Linux | BigDataOnCloud + FreeDB2

All the IT that a small business or a branch office needs

In the past year we have spent a lot of effort putting DB2 on the cloud and we achieved absolutely fantastic results. Db2 has proven to be a hit on both the Amazon cloud, on RightScale and on the IBM Developer Cloud. But all this focus on running applications on the rented IT infrastructure in the cloud does not mean we don’t care about people who want to have their own IT equipment. The free DB2 Express-C is a good fit for small and medium business and an even better fit for remote offices of very large enterprises. But, let’s [...]

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DB2 for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Since database people typically value stability above all else recommending Ubuntu 8.04 LTS just makes sense. As a matter of fact, Canonical has recently released its second maintenance release for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS. If you are looking for a Linux distro to run DB2, Ubuntu v8.04 LTS deserves to be at the top of the list. [...]

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DB2 Express-C at OSCON 2008 in Portland

We will have a pedestal in the exhibit hall at the O’Reilly Opens Source Conference 2008 that is on this week at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. While sessions and tutorials pass does cost but money admittance to the Expo Hall is free. If you are at the conference on Wednesday or Thursday stop by the IBM booth 401 and say hello to Leon Katsnelson (me) and Rav Ahuja.

OSCON is all about open source so “free” is presumed. So, with DB2 Express-C we are focusing on what makes it really different from other DBMS both open source and [...]

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