011
Apple Vacations creates the perfect package solution with SAP and IBM
Consolidated core SAP® applications to two IBM® Power® 770 servers running IBM AIX® and IBM DB2®, and implemented IBM WebSphere® eXtreme Scale to provide super-fast web performance. IBM WebSphere Application Server and IBM WebSphere Virtual Enterprise components help Apple Vacations to provide an integrated w...
Last updated: 20 Oct 2011
City of Dubuque, Iowa ... A US city alerts citizens to water waste, increases water leak detection and encourages water conservation by providing deep insight into water consumption trends through a solution that combines the power of cloud computing and analytics
A US city experiences a significant reduction in water consumption when it engages IBM Research, IBM Business Partner Esri in a Smarter Cities Sustainability project and numerous IBM software products to create a first-of-a-kind cloud-based, meter-driven solution that directly involves citizens in controlling...
Last updated: 18 Oct 2011
RCS Global readies itself for worldwide expansion with SAP for Healthcare and IBM Power 550 Express
RCS Global Limited elected to implement SAP for Healthcare; SAP ERP components including materials management and financials; SAP ERP Human Capital Management. The company consolidated all its SAP applications to an IBM Power 550 Express server running the IBM i operating system with integrated IBM DB2 databa...
Last updated: 12 Oct 2011
EllisDon constructs a mission-critical cloud ... With the IBM XIV Storage System at the heart of a virtualized VMware infrastructure
Worked with IBM to deploy a private cloud solution comprising IBM System x® servers running VMware vSphere virtualization technology, with virtualized data storage on IBM XIV® Storage System.
Last updated: 10 Oct 2011
EllisDon - IBM Client Reference Video
EllisDon worked with IBM to deploy a private cloud solution comprising IBM System x® servers running VMware vSphere virtualization technology, with virtualized data storage on IBM XIV® Storage System.
Last updated: 10 Oct 2011
New York State Tax ... Leadership Series Video
IBM Smarter Planet Leadership Series Customer Reference: New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Interviewee: Jim Lieb, Director of Architecture and Web Solutions
Last updated: 29 Sep 2011
IBM Power makes the grade at Manatee schools
This case study shows how Manatee County School District, one of the largest school districts in Florida, used an IBM Power 740 Express server in a solution to modernize its green screen student information system to a scalable, web-based application running on IBM i.
Last updated: 16 Sep 2011
Reliance Life ... Smarter Planet Leadership Series: Transforming distribution to bring security within reach
Reliance launched a comprehensive self-service portal solution called Lifeline which has lowered operational costs by 30% while making the customer experience more streamlined and transparent.
Last updated: 26 Aug 2011
SEB ... Crossing a threshold to more agility and smarter payments
Enabling value-added services in the wake of SEPA, SEB resolved to replace its payments infrastructure, capable of consolidating all of its payments traffic onto a single hub, offering faster payments with transparency, monitoring and alerts.
Last updated: 20 Aug 2011
Lands' End empowers marketing staff and develops more targeted campaigns with IBM Unica Campaign
Lands' End empowers marketing staff and develops more targeted campaigns with Unica Campaign.
Last updated: 19 Aug 2011
Mindray supports exponential growth with SAP and DB2
Mindray’s exponential growth supported by SAP applications with DB2 on IBM infrastructure built for scalability, power and performance
Last updated: 15 Aug 2011
Air Canada ... Leadership Series: On a never-ending push to make life simpler for the customer
Air Canada has come a long way in its self-service journey, and Patrice Ouellette has been there from the beginning. Under his leadership, Air Canada’s “Innovation Team” has sparked a number of firsts in the industry, including the placement of “offsite” kiosks outside the airport.
Last updated: 10 Aug 2011
Juken New Zealand axes unscheduled downtime ... Supporting business-critical JD Edwards applications with highly reliable IBM Power technology
Working with IBM® Business Partners Jireh Consulting and Dimension Data, Juken replaced its Intel infrastructure with IBM Power® 520 and IBM BladeCenter® JS12 Express servers running the IBM i operating system. The company also chose to migrate from Microsoft SQL Server database to an IBM DB2® database.
Last updated: 05 Aug 2011
INTERSPORT improves fitness and business flexibility ... With super-fit computing from IBM
Working with IBM® and Base-IT, the INTERSPORT Austria IT team created and deployed a new optimized technology architecture designed to support the business for the long term, based on full virtualization of both servers and storage, and using solid state drives for the most valuable high-priority data storage...
Last updated: 29 Jul 2011
Iowa State University ... Transforming decision-making and service delivery through content management
Iowa State University reduces paper output by 67 percent and saves $40,000 a year by eliminating voucher outsourcing fees with an enterprise content management solution from IBM.
Last updated: 22 Jul 2011
The Ruppigonia Solodorensis association enters a new online era ... Improving membership retention with IBM WebSphere Application Server Express and masc ag
The Ruppigonia Solodorensis association implemented a customised masc-ima web-based solution, designed and implemented by IBM® Business Partner masc ag and comprising IBM WebSphere® Application Server Express and IBM DB2® Express Edition software.
Last updated: 13 Jul 2011
Voith boosts productivity, cuts costs with IBM Power Systems and DB2
Voith chose to extend its existing Power Systems server landscape with POWER6 and POWER7 processor-based servers as the platform of choice, and migrate its SAP database to IBM DB2 for Linux, Unix and Windows version 9.5.
Last updated: 12 Jul 2011
Farmacéuticos Maypo gains real-time, accurate business information with SAP and IBM
Farmacéuticos Maypo selected SAP ERP, SAP ERP HCM, SAP SRM, SAP NetWeaver MDM, SAP NetWeaver BPM, SAP NetWeaver PI. The SAP applications run on leased IBM systems, including two IBM Power 570 servers and IBM BladeCenter JS43 Express, running IBM AIX and IBM DB2 database.
Last updated: 08 Jul 2011
New York State Tax ... Leadership Series: How predictive modeling improves tax revenues and citizen equity.
By integrating predictive analytics directly into its processing stream, NYS Tax is preemptively identifying questionable tax returns and optimizing its approach to collecting delinquent taxes.
Last updated: 08 Jul 2011
Futaba Europe GmbH enables next-phase growth with SAP and IBM
Futaba consolidated to IBM BladeCenter technology based on IBM BladeCenter S. An IBM JS12 POWER processor-based blade supports SAP applications running on the IBM i operating system, and HS22 blades powered by Intel Xeon processors support Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Last updated: 06 Jul 2011
Banco de Crédito del Peru ... Cutting data management costs in half with IBM DB2
Banco de Crédito del Peru cuts its data management costs in half and improves the performance and reliability of its business applications when it migrates from Oracle Database to IBM DB2.
