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DB2 9: Optimized pureXML data server

to meet the demands of SOA solutions.

Innovation is easy enough to recognize. And so are its rewards, which can include everything
from increased revenues to expanded market reach. But while it might be easy to recognize
innovation, its not always that simple to achieve it especially when youre simultaneously
charged with keeping costs in check. Companies that successfully tackle both goals know
that it takes flexibility. Highly available information. Streamlined business processes. In short,
it takes a new approachone that moves beyond the traditional model of inflexible business
processes that can make even minor initiatives seem cost prohibitive.
An increasing number of organizations are transforming their systems into smaller, more
accessible and reusable components by adopting a service-oriented architecture (SOA).
A SOA enables firms to create building blocksor servicesfor their IT assets, thereby
promoting greater code reuse and a more adaptable infrastructure that can address
changing business priorities. In contrast to a rip-and-replace approach, SOA is designed to
make maximum use of new and existing IT assets to help
you quickly respond to innovative new opportunities.
At the core of any SOA implementation is the need for a
robust information infrastructure that enables information
to flow freely across and beyond your organization
without being tied down by proprietary systems, formats or technologies. Where information
can be easily accessed by people, applications and business processes.
DB2

9 (formerly codenamed Viper) data server represents the next evolution in

information management combining the high performance and ease of use that relational
databases offer with the flexible, self-describing benefits that XML offers. Innovative in its
own right, DB2 9 enables you to transform captive data of all types into openly available
information thats ready on demand.
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A flexible environment for next-generation services
SOAs are often built using Web services, a platform-
independent collection of protocols and standards like
eXtensible Markup Language (XML), which allows
different applications or systems to exchange information.
Using independent Web services written to specifications
such as the Web Services Description Language (WSDL)
eliminates the need for each application to develop its own
access methodand helps reduce development costs
and facilitate application integration along the way.
In fact, analysts estimate that companies can save up to
$53 billion in IT spending over the next five years by
adopting a SOA approach
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Over the past few years, widely used application development
languages such as Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE

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technology, .NET and PHP have evolved to meet the challenge
of SOA environments. These enhancements include
comprehensive support for XML, which is becoming an
increasingly important part of a SOA through its ability to
deliver information as a service. In a stock trade transaction,
for example, a customer might purchase a certain amount of
shares through a Web interface. To perform the transaction,
an XML message is sent to the brokerage system. By delivering
this information as a service, XML enables the flexibility of
connecting information where its needed, when its needed.
Whether its in an XML format or resides in a traditional relational
database management system (RDBMS), you want to store,
manage and protect all of your data with the same high levels
of availability, performance and accessibility. So when
someone needs to make a decision, the right information is
available in the right context within minutes, not months.
Now, with the release of DB2 9, IBM is leading the way to
an innovative new era in information management for SOA
environments and unprecedented opportunities to extract
value from business information. DB2 9 is designed to optimize
the way you manage data, giving you more accessibility and
insight, with less duplication and complexity.
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The best of both worlds
As the first hybrid data server for the industry, DB2 9
incorporates proven relational capabilities with first-class
support for storing, searching, sharing, validating and
managing XML data. The result is a high-performance,
scalable platform that enables you to seamlessly manage
both conventional relational data and pureXML

data
without requiring the XML data to be reformatted or placed
into a large object within the database.
This breakthrough technology can help you increase the
availability, speed and versatility of your information, while
dramatically reducing administrative costs associated with
existing data management techniques. With industry-standard
application interfaces to connect to widely used platforms
like Java

