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IBM Db2 Base Edition - withdrawn from marketing on July 14, 2021At extremely short notice and unexpectedly, IBM has discontinued the distribution of the IBM Db2 Base Edition as of July 14, 2021 with an announcement dated July 13, 2021.
The end of support for this edition (EOS) is specified by September 30, 2025.
For a complete overview please use the link to the PDF download
IBM Db2 11.5.6 delivers enhancements to help automate data management and support artificial intelligence data workloadsIBM Db2 11.5.6 is an enterprise-ready data management system with integrated data and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that is built on the security-rich and scalable Red Hat OpenShift foundation.
The Db2 family of hybrid data management solutions is built on an intelligent common SQL engine that is designed for scalability and flexibility and to run workloads in many deployment forms, including on-premises, private cloud, and public cloud. Db2 11.5.6 is available in three editions.
The three editions are:
All three editions provide unrestricted access to the full feature set of Db2. Db2 11.5.6 delivers a modernized database management system focused on modern deployments (Click-to-Containerize and Db2 on Cloud Pak for Data operator) and the support of modern workloads (Db2 Graph with stand-alone UI and machine learning optimizer technology preview).
Db2 11.5.6 provides the next generation of resilience and enterprise-level core capabilities (recoverability enhancements, Db2 for SAP enhancements, compression enhancements, and availability enhancements). The new Data Management Console has several usability enhancements.
Db2 11.5.6 addresses a wide variety of business requirements through the following features:
For a complete overview please use the link to the PDF download
June is the month of the new Informix release 14.10.xC6!
The International Informix User Group (IIUG) supports the upcoming release with three webinars. Take the opportunity, inform you about the latest improvements in xC6!
IBM Informix Advanced Enterprise for Cloud Pak and ModernizationIBM Informix Advanced Enterprise Edition Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data 14.10 and IBM Informix Advanced Enterprise Edition Modernization 14.10 help clients modernize to cloud-native architectures, accelerating hybrid multicloud deployment and enhancing IBM Cloud Pack for Data administration.
The new offering is licensed only via Virtual Processor Cores (VPC), Trade-Up from Informix Advanced Enterprise (PVU) or (VPC) is possible.
Development
By the end of 2017, the editorial team, consisting mainly of IBM Informix employees, had published 125 issues of the popular Informix newsletter. With the integration of HCL into the further development of Informix, personnel changes followed. In the end, it was the EU guidelines of the GDPR that prevented further distribution among IBM.
With the logistic support of the German Informix User Group (IUG) the proven team is now back, offering the latest news, technical tips and tricks around Informix.
Current information and TechTips for example about:
Revised user interfaceThe entire user interface of the Admin-Scout is designed more uniformly and with better performance. The access to configuration and server administration is clearly structured. Optimized table structures and scaling of the display, lead to a considerably faster page layout.
The version 3.0 impresses above all with the new SQL Toolbox with many powerful functions in the Database Explorer and SQL Editor. As a result the Admin-Scout offers more interesting functionalities for development and tuning of Informix databases.
A security warning was issued on October 8, 2020 (CVE-2020-4799) for IBM Informix Dynamic Server.This vulnerability affects the Spatial Datablade Module in Informix Server versions 12.10 and 14.10.
A specific function in the Spatial Datablade can be called with an out-of-range parameter. A local user logged on with SQL privileges could use this vulnerability to attempt to execute an SQL injection. If the attack is successful, the attacker would be able to grant himself extended user rights and execute his own code
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