Last updated: 30 Jun 2011
Koyou Lease Co., Ltd. ... This equipment leasing company implements an RFID tracking solution that enables it to configure new rental options and services demanded by its customers while improving revenue, reducing loss from theft and lowering safety-stock requirements
This Japanese equipment leasing company implements an RFID tracking solution that enables it to configure new rental options and services demanded by its customers while improving revenue, reducing loss from theft and lowering safety-stock requirements
Last updated: 30 Jun 2011
Gachon University Gil Hospital ... A leading hospital in Korea implemented a business intelligence solution that reduces drug-related risks for patients by using analytics to provide more accurate information for physicians—and patients
A leading hospital in Korea implemented a business intelligence solution that reduces drug-related risks for patients by using analytics to provide more accurate information for physicians—and patients
Last updated: 29 Jun 2011
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) – Wimbledon ... The Wimbledon App transforms the fan experience at the tournament by combining GPS location data with analytics and live-action feeds of all the tennis action
IBM Global Technology Services - Integrated Technology Services and Global Services - Application Services create a mobile Application that allows on-site visitors at a major, global sports tournament to use location-based mobile technology and live video feeds to significantly enhance their experience of the...
Last updated: 01 Jun 2011
Institute For Applied Telemedicine (IFAT) ... Smarter Planet Video
Interview with Heinrich Koertke, Director, Institute For Applied Telemedicine (IFAT) Heart & Diabetes Centre NRW
Last updated: 31 May 2011
JSC Rietumu Banka ... Achieves faster database performance moving from Oracle and Sun to IBM DB2 on Power Systems
With its migration to IBM DB2 on IBM Power Systems, JSC Rietumu Banka reduced the total cost of ownership for its online banking infrastructure and dramatically improved query performance and data availability.
Last updated: 31 May 2011
Versicherungskammer Bayern ... Builds smarter policy cancellation process
Improves speed to market and agility with IBM WebSphere BPM Suite and Business Rule Management System
Last updated: 31 May 2011
PLANSEE boosts efficiency and compresses database costs with SAP on IBM DB2
Migrated a suite of SAP software to two IBM Power 780 systems with 12 POWER7 processors each. IBM System Storage DS8100 and TS1130 tape drives provide storage, managed by IBM Tivoli Storage Manager. Working with IBM Software Services, PLANSEE replaced its existing Oracle database with IBM DB2 and activated de...
Last updated: 20 May 2011
Bernard Chaus, Inc. gains insight into retail sales yielding significant cost savings ... Sky IT and IBM solution gives first-ever consolidated snapshot of what’s selling and what’s not
Finding out exactly what is selling at retailers, and why – making decisions in near real time to drive increased sales and lower markdowns by 20 to 30 percent.
Last updated: 20 Apr 2011
Visa Europe ... Processing payments with unprecedented agility and reliability
Visa Europe teamed with IBM to develop a high-performance clearing and settlement platform serving 4000 member institutions. To handle a wide variety of local conditions, the platform enables Visa business users to rapidly assess and adjust thousands of business rules governing operations.
Last updated: 06 Apr 2011
Parazelsus leverages DB2 High Availability Disaster Recovery (HADR) for its SAP environment
Parazelsus decided to migrate its SAP ERP enterprise software from Oracle database to IBM DB2 database software and selected IBM Power 550 and Power 520 servers with POWER6 processors. The migration took two weeks, from planning to completion.
Last updated: 29 Mar 2011
Transforming demand generation, boosting responses up to sixfold ... IBM Unica empowers customers, accelerates key marketing processes, improves marketing performance
IBM needed to fundamentally transform the way it generates demand and manages customer responses and leads, accelerating its marketing processes, improving visibility and increasing response rates. To meet its goals, IBM implemented a new marketing platform based on integrated Unica and IBM technologies.
Last updated: 29 Mar 2011
RI-Solution boosts performance, cuts license fees and reduces storage costs with DB2 for SAP application
RI-Solution, responsible for server and applications hosting and management for the BayWa group, migrated from Oracle to IBM DB2 for Linux, Unix and Windows for all its SAP applications, and implemented DB2 9.5 Deep Compression for data.
Last updated: 04 Mar 2011
Pepperl+Fuchs ... Synchronizes business data with IBM InfoSphere Change Data Capture
Pepperl+Fuchs implemented IBM InfoSphere Change Date Capture (previously DataMirror) for real-time data synchronization between different database platforms. The solution provides minimal load on the central ERP system, high performance and reliable data integrity.
Last updated: 28 Feb 2011
Reliance cuts database total cost of ownership in half with IBM DB2
Reliance Life Insurance Company decreases total cost of ownership by 50 percent and increases application uptime from 80 to 95 percent when it replaces an Oracle/Sun platform with an IBM DB2/Power server platform.
Last updated: 17 Feb 2011
Knorr-Bremse puts the brake on costs using IBM DB2 for SAP Business Suite
Knorr-Bremse migrated 52 databases to IBM DB2 over a nine-month period. This allowed the company to avoid purchasing additional storage at an estimated cost of more than €200,000 in the first year. It reduced operational and maintenance costs by approximately 30 percent and cut database license fees by 15 per...
Last updated: 24 Jan 2011
Banco de Crédito del Peru vaults over the competition with help from IBM and SAP
Banco de Crédito del Peru implemented SAP ERP, SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, SAP NetWeaver Portal, SAP Solution Manager and SAP BusinessObjects GRC.These applications are running on IBM BladeCenter JS43, IBM Power 595 and IBM Power 570 servers, all running the IBM AIX operating system landscape.
Last updated: 20 Jan 2011
Leading construction company penetrates new markets ... VCC leverages smartphone-enabled iExtensions CRM and a range of IBM products as a platform for dramatic business transformation
As a growing midsize business that continues to expand into new markets, VCC wanted to empower its project managers with real-time access to the critical information needed to service accounts, build relationships, retain profitable customers, collaborate with colleagues and quickly retrieve client informatio...
Last updated: 17 Jan 2011
Fratelli Carli S.p.a. IBM System z Video
A leading producer of premium olive oil and other consumer products, Fratelli Carli choose the IBM System z10 because of its ability to integrate modern Linux systems with fast VSE 'Legacy' applications in an extremely reliable and highly secure environment.
Last updated: 12 Jan 2011
McCormick tastes success with SAP applications with IBM DB2 on IBM Power
McCormick is upgrading its production SAP environment to IBM DB2 9.7 and replacing older servers with new IBM POWER7 processor-based machines. The company is using advanced features of DB2 such as compression, self-tuning memory management (STMM) and online reorgs to minimize downtime, reduce costs and boost ...
Last updated: 12 Jan 2011
Large telco transforms customer service and life-cycle management with analytics
New insight into customer behavior using real-time analytics helps one large telecommunications company provide individualized service recommendations for a diverse customer population that extends to hundreds of thousands of rural towns and villages.
