These numbers don’t lie. As you can see here, DB2 does pretty well when looking at a cost to performance comparison. No mater what some people might have you believe, Linux makes sense! Don’t take my word for it, check it out for yourself!

IBM has set a new standard for database performance with the announcement of a record-shattering 1 Terabyte (TB) TPC-H benchmark on Linux using the IBM DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment (DB2 ICE). This is the first time that a large data cluster delivered record-breaking performance at a price point that is lower than any other system in the industry.

The results of the benchmark clearly illustrate the benefits of a unified IBM hardware/software solution as it delivers a 52% better performance at almost half the cost than the best Oracle result.

The cluster was composed of 64 IBM eServer xSeries 346 systems running IBM DB2 Universal Database v8.2 on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9. The cluster delivered a performance of 53451.4 QphH for a price/performance of $33 per QphH. [1]

As demonstrated by this result, DB2 Integrated Cluster Environment is significantly changing the landscape and economics of the datacenter. DB2 ICE is a Linux database cluster solution that helps businesses of any size implement a low-cost, high-performance database platform based on IBM Universal Database for Linux and IBM eServer systems. Designed to generate a fast return on investment and lower the total cost of computing, this solution provides businesses with the essential building blocks for highly available and dynamically scalable Linux database clusters from 1 to 1,000 nodes.