Upgrading to IDS 11

The latest release of IBM® Informix® Dynamic Server (IDS) is an exceptional online transaction processing (OLTP) database that offers outstanding performance, reliability, scalability and manageability for businesses of all sizes. Customers on earlier IDS versions who upgrade to version 11 or greater can take advantage of significant enhancements including:

• Lower cost of ownership — Do more with less hardware and resources.
• Easier administration — Manage multiple databases with minimal database administration requirements.
• Improved scalability and performance — Manage larger volumes and memory more efficiently (30-50% faster than IDS 7.31).
• Safe, secure information — Meet regulatory requirements with column-level encryption.
• Enhanced resiliency — Achieve up to 99.999% availability.
• Flexible application development — Updated application programming interfaces (APIs) including Ruby on Rails, PHP, .NET, Java and Perl.

• IDS Upgrade Central

  Get tips, tricks, migration considerations and everything you need to plan your move to IDS 11.

• Trial downloads

  Try the IDS Enterprise and Developer Editions now — at no charge.

• Overview (84KB)

  Get a summary of new features since IDS 7.31.

• Article: Why upgrade to IDS 11? (88KB)

  Get detailed information about new features added to IDS since version 7.31.

• Which IDS Edition is right for you?

  Confused about the various editions of IBM Informix Dynamic Server (IDS)? This detailed tutorial can help.

• IDC report: IBM's Secret Weapon — Informix Dynamic Server

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