Last updated: 29 Dec 2010
INTERSPORT boosts SAP application performance ... With IBM i on IBM Power Systems and solid-state drive storage technologies
This technical paper explores how INTERSPORT dramatically improved SAP application performance by upgrading to IBM i 6.1 running on an IBM POWER6+ processor-based server architecture, and implementing a new storage environment including solid-state drives (SSDs) for high-performance applications such as SAP N...
Last updated: 15 Dec 2010
Marine Institute Ireland ... Putting real-time data to work and providing a platform for technology development
The project yields greater insight into the bay environment, as well as providing practical value—from understanding how water quality impacts fisheries to predicting hazard locations and more
Last updated: 15 Dec 2010
Netcare keeps its finger on the pulse with rapid reporting from IBM and SAP
Netcare worked with T-Systems to migrate its SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse environment to IBM DB2 in just eight days, as a few weeks of meticulous planning were done in preparation. During the data migration, T-Systems introduced IBM DB2 Deep Row Compression to help reduce database sizes and increase perfo...
Last updated: 02 Dec 2010
Taikang Life Insurance Co Ltd. (Taikang)
Taikang needed to improve employee productivity and enhance customer service and business development opportunities by viewing all its customer and corporate information together regardless of what department it came from. The company used IBM InfoSphere Federation Server to enable a single central view of in...
Last updated: 30 Nov 2010
UPMC pairs IBM ProtecTIER and IBM XIV solutions ... Winning the backup battle
This case study shows how UPMC, a leading integrated global health enterprise, combined IBM System Storage ProtecTIER deduplication and IBM XIV solutions to create a more robust storage and backup environment that saves space and boosts performance while remaining cost-effective.
Last updated: 30 Nov 2010
Knauf lays the foundations for a high-availability SAP solution on IBM Power Systems
Knauf upgraded from two IBM System i5 570 servers to two IBM Power 560 servers based on IBM POWER6 technology, and mirrored the internal disks on the IBM Power 560 servers using IBM iCluster technology for operational resilience. The entire SAP software solution runs on the IBM Power Systems platform.
Last updated: 28 Nov 2010
Group Mannheimer Versicherungen reduces operational costs by 30 percent with SAP and IBM
Migrated from HP servers running SAP applications and Oracle databases in the Microsoft Windows Server environment to IBM infrastructure. SAP ERP applications, DB2 and other in-house and business intelligence applications run in multiple virtual servers on IBM Power 570 servers running AIX and the Unicode sta...
Last updated: 15 Nov 2010
Movado Group cuts costs and runs like clockwork with SAP and IBM
Movado Group chose to standardize on SAP ERP applications and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, and centralize IT and business services to a single location. The group replaced multiple instances of its legacy system with a single global system on IBM Power Systems servers using PowerVM and the IBM i operatin...
Last updated: 10 Nov 2010
Ludwig Görtz GmbH ... Improves customer service with granular personnel planning
A large shoe retailer in Germany dramatically increases sales and improves customer service when it engages IBM Business Partner ETHALON GmbH to implement a solution based on ETHALON ARGOS software, IBM WebSphere Application Server software, an IBM System x3650 platform and an IBM DB2 V9.1 Enterprise data ser...
Last updated: 12 Oct 2010
SKH Metals Limited ... Facilitating two-hour just-in-time manufacturing
SKH Metals selected SAP ERP applications, including financials, controlling, materials management, sales and distribution, production planning, warehouse management, quality management and materials requirements planning, supported by IBM DB2® information management software.
Last updated: 12 Oct 2010
ElectronicPartner sparks better business with SAP and IBM
Selected a suite of SAP Business Suite 7.0, SAP for Retail and SAP ERP applications. SAP and other general business applications software were implemented on two IBM Power 570 servers running the IBM i operating system, with its integrated IBM DB2 database.
Last updated: 08 Oct 2010
University of California – Office of the President ... Reducing risk and lowering costs with integrated data management
The University of California needed a proper framework for its enterprise risk management. UC engaged IBM to implement an Enterprise Risk Management Information System (ERMIS).
Last updated: 07 Oct 2010
Sharp Corporation creates information agility with SAP and IBM
Sharp deployed IBM Power Systems p595 servers running IBM AIX®, IBM DB2®, IBM WebSphere® Application Server, IBM WebSphere MQ, IBM WebSphere Message Broker, IBM Tivoli® OMEGAMON®, IBM Global Integrated View (GIView) Planner, IBM Global Integrated View (GIView) Enterprise MES.
Last updated: 06 Oct 2010
mypoint.com increases flexibility for adding services with IBM DB2
In upgrading its point royalty service website, mypoint.com found that its existing database platform from Oracle didn’t provide the flexibility needed to add new attributes and functions.
Last updated: 29 Sep 2010
Fukuoka District Waterworks Agency ... Keeps the water running with automated asset management
Fukuoka District Water works Agency needed to develop water supply asset management system in a short term, and IBM Maximo which can improve facility/asset management and maintenance management was adopted to build this system
Last updated: 27 Sep 2010
Delivering a customized technical support experience ... IBM creates an online portal for comprehensive support
IBM delivers a customized technical support experience with a unified, customizable global support portal for all IBM systems, software and services based on IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM Rational software
Last updated: 16 Sep 2010
Six Dutch municipalities share the benefits of SAP applications on IBM Power Systems running IBM i operating system
This paper describes a shared services implementation of SAP ERP applications on IBM Power Systems infrastructure running the IBM i operating system, hosted at a Dutch municipality (Gemeente Goes) and provided to five participating municipalities.
Last updated: 14 Sep 2010
Enemalta and Water Services Corporations ... Building a smarter energy and water system
A major electric and water utilities provider in the country of Malta selects IBM for a 70 million euro, five-year agreement to design and deliver a nationwide Smart Grid implementation.
Last updated: 01 Sep 2010
Motorcycle manufacturer projects 50% savings with IBM Smart SOA solution
A motorcycle manufacturer was tracking parts manually which led to human error and rising costs in paper and printing. An RFID solution in a service oriented architecture immediately alerts management if a wrong part is being incorporated into the manufacturing of a motorcycle.
Last updated: 31 Aug 2010
Grandi Navi Veloci ... Real-time pricing updates create a smarter passenger pricing system
A large Italian ferry company maximizes passenger revenue and optimizes garage space allocation of its ferry runs using a real-time forecasting and pricing application implemented by IBM Global Business Services
Last updated: 30 Aug 2010
The Palace Museum ... The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time
A museum in China adopts a cost-effective, highly efficient and highly available first-of-a-kind virtualized solution when it engages IBM Global Services - Global Business Services to implement a collection of service-oriented architecture-based IBM hardware and software solutions
Last updated: 30 Aug 2010
China Telecommunications Corporation ... Mobile provider streamlines innovation and speeds development
A large mobile telecommunications services provider in China streamlines its product innovation process and accelerates product development when it works with IBM Software Services for Lotus to implement a solution based on IBM Lotus Connections software hosted on IBM WebSphere Application Server software
Last updated: 09 Aug 2010
Precedence Health Care ... Developing a care management system to effectively manage treatment of patients with chronic disease
Precedence Health Care worked with IBM to develop the Chronic Disease Management Network (CDM-Net), which allows all caregivers to track and share information, helping ensure the effective delivery of a collaborative treatment plan and, more importantly, a better quality of life for patients.
