Monday, January 30, 2006

IBM Releases free version of DB2

Via slashdot, we learn that today IBM has released DB Express-C, a free version of it's enterprise DB2 DBMS. It will have limitations on the hardware on which it can run, but for the enterprising IT person, this allows us to see what the DBA's can do all from the comfort of our own home network.

Pretty sweet.

(As always, whenever IBM releases some new thing, it's impossible to find the information on their website. Here's the best I can come up with:)

DB2 Express-C for Win x86 32-bit download - Link
DB2 Express-C for linux x86 32-bit download - link
DB2 Express-C for Linux x86 32-bit, 2.6 kernel - link

***UPDATE (1/31, 16:53)*** Thanks to Sumit in the comments for providing the DB2 Express homepage!

http://www.ibm.com/db2/express

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