Article ID: CBB001212987

The History and Growth of IBM's DB2 (2013)

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IBM's Database 2 (DB2) relational database management system (RDBMS) shipped in the early 1980s and drove billions of dollars of revenue to IBM and other firms within its first decade. The product spawned a wealth of add-on tools, shaped the future of mainframe computing, and provided independent software vendors with a strong, reliable, and scalable platform for mission-critical applications. Today, DB2 spans multiple operating systems and is widely deployed across a broad spectrum of industries. This article explores the beginnings of DB2 and traces its rise to prominence.

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Authors & Contributors
Zemanek, Heinz
Yost, Jeffrey R.
Wade, B. W.
Umpleby, Stuart A.
Toomey, Warren
Sørensen, Knut H
Journals
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Women's Studies
Österreichische Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaften
Acta Historiae Rerum Naturalium necnon Technicarum
Publishers
MIT Press
Akademika Publishing
Concepts
Computer industry
Computer science
Computers and computing
Business and commerce
Technology
Databases
People
Aiken, Howard Hathaway
Zuse, Konrad
Von Neumann, John
Hoelzer, Helmut
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
Places
United States
Europe
Zurich (Switzerland)
Latin America
Japan
Germany
Institutions
International Business Machines Corporation
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