How does IBM DB2 compare with Oracle Database?

[l***@gmail.com]

Hi
Thank you for reading my post
I am looking to find what is overall result of comparsion between Oracle Database and DB2, specially with new release of Oracle Database 11g.


Thanks

[Blair Kenneth Adamache]

Post by l***@gmail.com
Hi
Thank you for reading my post
I am looking to find what is overall result of comparsion between Oracle Database and DB2, specially with new release of Oracle Database 11g.
Thanks

After and biased review, I'm sure the product from my employer is
better. Can you explain what you want to use each product for? And
beware - these types of questions cause flamewars.

[l***@gmail.com]

Thank you for reply.
Indeed we have option to select one of oracle or DB2 as backend of a very big system in our company, I have little experience with both of this products and now i am looking to find which one is more outstanding when it come to big deployemnt.
Then i can put my time to become more experienced and knowledge-full for that database.

biggest area of concern are scalability, compatibility with storages(does it matter? what kind of storage devices can be used for each of these data bases), XML support, administration facilities, price.

If you could give me hint about the above i will be very thankful. Or if you could lead me to a document that support your claim (10gR2 or 11g comparsion with 9.1)


btw, Is there any beta version of new DB2 release?
Thanks

[Michael Rudolph]

Post by l***@gmail.com
Thank you for reply.
Indeed we have option to select one of oracle or DB2 as backend of a very big system in our company, I have little experience with both of this products and now i am looking to find which one is more outstanding when it come to big deployemnt.
Then i can put my time to become more experienced and knowledge-full for that database.
biggest area of concern are scalability, compatibility with storages(does it matter? what kind of storage devices can be used for each of these data bases), XML support, administration facilities, price.
If you could give me hint about the above i will be very thankful. Or if you could lead me to a document that support your claim (10gR2 or 11g comparsion with 9.1)
btw, Is there any beta version of new DB2 release?
Thanks

Hi,

yes, there is a beta version available.

Check the link "Beta Program Web site" on
https://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9r5/index.jsp

Michael

[Blair Kenneth Adamache]

Post by l***@gmail.com
Thank you for reply.
Indeed we have option to select one of oracle or DB2 as backend of a very big system in our company, I have little experience with both of this products and now i am looking to find which one is more outstanding when it come to big deployemnt.
Then i can put my time to become more experienced and knowledge-full for that database.
biggest area of concern are scalability, compatibility with storages(does it matter? what kind of storage devices can be used for each of these data bases), XML support, administration facilities, price.
If you could give me hint about the above i will be very thankful. Or if you could lead me to a document that support your claim (10gR2 or 11g comparsion with 9.1)
btw, Is there any beta version of new DB2 release?
Thanks

DB2 support native XML and the Xquery language today. I believe Oracle
lags in this area.

DB2 Viper II is in open beta now. DB2 Viper I (v9 in 2006) was the first
relational database to support native XML.

See:

http://www-306.ibm.com/software/data/db2/9/openbeta.html