IBM on Tuesday launched a new versions of DB2 and InfoSphere Warehouse software. Code-named 'Cobra',the new version of DB2 reduces an even greater amount of space needed to store data,helping clients save up to 75% on related energy costs. The new software includes workload management and autonomic computing features that improve the performance of key applications such as closing quarterly financial reports and helping IT staff more efficiently manage their growing data,leading to a time savings of up to 35%. As the information generated by companies continues to grow exponentially,there is a huge burden placed on database infrastructure,with a corresponding increase in costs to manage,power,cool and house more data. The net effect is that many companies dont have sufficient budget for storage expenditures and the problem is only getting worse with energy costs increasing. New innovations in the new version of IBM's database software will help clients combat these issues by gaining greater insight from valuable XML data used in high performance transactions. The software will also help companies better utilize hardware,improve administration efficiency,easily run applications written from other database software,and generate new intelligence. Industries such as banking,health care and retail are grappling with the increasing costs of energy while managing,analyzing and accessing information to achieve better business results, said V Subramanyam,Vice President - Information Management. Development,IBM India/South Asia,With the new innovations in DB2 and InfoSphere Warehouse software,IBM is again delivering clients and partners higher performance,lower energy as well as operating costs."
