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DB2 10 for z/OS delivers innovations in operational efficiency for out-of-the-box savings, business resiliency, warehouse deployment and enhanced business analytics.

DB2 for z/OS is the only cost effective, simple and proven database on the market which offers 24x7 availability, reliability and security.
DB2 10 for z/OS – IBM’s latest release –delivers more for less. More uptime. More security. More transactions. Less CPU time. Less work for you. And all in a simplified, cost-effective package.
Lowest Cost Platform Per User: DB2 10 delivers great value by reducing the processing time to complete required tasks. . Most customers can achieve out-of-the-box CPU savings of 5 -10% for traditional workloads and up to 40% for specific workloads.
Extraordinary Scalability: Virtual storage improvements deliver up to 10 times more scalability - providing improved performance, reduced complexity, and cost savings
Time Travel Query: DB2 10 delivers the industry’s first integrated bitemporal capabilities built directly into the database.
Rapid application and warehouse deployment for business growth: DB2 10 delivers significant capabilities to consolidate applications and data warehouses with less cost, complexity and resources to manage.
Unmatched security and compliance assurance: DB2 10 extends its legendary built-in security and trace features to provide end-to-end auditing capabilities which simplifies the extensive compliance requirements facing our clients.
Enhanced business analytics and data visualization solutions with QMF 10: QMF10 provides new analytic and mathematical functions and OLAP support dramatically enhance QMF's ability to deliver new function to business users -- an important option for BI and analytics usage.
IBM has announced the end of service for DB2 9, effective June 27, 2014. Read the announcement letter.
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Lower your operating costs and increase the return on your DB2 investment with DB2 for z/OS Tools
Available for eligible net new applications workloads on the System z platform
Solutions to help your data work for you. Process, analyze, and mine your data for new business opportunities!
A tightly integrated, powerful, and reliable query and reporting tool set for IBM's DB2 relational database management system
IBM Data Studio, Optimization Service Center, and more
Optimized storage of XML data to reduce costs & complexity
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