Last updated: 03 Aug 2010
IBM saves millions with SOA and BPM solutions
To upgrade applications in critical areas of the company, IBM uses service-oriented architecture (SOA) to drive efficient business processes and achieve new agility. New and upgraded applications can be enhanced on an ongoing basis using business process management.
Last updated: 31 Jul 2010
EURONICS charges up its business agility with IBM XIV Storage for SAP ... In a fully virtualized, zero-downtime storage landscape
EURONICS worked with Fritz & Macziol, an IBM Premier Business Partner, to centralize and virtualize its storage landscape on IBM XIV Storage System and IBM SAN Volume Controller technology. The solution boosts performance, reliability, ease of use and business agility.
Last updated: 29 Jul 2010
North American Construction Group transforms its IT infrastructure ... With the help of IBM
North American Construction Group worked with IBM Global Technology Services and IBM Global Business Services to implement IBM Power 570 servers running the IBM i operating system, with IBM System Storage technology and IBM DB2 software.
Last updated: 22 Jul 2010
Inventia Healthcare sees a dose of success with a solution from SAP and IBM
Inventia Healthcare implemented SAP for Pharmaceuticals industry solution on an IBM Power Systems server, replacing a series of standalone systems with a fully integrated business solution.
Last updated: 06 Jul 2010
SKH Metals switches to two-hour just-in-time manufacturing with SAP ERP applications and IBM DB2
SKH Metals selected SAP ERP applications, including financials, controlling, materials management, sales and distribution, production planning, warehouse management, quality management, materials requirements planning, based on IBM DB2 information management.
Last updated: 25 Jun 2010
Farmacias Yza increases profit by automating its purchasing process ... Automated purchasing system finds the lowest price
A retail organization in Southeast Mexico improves profitability and competitiveness while nearly doubling the number of stores when it adopts the Grand_e integrated retailer information system supported by IBM BladeCenter, IBM WebSphere and IBM DB2 9 technologies
Last updated: 26 May 2010
City of Nettuno - Facilitating access for the disabled community
This Italian harbor city better leverages its handicapped-accessible resources to promote tourism and stimulate the economy with a solution based on IBM WebSphere Process Server and DB2 software
Last updated: 18 May 2010
International construction company MEVA builds a super-efficient business with SAP and IBM
MEVA worked with IBM Global Business Services to create a single, centralized solution based on SAP ERP applications. The software runs on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System x servers, supported by an IBM DB2 database. VMware ESX allows MEVA to run multiple virtual servers on each physical machine.
Last updated: 26 Apr 2010
Sabó drives database costs down by migrating SAP applications to IBM DB2
Sabó achieved a successful migration of its SAP database to IBM DB2 in only three months. Using IBM DB2 Deep Compression technology, Sabó were able to decrease database size by more than 50 percent from 1.4TB to 560GB.
Last updated: 29 Mar 2010
New York State saves $889 million by optimizing audit case selection
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance implemented a tax audit and compliance system that automatically rejects refund requests that are clearly ineligible. As a result, the department has increased its ability to recover funds from erroneous returns from US$56 million to over US$200 million an...
Last updated: 26 Mar 2010
Lextron feeds rapid, acquisitive growth with SAP and IBM
Working with iTelligence, an SAP Gold Partner and Global Services Partner, Lextron implemented SAP ERP solutions as a single, centralized instance for all its divisions, with an IBM DB2 database. Lextron is taking advantage of DB2 Deep Compression technology, saving a total of some 175GB across the whole syst...
Last updated: 11 Mar 2010
Rasselstein: migration to IBM DB2 helps to cut costs and improve performance for business-critical SAP applications
Implemented IBM DB2 9.5 for Linux, Unix and Windows Enterprise Server Edition with Storage Optimization feature, managed by IBM Information Management Software Services; completed the database and Unicode conversion processes in a single step.
Last updated: 11 Mar 2010
Elie Tahari combines fashion savvy with powerful analytics
Elie Tahari used Cognos® to create a seamless reporting framework that provides granular, real-time information from the sales floor to its suppliers’ inventory and production schedules.
Last updated: 08 Mar 2010
City of Madrid: Coordinated emergency response raises public safety to a new level
Madrid teamed with IBM and IBM Business Partner Indra to create the CISEM command center, which combines information from many sources including video feeds, field reports and mobile computers.
Last updated: 03 Mar 2010
FOX Broadcasting: Making room for HD with an IBM digital archive solution
FOX teamed with IBM to create a first-of-its-kind, direct-to-digital storage solution for HD video that eliminates the need for costly videotape recorders and media.
Last updated: 28 Feb 2010
BUCHER MOTOREX Group extends its presence in international markets with SAP and IBM
BUCHER MOTOREX deployed ExpertPROCESS based on SAP Business All-in-One, and ExpertCRM based on SAP Customer Relationship Management, both from EFP Consulting, as prepackaged solutions on IBM Power Systems, implemented by EFP Consulting and installed on the IBM Power Systems platform by Wagner AG.
Last updated: 10 Feb 2010
SuperPharm transforms the pharmacy business in Trinidad with help from an ERP/POS solution from VAI and IBM
VAI and IBM solution helped SuperPharm transform the pharmacy business in Trinidad, providing customers with the first ‘superstore’ shopping environment and SuperPharm with one of the first secure, centralized, continuously available retail management systems on the island.
Last updated: 28 Jan 2010
Anderson University increases campus safety with better emergency communications
A private Christian university in the United States gains an affordable, scalable, pre-packaged and easy-to-customize emergency communication system when it works with IBM Business Partner Amatra Technologies, Inc. to implement an E-Connect solution built using IBM DB2, IBM WebSphere software, and IBM Tivoli ...
Last updated: 13 Jan 2010
IDS Scheer shows how virtualization dramatically simplifies a complex IT infrastructure
This paper describes how IDS Scheer has successfully deployed both server and storage virtualization technologies, achieving remarkable results in terms of increased performance and reduced total cost of ownership.
Last updated: 21 Dec 2009
CLS: Revolutionising the way the world settles foreign exchange trades
CLS Group created a groundbreaking process for FX settlement, then partnered with IBM to design, develop and manage the global IT infrastructure needed to support it.
Last updated: 17 Dec 2009
Uratex drives profitability with SAP Business All-in-One on IBM technology
Worked with SAP Value Added Reseller BayanTrade to implement an SAP Business All-in-One solution, initially at two sites and ultimately across the group, based on an IBM System x server, IBM System Storage and IBM DB2.
