Introduction

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About DB2

Intro

DB2, a product developed by IBM corporation in 1983 is one of the most widely used database engines used int he world. Primarily designed as a RDBMS it now supports object relational features and JSON as well as XML.


DB2 Family Product Platform

DB2 is available for the following platforms.



DB2 Editions 

There are various editions of DB2 offered by IBM. According to requirements client can opt for any of the editions matching their requirement.Currently DB2 is available in the following editions, you can also compare the editions that would be suitable according to your planned deployment.
 






Features of each licensing would be discussed in the coming blog posts.



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