AMD Announces IBM DB2 Support For Linux on X86-64

[Adul]

http://www.amdforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=145421

SUNNYVALE, CA -- July 30, 2002 --AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced the 64-bit enablement of IBM's DB2 database software for the upcoming AMD Opteron? processors based on AMD?s Hammer technology. The enterprise-class database solution features a DB2 database on a SuSE Linux operating system, and was successfully enabled to support x86-64 technology in two days.

DB2 version 8 common client interface architecture enables the operation of existing 32-bit, x86-based applications with direct access to DB2's 64-bit database environment. As a result, enterprise customers will be able to optimize their 32-bit investment and performance while incrementally migrating to a 64-bit environment as their business requires.

DB2 takes full advantage of the AMD Opteron processor's x86-64 architecture to generate faster query response times and improved data loading and unloading between servers in a 64-bit computing environment.

 

[Swanny]

Sounds like good news for AMD

 

[lowtech1]

It sound good, but it would take some time for Enterprise level business to warm up to AMD. Even Intel is still being considered as lowball at this level of playing field when compare to the RISCs counter part. However, it will be an interesting market in the next few years, because IBM is acquiring PWC (Monday) consultant division making it the largest consultant/integrator/customer support group in the world.

A large portion of PWC customers are using Oracle & including PWC them self, but rest a sure that will change in the next 5 years if IBM go through with the acquisition. The change in parent company that also own DB2 will replace/apply more DB2 servers into enterprise corporations, but I?m not too sure if AMD would make much of a wake even with IBM backing.

IBM has been known for lukewarm support on many products, because they will throw a bit of weight into anything new that may give them an opportunity to boaster them self with the press. AKA, Linux support & power pc support. In reality Oracle is better at endorsing Linux than IBM, because there are higher number of Oracle servers on Linux than DB2. (This is my opinion of what I have seen & work with on the Canadian west coast)

I just wish that my current employer uses DB2 so I could have an opportunity to test out DB2 on Linux Opteron. (I have seen DB2 & Oracle perform quite well on a Pentium pro 200 & Debian.)

Ps. AMD has anounced this news a couple of weeks ago.