There are three different Db2 databases.
replyI believe the mainframe version was first.
There is a version baked into the os/400 operating system (i series).
Then unix/windows Db2 came last, if memory serves.
I only ever worked with the Linux/Windows variant. I can’t believe I am saying this about an IBM product, but I found it to be actually rather pleasant to work with.
replyIt’s def got 80’s hacker movie vibes, typing “Iniate log rotation sequence;” etc just screams out for a green terminal emulator.
replyYou’d never say that if you’ve been on the inside of a mainframe DB2. shudders
replyIt's very amusing to me that you bring up IBM in a discussion of the value of Oracle.
replyI came here to say that if you want to understand Oracle's value, think IBM with less history.
Kind of, but there are some subtle differences in my opinion. Oracle is top-to-bottom evil, whose business model basically boils down to screwing over their clients and everyone else at every possible opportunity, comparable to the likes of McKinsey or Accenture.
replyIBM is a bit more nuanced. My wife grew up in an IBM town and a lot of her family and her friends’ families used to work there in the 70s and 80s. People, especially the engineers, used to take pride in their work there.
I think of IBM and GE as being cut from the same cloth back then- they treated their people well and dominated their markets.
replyDidn't they famously help both the Nazis and Apartheid South Africa?
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