Manageability Comparison of IBM UDB DB2 8.2 and SQL Server 2005
Published: August 5, 2005
Overview
This white paper compares the productivity of two popular databases: SQL Server 2005 and IBM UDB DB2 8.2. By examining a suite of standard relational database management system (RDBMS) administrative tasks in both databases, this paper compares the time it takes to complete the task (efficiency), the complexity of the operation using the standard practices on each platform as a way of accomplishing the task, and the number of steps needed to accomplish the task along with a complexity analysis of the steps according the description in the methodology section.
Included in this document:
| • | Feature Review | • | SQL Server 2005 Manageability Features | | • | DB2 Manageability Features |
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| • | Manageability Comparison | • | Methodology | | • | Estimating Savings | | • | Task Report | | • | Study Results |
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