Last updated: 03 Dec 2009
KEB brings continuous manufacturing with SAP and IBM
Implemented a consolidated suite of SAP ERP applications for all locations as a single instance at the corporate headquarters. To support the increased number of users, KEB implemented new IBM Power Systems servers and a storage area network based on IBM System Storage DS8100 disk systems.
Last updated: 27 Oct 2009
REHAU: Future IT strategy developed based on SAP software and DB2
Consolidation of all business processes using SAP and DB2, based on the SAP Adaptive Computing FlexFrame™ for SAP® solution from Fujitsu Siemens Computers with Linux®
Last updated: 26 Oct 2009
Mayo Clinic helps radiologists pinpoint potential problems
Mayo Clinic worked with IBM to create new analytic algorithms and integrate them seamlessly into its radiology workflow.
Last updated: 14 Oct 2009
World Data Center digitizes and stores invaluable climate data with IBM solutions
This case study shows how World Data Center, a climate data archive, implemented an IBM System z9® server, IBM z/VM®, IBM DB2®, Tivoli® Storage Manager, IBM Content Manager OnDemand, and IBM System Storage™ components to collect, process, store and share data digitally.
Last updated: 02 Oct 2009
South Carolina Student Loan modernizes business intelligence capabilities with IBM DB2 Web Query for i
This case study shows how South Carolina Student Loan modernized their BI infrastructure with IBM DB2 Web Query for i on an IBM Power 550 Express system, enabling powerful reporting and forecasting capabilities and speeding access to real-time, actionable information.
Last updated: 01 Oct 2009
Online HR specialist theHRfiles upgrades database, enhances user experience, expands client base
With IBM DB2, theHRfiles gained the scalability, security, high performance and rapid ROI it need to support a growing client base.
Last updated: 30 Sep 2009
Singapore Land Transport Authority maximizes ridership to minimize traffic congestion
Gaining insights into rider travel patterns enables optimization of fare and schedule structures to promote maximum transport utilization.
Last updated: 16 Sep 2009
Kyocera Mita Europe performs a successful SAP upgrade with IBM Global Business Services
IBM Global Business Services helped Kyocera Mita Europe plan and execute an upgrade to SAP ERP 6.0 and IBM DB2 9.1, using the Combined Upgrade and Unicode Conversion (CU&UC) methodology. To avoid business disruption, IBM helped the company run both the new and the old environments in parallel.
Last updated: 10 Sep 2009
SBI Sumishin Net Bank: A full-banking service, Internet-only bank
SBI Sumishin Net Bank asked IBM Japan to develop a totally new Internet banking platform—not to construct one based on existing assets.
Last updated: 31 Aug 2009
NMHG raises manufacturing efficiency with SAP and IBM
NMHG Italy engaged IBM Global Business Services and SAP Italia Consulting to complete a feasibility study over a 16-month period and subsequently implement a complete suite of SAP applications into the Italian subsidiaries.
Last updated: 17 Aug 2009
SK Energy improves resilience and boosts performance with SAP ERP on IBM Power Systems
SK Energy migrated to SAP ERP 6.0 and IBM DB2 9 running under IBM AIX on IBM Power Systems servers, and implemented a disaster recovery solution based on IBM System Storage DS8000 platform, using IBM FlashCopy to mirror data between two data centers.
Last updated: 30 Jul 2009
National Geographic, as part of its Genographic Project, tracks human migration across the millennia via DNA analysis
National Geographic and the IBM Computational Biology Center, with support from the Waitt Family Foundation, created a DNA analysis repository that lets researchers and scientists analyze gathered genetic data and identify patterns among the samples.
Last updated: 28 Jul 2009
EuResist Network GEIE improves HIV treatment with more accurate patient modeling
Working with IBM Research, EuResist developed a drug-interaction modeling tool that lets users predict the success rate and impact on virus evolution of various drug combinations via an online portal.
Last updated: 22 Jul 2009
Gemeente Goes hosts SAP applications for six municipalities on IBM i
Working with PinkRoccade Local Government, the six municipalities consolidated their SAP Business All-in-One environments into separate IBM i subsystems within a single logical partition on an IBM Power 550 Express server running at the Gemeente Goes data center.
Last updated: 02 Jul 2009
ESK cuts SAP application operating costs with IBM System x and VMware
ESK worked with IBM to replace its existing servers with 5 IBM System x3650 servers with quad-core Intel® Xeon® X5450 processors, running VMware Infrastructure Enterprise to enable server virtualization. 2 of the x3650s now run virtual servers for all 7 SAP application environments including the supporting IB...
Last updated: 19 Jun 2009
Agrofert implements group-wide shared services with IBM DB2 and SAP
Agrofert implemented SAP ERP applications as a shared service for some of its subsidiaries, aiming to make these available subsequently throughout the enterprise, hosted at two locations on IBM Power Systems servers.
Last updated: 11 Jun 2009
SAP Mass Billing Solution for Telecommunications
IBM and SAP investigate the new challenges brought on by business process evolution in the telecommunications industry and demonstrate the viability of a new cross-industry high-volume Consume-to-Cash architecture and solution for meeting these challenges.
Last updated: 27 May 2009
IBM outfits Peter Hahn with solutions for improved performance and high availability
This case study shows how Peter Hahn, a European clothier, implemented automated backups with no downtime and improved performance. The solution included IBM System z9® with Integrated Facility for Linux®, IBM System Storage™ DS8100, IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller and IBM DB2®.
Last updated: 20 Mar 2009
The Institute for Information Industry employs a security-rich infrastructure to protect the privacy of genetic information
The Institute for Information Industry employs a security-rich infrastructure to protect the privacy of genetic information.
Last updated: 13 Mar 2009
KONE elevates business efficiency with SAP ERP and IBM DB2
KONE evaluated databases from both IBM and Oracle, and decided to move to IBM DB2. Working with IBM Global Technology Services, KONE performed 57 separate migrations (including all test migrations) over the course of eight months, and introduced Unicode for improved international language support.
Last updated: 12 Mar 2009
Svendsen supercharges its growth prospects with the IBM i InstallOption for SAP Business All-in-One
Svendsen implemented an SAP Business All-in-One solution on an IBM Power Systems server running IBM i. To accelerate the deployment, the company leveraged the IBM i InstallOption for SAP Business All-in-One methodology – delivering a preconfigured and fully customized installation within a single day.
Last updated: 12 Mar 2009
ORGA switches its customers to IBM DB2 for efficient service
ORGA chose to migrate its customers to IBM DB2, on IBM Power Systems and IBM Systems Storage hardware. The former Informix databases were migrated to DB2 using the SAP Heterogeneous System Copy tool, completing the transfer in a single weekend.