, .NET and PHP, DB2 9 can provide real-time,

integrated access to business information.
Through the ability to transform datafrom transactional
systems, data warehouses, XML and other sourcesinto
information that can then be made available as a service,
DB2 9 can help you unlock hidden strengths within your
organization and position you to respond quickly to
dynamic conditions.
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Make the most of existing skills
Participating in a SOA shouldnt require you to abandon
significant investments in time and resources. Though DB2 9
represents new, sophisticated XML technology, it doesnt mean
you have to hire XML-savvy developers. Nor do your XML
experts need a deep-level understanding of relational data-
bases to utilize the relational data functionality within DB2 9.
The flexible pureXML technology in DB2 9 supports both
XQuerya powerful industry-standard language designed
to process XML dataas well as standard Structured Query
Language (SQL), the language used for accessing and
manipulating conventional relational databases. Developers
can use the languages theyre already familiar with to retrieve
data from either or both XML and relational storage formats.
As a result, you can utilize your IT staffs existing database
skills to manage and safeguard your data.
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Maximize business continuity
While a SOA offers unprecedented opportunities to participate
in next-generation transactions, much of your success will
hinge on one thing: the availability of your information.
If someone requests information, how confident are you that
it will be available to the right people at the right time? To fully
reap the advantages of a service-oriented environment,
you need to make sure data is available when and where its
needed despite threats posed by disaster, outages or human
error. And if an error or disaster should occur, you need to
make sure you have the tools to easily recover data before
extended downtime can jeopardize your bottom line and
company integrity.
Online backup and database recovery features within
DB2 9 can help save significant time and resources by
enabling you to quickly:
Pestore. Get your data back online quickly through the
ability to automatically generate scripts from existing backup
images to redirect restore operations.
Pestart. Save time and resources when theyre needed most
through the ability to start and stop recovery operations.
Pebui|. Give yourself a much-needed head start on
recovery through the ability to rebuild databases from
table space backup images.
Pecover. Even in worst-case scenarios like partial and
complete site failures, the High Availability Disaster
Recovery (HADR) functionality included with DB2 9 can
help you get back on track fast.
DB2 9 also gives administrators improved control over
database security through fine-grained, label-based security
and a new security administrator authority level. These features
provide greater control over access to information assets
and improved reporting capabilities for monitoring access
to sensitive data.
ThoreThomassen,
SeniorEnterpriseArchitect,Storebrand
OurdevelopmenttimeusingDB2ViperdatabaseasourpureXML
storeisaradicalimprovementoverexistingXMLshredtechnology.
Wearenowabletomakeschemachangesinminutesratherthan
daysandwillbeabletodramaticallyimproveourcustomerresponse
time.Incombinationwithourserviceorientedarchitecture,
DB2Vipercanhelpusachieve,withfargreaterease,ourgoalof
usinginformationondemandtoreadilyrespondtomarketchanges
andcustomerdemand.
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DB2 9 offers support for all three common types of partitioning,
enabling you to:
Arrangeandorderinformationinthewaythatsbestsuitedtoyourindividual
businessrequirementsanddemands.
Createlargersystemswithfewerresources.
Simplifythemanagementoflargedatabasesystems.
Drivedataacrossmultiplemachines.
A flexible infrastructure to support your growth initiatives
A streamlined information infrastructure can help you find
opportunities to minimize the complexity accompanying
business growth. Ideally, your infrastructure should give you
the leeway to instantly respond to business opportunities
without putting additional strains on your staff or budget.
A major innovation in improving data management, DB2 9
is the first data server to simultaneously support all three
common methods of database partitioningrange (table)
partitioning, multi-dimensional clustering and hashing
to help ensure you can meet growing data and user volumes.
You can use one, two or a combination of all three to get the
most value across your entire infrastructure.

Along with support for all three types of partitioning, DB2 9
addresses the continued strains on your available storage
resources through powerful new data compression features.
Data row compression within DB2 9 is based on methodology
that maps repeating data patterns within a data row to symbols
of a smaller size. Ultimately, data row compression can help
you reduce the size of the table data, easing the strain on your
storage resources. The end result: Less of your budget spent on
storage and the potential to significantly increase performance.
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Summary
By transforming applications, information and other IT assets
into services, SOA reconnects technology to business
outcomes, accelerates the deployment of new business
applications and lowers costs by meeting new needs with
existing resources. To get the maximum advantage from
your SOA environment, you need to ensure informationin
whatever form it takesis readily available to the processes,
people and applications who need it.
IBM helped pioneer Web services and the open standards
that drive SOAsushering in new levels of flexibility to help
you meet the relentless demands for innovation. Now, DB2 9
enables you to embrace the emerging types of data SOAs rely
on without sacrificing the reliability, performance and security
of traditional data formats. Manage, share and secure your
XML data using a proven database management system
backed by the worlds leading IT vendor.
For more information
For more information about DB2 9 and how it can help you
solve real business problems faster at a lower cost, contact
your local IBM Business Partner or visit: ibm.com/db2/viper
With the release of DB2 9 data server, IBM provides breakthrough
XML support, including the ability to:
Leveragebackupandrecoveryfeaturestoensurecontinuity.
Searchdocumentsquicklyandefficientlyusingprovenindexingtechnologies.
IncreaseproductivitythroughtheabilitytoaccessbothrelationalandXMLdata
withinasinglerequest.
PreservetheintegrityofyourXMLdocumentsandmaintaindigitalsignatures
tohelpeasethetimeandcostsassociatedwithauditingrequirements.
ReducecostsbyutilizingexistingITskills.
Minimizeexpensesbyeliminatingtheneedtoinstallandmaintainseparate
databaseenvironmentsforrelationaldataandXMLdata.
Leverageenterpriseservicebus(ESB)andenterpriseinformationintegration(EII)
strategiestohelpcreateaseamlessflowofinformationandtransactions.
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