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IBM DB2 is as low as 1/3 of the cost of Oracle Database

The first thing to consider when thinking about IBM DB2 for your business: it is as low as 1/3 the cost of Oracle Database. Then consider that DB2 on IBM Power Systems offers 3x the performance per CPU core than Oracle Database on SPARC, in TPC-C and SAP SD benchmarks. This means that you need less CPU cores and less expensive hardware to run your database software.
There are even more reasons to pick DB2 over Oracle Database, including:

Easier administration
Greater scale-out efficiency
Increased flexibility
Superior system reliability

Of course, it is now easier to consolidate your databases with DB2. The recent breakthroughs in database compatibility and consolidation technology from IBM greatly reduce the effort and risks involved.

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COST based on publicly avail U.S. info on 10/02/2011 for IBM DB2 Advanced Enterprise Edition + Oracle software w/comparable capabilities. IBM: 100 Processor Value Units. Oracle: assumes 1.0 processor multiplier. Prices based on 100 PVU of IBM DB2 9.7 Advanced Enterprise Server Edition including IBM Software and Support subscription for year 1 compared with Oracle Database Enterprise Edition core licence and equivalent Oracle products with one year Oracle’s Update Licence and Support. PERFORMANCE: www.tpc.org as of 26/01/11 [IBM Power 780 (3 x 64 C)(24 Ch/192 C/768 Th); 10,366,254 tpmC; $1.38/tpmC; avail 13/10/10 v. Oracle SPARC SuperCluster w/T3-4 Servers (27 x 64 C)(108 Ch/1728 C/13824 Th); 30,249,688 tpmC; $1.01/tpmC; avail 06/01/2011]. TPC-C is a trademark of Transaction Performance Processing Council. www.sap.com/solutions/benchmark/ as of 26/01/2011 [IBM Power 795 (32 P/256 C/1024 Th); 126063 users/2-tier SAP ERP 6.0 pack4/AIX 7.1 + DB2 9.7; cert 2010046 v. Oracle SPARC Enterprise Server M9000 (64 P/256 C/512 Th); 39100 users/2-tier SAP ERP 6.0/Solaris 10, Oracle 10g; cert 2008042]. SAP is a registered trademark of SAP AG in Germany and several other countries. IBM, the IBM logo, ibm.com, DB2, Power Systems, Smarter Planet and the planet icon are trademarks of International Business Machines Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml. © International Business Machines Corporation 2011.

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