Last updated: 26 Feb 2009
Kliniken des Landkreises Lörrach enhances patient care and cuts costs with SAP and IBM
Kliniken des Landkreises Lörrach implemented the latest SAP applications and selected IBM DB2 running under Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the IBM BladeCenter platform. It also chose IBM System Storage and IBM System x hardware to support a new storage area network for clinical imaging.
Last updated: 26 Jan 2009
Solinest delivers on its promise to customers with SAP and IBM
Working with IBM Global Business Services and SAP France, Solinest implemented the SAP Business All-in-One solution on the IBM Power Systems platform with an IBM DB2 database. IBM Global Business Services provided end-to-end support, helping Solinest to achieve rapid deployment despite limited internal IT res...
Last updated: 07 Jan 2009
Zenda transforms culture, cuts costs and enables growth with IBM i InstallOption for SAP Business All-in-One
Zenda selected ERP applications from SAP, delivered as a fully integrated, configured solution using the IBM i InstallOption for SAP Business All-in-One. The new system consolidates multiple applications from manufacturing sites and sales offices across 11 branches to just two easily managed IBM Power 550 ser...
Last updated: 10 Dec 2008
EnterpriseFlow chooses IBM DB2 9 with pureXML for BPM/ERP application suite ... an IBM QuickView
EnterpriseFlow ported its application suite from Tomcat/Derby to license-free IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition and IBM DB2 Express-C 9 database.
Last updated: 25 Nov 2008
finEye chooses IBM DB2 9 with pureXML for financial analytic decision support system ... an IBM QuickView
finEye chose IBM DB2 9 pureXML to create a flexible, extensible and scalable information platform for its equity research decision support system.
Last updated: 25 Nov 2008
German Sport University Cologne accelerates research through improved data control with DB2 pureXML ... an IBM QuickView
Das Deutsche Forschungszentrum für Leistungssport (the German Research Center for Competitive Sports) is a research facility attached to the Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln (the German Sport University Cologne)—the only sports medicine university in Germany.
Last updated: 25 Nov 2008
Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation chooses IBM DB2 9 with pureXML for manufacturing and inventory management ... an IBM QuickView
Nippon Chemi-Con has built a solution based on DB2 9 pureXML for manufacturing and inventory management systems in its worldwide factories.
Last updated: 25 Nov 2008
Border States Electric reduces costs and boosts sales with SAP and IBM Power Systems
Working with IBM Global Business Services and SAP Consulting, Border States Electric implemented ERP applications from SAP on the IBM Power Systems platform with IBM i, later adding IBM System x and IBM BladeCenter platforms. The solution is integrated with numerous third-party applications and with IBM WebSp...
Last updated: 28 Oct 2008
Royal Cup Coffee brews fresh business benefits with SAP and IBM
Royal Cup Coffee implemented its new SAP applications on the IBM Power Systems platform. A single server supports more than 150 SAP users in 25 US states, as well as business partners. A growing range of SAP applications reside on the IBM server, which offers easy access to information for staff, partners, an...
Last updated: 03 Oct 2008
Nationwide Insurance: Using virtualization as a foundation for innovation
Nationwide deployed two IBM System z™ mainframes running Linux.® The solution is a cornerstone of Nationwide's strategy of moving all new development to virtualization and J2EE as a means of "future-proofing" its IT environment.
Last updated: 15 Sep 2008
Gewandhaus Gruber increases customer loyalty and sales revenue by using cutting-edge IBM and IBM Business Partner technology
Using a combination of IBM and IBM Business Partner technology, the retailer launched the first fingerprint identification–based loyalty program and payment method in Germany.
Last updated: 13 Sep 2008
Sutlej Textiles finds a solution that suits its business with IBM and SAP
Sutlej Textiles selected OBTTextile, a qualified SAP Business All-in-One partner solution from ZenSar OBT Technologies Limited, based on SAP ERP 6.0 software, and running in two logical partitions on an IBM System i 550 server under the IBM i operating system.
Last updated: 26 Jun 2008
Ahlers Group fashions European growth based on SAP and IBM technologies
Working with IBM and Intercom Consulting GmbH, an IBM Business Partner, Ahlers AG implemented SAP R/3 Enterprise software on an IBM System i5 550 server, linked to an IBM System Storage model DS8100 storage server. With these main components, Ahlers AG implemented an extensive security and reliability concept...
Last updated: 22 May 2008
Mineralbrunnen Überkingen implements SAP software on IBM System i and BladeCenter
Worked with Fritz & Macziol, an IBM Premier Business Partner, to implement the SAP ERP application on an IBM System i 570 server, with an i520 to handle test and quality assurance systems.
Last updated: 15 May 2008
Averna Group drives global expansion with IBM and SAP
Averna Group selected Bott1e-One, a qualified SAP Business All-in-One partner solution from SAP Italia Consulting. To support its new software, Averna Group implemented two IBM System i 550 and 520 servers.
Last updated: 04 Apr 2008
Barbecue Plaza sizzles with one-day SAP ERP implementation using IBM System i InstallOption for SAP Business All-in-One
Barbecue Plaza selected an integrated solution based on SAP ERP 6.0 running on an IBM System i 520 server. To reduce the implementation time, costs and complexity, Barbecue Plaza chose IBM System i InstallOption for SAP Business All-in-One, an approach which delivered a ready-to-run SAP software environment i...
Last updated: 12 Mar 2008
Gemeente Eersel builds a mixed workload environment for SAP and legacy applications on IBM System i
Gemeente Eersel worked with IBM and Getronics PinkRoccade to deploy CiVision, a qualified SAP Business All-in-One partner solution. The solution runs on an IBM System i520 server in a mixed workload i5/OS partition, enabling the SAP software and several legacy applications to share the same IBM DB2 database i...
Last updated: 21 Feb 2008
US Army targets saving billions of dollars in processing costs with new forms automation solution from IBM ... IBM Business Partner Enterprise Information Management provides program, technical analysis and develops ROI plan
The Army chose to reengineer its processes with IBM Workplace forms and other IBM products, plus the program and technical analysis provided by Enterprise Information Management
Last updated: 11 Feb 2008
Italian-Thai Development Company constructs an integrated business with IBM and SAP
ITD selected ERP software from SAP, and opted to run it on the IBM System i platform, using an IBM System i 550 Solution Edition for SAP Applications – a packaged solution combining ultra-reliable IBM hardware, operating system and database with SAP ERP software.
Last updated: 30 Jan 2008
INTERSPORT extends, improves and transforms with IBM System i5
This technical case study describes INTERSPORT’s SAP landscaping project. It gives a technical overview of how the SAP application environment was implemented in two steps, based on a virtualized POWER5+ based System i server and a DS8100 based storage area network (SAN).
Last updated: 29 Jan 2008
Gruppo AE-EW expands into new markets with SAP and IBM System i
Gruppo AE-EW implemented an IBM System i 550 Standard Edition server. Using IBM virtualization technologies, production applications sit in a separate logical partition (LPAR), and computing capacity from development and test LPARs can be reallocated to help ensure excellent response at all times.
