Getting Started with DB2 Express-C
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42 <strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C<br />
2.3.5 Optim Database Administrator (ODA)<br />
Formerly known as Data Studio Administrator, ODA is an Eclipse-based tool that can be<br />
easily integrated <strong>with</strong> Data Studio and share the same Eclipse. ODA provides a change<br />
management capability and the ability to automate schema changes more easily.<br />
2.4 <strong>DB2</strong> Offerings on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud<br />
It is noteworthy to mention that IBM has entered into a partnership <strong>with</strong> Amazon Web<br />
Services (AWS) for running <strong>DB2</strong> on Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). AWS delivers<br />
a set of integrated services that form a computing platform “in the cloud”, and is available<br />
on a pay-as-you-go model. That is, AWS lets you ‘rent’ compute capacity (virtual servers<br />
and storage), and you only pay for the capacity that you utilize. For example, let's say you<br />
provision one EC2 virtual server for normal database operations, and during peak times or<br />
for seasonal needs you provision an extra database server for a few hours. In this example<br />
you would pay AWS only for the extra database server only for the few hours that you have<br />
it running.<br />
IBM offers three different deployment options for <strong>DB2</strong> on Amazon’s cloud platform:<br />
• <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C AMIs for evaluation and development<br />
• Pay-as-you-go Production-ready AMIs <strong>with</strong> <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong> and <strong>DB2</strong> Workgroup<br />
• Ability to create your own AMIs using <strong>DB2</strong> licenses you own<br />
For more information and how to get started <strong>with</strong> <strong>DB2</strong> on Amazon EC2, please visit:<br />
ibm.com/db2/cloud<br />
2.5 Summary<br />
<strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C provides no-charge, easy to use, and robust foundation for developing<br />
database applications, deploying them into production, and even embedding and<br />
distributing the applications <strong>with</strong> third party solutions. It is ideal if you are comfortable <strong>with</strong><br />
community-based assistance and do not have a need for latest fixes or advanced features.<br />
If however you require formal technical support from IBM, regular software updates<br />
(fixpacks), or additional resource utilization, and high availability clustering support, IBM<br />
offers a <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong> subscription license (FTL) for a low yearly fee. If you require more<br />
advanced features for mission-critical workloads and massive-scale database applications,<br />
IBM offers more scalable <strong>DB2</strong> editions and related products. This allows you to start small<br />
<strong>with</strong> <strong>DB2</strong> <strong>Express</strong>-C, and yet scale to new heights as your business demands.
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