DB2 Magazine: Serving Up Linux Dec 31, 2000, 12 :33 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (2601 reads) (Other stories by Dan Price)
"Long thought of as the free operating system, Linux today boasts heavyweight
features that let it take on even enterprise-strength requirements."
"Linux's popularity among programmers and
businesses that require small- to medium-scale servers
continues to grow. But Linux proponents have greater
aspirations for their operating system, a vision IBM
shares. They feel that Linux's reliability and scalability are
well suited to the needs of growing, large-scale
enterprises, including industrial-size warehousing,
decision support, transaction processing, and data
mining applications. Growing companies need to consider
cost in addition to scalability; Linux, essentially a free
operating system, can't be beaten when it comes to cost."
"Now large-scale enterprises that choose Linux can have a multipartition, enterprise-strength
database option: DB2 Universal Database Enterprise-Extended Edition (DB2 UDB EEE) for
Linux is now in beta testing with early customers, a development that boosts Linux's credentials in
the high-end server arena."
"DB2 UDB EEE for Linux offers many features that support the high-end requirements of large
enterprises. Clustering and partitioning are among the most useful. To put it simply, DB2 UDB
EEE lets you distribute your data and database manager functionality by creating a multipartition
database system. The multipartition approach means that you can harness the power of multiple
processors on multiple nodes to satisfy requests for information. And that configuration means
lots of processing power. Let's look at an example."