Last updated: 03 Jan 2008
Motion Industries Limited gains best-practice solution with SAP software on IBM System i
Motion Industries Ltd implemented a qualified SAP Business All-in-One solution from Soltius, running on an IBM System i 520 server. A second i520 was introduced to run test and development environments and to provide disaster recovery capabilities.
Last updated: 03 Jan 2008
SAP IT selects IBM DB2 as strategic database platform for internal business systems
In three separate projects, SAP IT upgraded its Human Capital Management (HCM), ERP and Business Intelligence applications, simultaneously performing Unicode conversion and migrating databases from Oracle to IBM DB2.
Last updated: 03 Jan 2008
XING Inc. leverages wireless technology to create a cutting-edge karaoke experience.
Established in 1992, XING Inc. develops new services and solutions to help karaoke bars and restaurants improve business and customer satisfaction.
Last updated: 09 Nov 2007
The National Geographic Society traces human history through genetic sampling.
Analyzing massive amounts of data from around the world to trace the migration of humanity across the planet required technology as daunting as the idea behind the study.
Last updated: 08 Nov 2007
North American Nutrition Companies, Inc. nourishes expansion with SAP software and IBM System i servers
NANCO selected an IBM System i550 for its SAP applications, and moved its existing server into backup and disaster recovery roles. Multiple logical partitions (LPARs) allow NANCO to host all the operating companies on the same machines, and allow real-time data mirroring to provide continuous protection from ...
Last updated: 09 Oct 2007
Coca Cola Bottling Company United cuts operational costs with SAP and IBM
Upgraded existing IBM System i servers to model i570 servers. Deployed logical partitioning technology to support all the SAP applications in a single production machine, and implemented a high availability solution on the second server in readiness for a full disaster recovery program in a remote location.
Last updated: 05 Oct 2007
Ateeco achieves real-time reporting with IBM System i and SAP All-in-One
Working with IBM and SAP Business Partner IDS Scheer, Ateeco implemented ARIS SmartPath for Food and Beverage, a qualified SAP All-in-One partner solution. IBM Business Partner DSS provided a new hardware infrastructure based on the IBM System i 520 platform, with its built-in IBM DB2 database.
Last updated: 02 Aug 2007
The Province of Hainaut achieves high performance and low costs for SAP software on IBM System i
The Province of Hainaut implemented SAP ERP 6.0 on the IBM System i 570 platform, providing high performance and additional functionality for Hainaut’s financial accounting systems. All data on the i570 can be backed up in a single operation to an IBM System Storage TS3500 tape library.
Last updated: 11 Jul 2007
Metro powers large-scale SAP software integration project with IBM
Metro worked with IBM to migrate A&P Canada’s systems to SAP R/3 Enterprise software, and to consolidate its entire SAP software landscape to a single IBM System i 595 server, with an IBM System Storage DS8300 to store its IBM DB2 databases. The production environment is mirrored to a secondary data centre 10...
Last updated: 06 Jun 2007
Progressive Enterprises buys into virtualization with SAP and IBM
New Zealand supermarket operator Progressive Enterprises looked to build its business organically and by acquisition. IBM Global Technology Services provided a one-stop shop, building an IT infrastructure capable of supporting new SAP applications, meeting demands for scalable storage and growing in step with...
Last updated: 29 May 2007
DOUGLAS HOLDING AG accelerates sales reporting by storing pureXML data eight times faster in its IBM DB2 9 data server. ... An IBM QuickView
DOUGLAS HOLDING AG is a specialty retailer of perfumes, fashion accessories and cosmetic supplies. The group currently maintains more than 1,600 retail shops in Europe and the United States and an additional 800 perfumeries in Europe.
Last updated: 11 Jan 2007
C Rob Hammerstein climbs into the driving seat with IBM System i and SAP software
CRH migrated its systems to ERP software from SAP, running on two IBM System i5 570 servers. The increased capacity of the servers improves performance even with a large number of users, while the granular reporting capabilities of the new version of SAP software help improve project management and quality co...
Last updated: 23 Nov 2006
Integramédica supports healthy expansion with SAP and IBM
Working with IBM Global Technology Services, SAP, T-Systems and IBM Business Partner Bytetech, Integramédica implemented SAP for Healthcare software, running on an IBM System i5 570 platform, featuring advanced IBM POWER5+ processor technology and the i5/OS V5R3 operating system, hosted by IBM e-business Host...
Last updated: 16 Nov 2006
Toei Animation sees clearer financial picture with mySAP ERP on IBM eServer iSeries
Toei Animation uses IBM eServer iSeries for digital copyrights management to control and maximise revenues
Last updated: 03 Oct 2005
Maddocks Systems Inc. shifts trucking ERP business into high gear with IBM Information Management solution.
Standardize on IBM DB2 Express Edition for supporting trucking industry ERP applications and functionalities
Last updated: 26 May 2005
Data sheets
IBM® DB2® 10 Express® Edition
IBM® DB2® 10 Express® Edition is a comprehensive, high-performance, scalable database management system designed to meet the needs of small and medium businesses, academic institutions and IBM Business Partners.
Last updated: 10 Apr 2012
Spatial Integration Adapter for WebSphere Studio
Deliver the capabilities of ESRI ArcGIS Servers - the leading geographic Information system object library.
Last updated: 15 Nov 2004
Demos
Which edition of DB2 is right for you?
Take this online, interactive demo to gauge the best edition of DB2 for your business needs. It will help you determine the right edition of DB2.
Last updated: 23 Apr 2012
DB2 pureScale Demo
IBM DB2 pureScale can help your business break free from database constraints and reach new heights.
Last updated: 28 Nov 2011
IBM Cloud Assessment Tool
Learn how with the right cloud solution, reliable testing and business continuity don't have to conflict.
Last updated: 25 Nov 2011
Data Lifecycle Management for IBM DB2: DB2 tools
Learn how to manage data growth, how to application quickly and reduce TCO.
Last updated: 25 Oct 2011
ROI Calculator - Migrate from Oracle to DB2
The IBM DB2 ROI tool has been designed for developers, database administrators and senior IT management personnel alike, to help them perform a clinical analysis of the cost savings gained from the Storage Optimization feature of DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows.
Last updated: 24 Aug 2011
Discover DB2 demo
When facing complex integration and data growth costs, the search for the ideal database server can be challenging. Fortunately, there is a solution. IBM DB2 can help your business break free from database constraints and reach new heights.
Last updated: 13 Jun 2011
IBM DB2 9.7 SQL compatibility demo
Migrate in weeks, not years! DB2 9.7's new SQL compatibility feature enables customers to migrate more easily from Oracle. DB2 has slashed the time and effort needed to move applications from one database to another.
