The IBM Open Partnership Center introduces the features and characteristics of the DB2 v9 product family, including full exploitation of all available resources, seamless scalability across queries and architectures.
The DB2 Technical Workshop Overview Manual introduces IBM's DB2 database platform (v9) and explains how the same code base works across all DB2 server editions. It is aimed at developers, administrators, and partners who need to understand the capabilities of DB2 Express‑C, Enterprise, Data Warehouse, and other editions.
Key topics include the DB2 product family, the free DB2 Express‑C edition, supported programming languages and APIs, XML integration, technical highlights such as table partitioning and row compression, and a list of important resources like IBM Redbooks and migration guides.
| Database size limit | None |
|---|---|
| Instances per server limit | None |
| User limit | None |
| XML support | Included (pureXML) |
| Code base across editions | Same for all editions |
No, DB2 Express‑C has no database size limit.
Yes, the same application works on all DB2 editions with no changes required.