DB2 12 for z/OS
Overview
DB2 12 is the latest version of DB2 for z/OS and is built on the proven availability, security and scalability of the IBM system Z platform. The latest enhancements give organisations the tools and capabilities they need to meet the demands of mobile workloads and increased mission-critical data. DB2 12 for z/OS delivers world-class analytics and online transaction processing (OLTP) performance.
Key Benefits & Improvements
- DB2 12 promises CPU reductions of up to 10% for OLTP workloads, and is up to 100 times faster for more complex queries
- Improved business insight – highlight concurrent queries run up to 100x faster
- Faster mobile support – 6 million transactions per minute via RESTful API
- Enterprise scalability, reliability and availability for IoT apps – 11.7 million inserts per second, 256 trillion rows per table
- DB2 12 Utilities and Tools – Unlocking the power of DB2 12 and more offering comprehensive solutions helping organisations save time and money
- QMF 12 delivers support across data sources and platforms from VSM, IMS and DB2 to REST APIs and Spark support
- Enhanced in-memory capabilities to improve price/performance and exploit the latest System z hardware capabilities
Technical pre-requisites
- z/OS V2.1 Base Services, (5650-ZOS) or later
- z196, or higher, processors running z/OS V2.1 or later
- DB2 11, running in New Function Mode
DB2 z/OS Version Migration Services
DB2 12 for z/OS Training and Education
- 1 Hour Management Overview
- Technical Overview - half day
- Version 10 to 12 Migration Workshop - 3 days
DB2 12 for z/OS Implementation Services
- Migration Cost/Benefit Analysis
- Migration Planning Workshop
- Implementation Support
- Post Implementation Support