Last updated: 11 Nov 2010
DB2 Compression ROI Tool
The IBM DB2 ROI tool has been designed for developers, database administrators and senior IT management personnel alike, to help them perform a clinical analysis of the cost savings gained from the Storage Optimization feature of DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows.
Last updated: 17 May 2010
DB2 Smarter Database Software - autonomics
DB2 Autonomics for Lower Administration Costs Ease of administration Increased productivity Save on database administration cost
Last updated: 05 Dec 2009
Deep Compression with DB2 9.7 - Optimizing Database Storage Costs
DB2 marks the new era in database evolution. Innovative features can give you an edge for managing exploding data volumes. The revolutionary Deep Compression technology in DB2 can dramatically slash your disk requirements and reduce spiraling storage costs, while enabling you to access your data faster.
Last updated: 05 Jun 2009
Benefits of DB2 pureXML
Learn how DB2 pureXML seamlessly integrates XML and relational data. The adoption of XML data is increasing rapidly. If you are working with XML data, take a couple of minutes to view this brief demo on DB2 pureXML.
Last updated: 17 May 2009
IBM DB2 and SAP: Together in the Fast Lane
This demo discusses the key technology values that IBM DB2 offers to SAP customers that are running SAP applications. Listen to SAP discuss the value of DB2 and the IBM partnership which has brought innovative technology that gives customers high performance & highly integrated data management software optimized for SAP.
Last updated: 09 Jun 2008
Information centers
IBM DB2 10 Information Center for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Here you can find information describing how to use the DB2 10 family of products and features.
Last updated: 30 Apr 2012
IBM DB2 9.1 Information Center for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Here you can find information describing how to use the DB2 9 family of products and features.
Last updated: 26 Jan 2012
IBM DB2 9.7 Information Center for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
Here you can find information describing how to use the DB2 9.7 family of products and features.
Last updated: 26 Jan 2012
IBM DB2 pureScale Feature Information Center
Welcome to the IBM DB2 pureScale Feature Information Center The information center contains topics such as how to use the DB2® family of database products and features, in particular the IBM® DB2 pureScale™ Feature for Enterprise Server Edition.
Last updated: 12 Jan 2012
Podcasts
DB2 Time Travel Query
Temporal data management with IBM DB2 Time Travel Query.
Last updated: 05 Apr 2012
Transcend the limits of traditional data management systems
Hear examples of what companies are achieving with big data solutions that work hand-in-hand with their existing relational database systems.
Last updated: 01 May 2011
Product documentation
DB2 Manuals
DB2® database product documentation by product version is available by accessing the DB2 Information Center online, downloading the DB2 Information Center, or downloading documentation in Portable Document Format (PDF).
Last updated: 06 Dec 2011
DB2 features and functions by edition
Some utilities and functionality are only available in particular DB2® database product editions. In some cases, the utility or functionality is associated with a particular DB2 feature and so you must purchase and register a license for that DB2 feature.
Last updated: 29 Dec 2010
DB2 Server for VSE & VM Program Directories
DB2 Server for VSE & VM Program Directories, versions 7.1 through 7.5
Last updated: 01 Sep 2007
DB2 Spatial Extender and Geodetic Data Management Feature - User's Guide and Reference
Complete reference for setting up and using the DB2 Spatial Extender and Geodetic Data Management Feature to build spatial applications.
Last updated: 07 Dec 2006
DB2 Spatial Extender and Geodetic Extender User's Guide and Reference, V8.2
Complete reference for setting up and using the DB2 Spatial Extender, V8.2 and DB2 Geodetic Extender, V8.2 to build spatial applications.
Last updated: 23 Dec 2005
DB2 Universal Database Release Notes Version 8
The release notes contain the latest information for various DB2 UDB Version 8 products.
Last updated: 31 Oct 2002
Redbooks
Sybase to DB2 Conversion Guide
The IBM DB2 SQL skin feature immediately enables most Sybase ASE applications to run against DB2, usually with little to no up front conversion work required.
Last updated: 05 May 2011
Videos
DB2 pureScale
To successfully manage the demands of our globalized world, a new IBM DB2 feature — IBM DB2 pureScale— helps reduce the risk and cost of business growth. DB2 pureScale technology is based on the IBM System z architecture that businesses worldwide trust for their most critical systems.
Last updated: 07 Nov 2011
DB2 Deep Compression for Lower Storage Costs
DB2 Deep Compression for Lower Storage Costs
Last updated: 02 Mar 2011
White papers
Gathering momentum for data in the cloud: Once a trend, now a revolution with real business benefits
This white paper explores approaches to cloud computing and the steps required to make the cloud a viable, vital part of your IT organization.
Last updated: 23 Apr 2012
Transparent Application Scaling with IBM DB2
IBM® DB2® pureScale® is designed to address your current and future business needs for continuous availability with a system that combines high availability with truly transparent application scaling.
Last updated: 10 Apr 2012
Improving data quality for exceptional business accuracy and compliance
Temporal data management with IBM DB2 Time Travel Query.
Last updated: 05 Apr 2012
The top 5 IT budget killers
Many of the largest IT budget problems can be traced back to five big money drains: Storage expansion,System complexity , Hardware sprawl , Reliability and scalability ,Compliance .
Last updated: 30 Sep 2011
Continuous access to Read on Standby databases using Virtual IP addresses
The DB2® High Availability and Disaster Recover (HADR) feature is a database replication method that provides a high availability solution for both partial and complete site failures.
Last updated: 16 Jan 2011
IBM DB2 9.7 and Smart Analytics Systems: Architecture and Key Capabilities for Data Warehousing
In this 28 page whitepaper, Winter Corporation reviews the product architecture of IBM’s DB2 9.7 and IBM’s Smart Analytics System for consideration by organizations that need a platform for data warehousing, data analytics or business intelligence.
Last updated: 22 Oct 2010
Automating DB2 HADR Failover on Windows using Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms
This paper will guide you through the implementation of an automated IBM® DB2® Universal Database™ (DB2 UDB) failover solution. The solution will be based on a combination of the high availability disaster recovery (HADR) feature in DB2 UDB V9.5 and IBM Tivoli® System Automation for Multiplatforms (SAMP).
Last updated: 04 Oct 2010
DB2 Optimized for WebSphere
Together IBM® DB2® and IBM WebSphere® Application Server directly address the twin challenges of reducing costs while developing the information needed to drive smarter business outcomes
Last updated: 17 May 2010
DB2 system topology and configuration for automated multi-site HA and DR
IBM Technical White Paper
Last updated: 10 Feb 2010
Automated Cluster Controlled HADR (High Availability Disaster Recovery) Configuration Setup using the DB2 High Availability Instance Configuration Utility (db2haicu)
This paper describes two distinct configurations of an automated IBM® DB2® failover solution and the DB2 High Availability Instance Configuration Utility.
Last updated: 09 Jun 2009
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