> That's not the point. One of your complaints about DB2 was that
> Replication costs $. It doesn't ... only on z/OS and i-series. So does
> Oracle apparently.
>
> Larry E.
>
> Bob Jones wrote:
>> Now, is z/OS Oracle's product or is it as open as UNIX, or even Windows?
>> Besides z/OS is not even a primary platform for Oracle, but it is for
>> DB2.
>>
>>
>>>And let me guess ... to replicate from Oracle on z/OS to a database on
>>>LUW is free?
>>>
>>>Larry E.
>>>
>>>Bob Jones wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>No, partitioning is not included in DB2 Workgroup Edition. You can't
>>>>>>even do simple replications in DB2 without purchasing a separate
>>>>>>product.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>We have been discussing here primarily DB2 for Linux/UNIX/Windows
>>>>>right? This is not true. Replication is included free-of-charge with
>>>>>DB2 WE and with DB2 ESE.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I am talking about replicating data from DB2 on z to DB2 on LUW.
>>
>>
So DB2 on z/OS or iSeries is not DB2? I don't know where you read Oracle
charges simple replication as a separate product on any platform. The fact
that IBM is charging customers for simple replication with DB2 running on
its own platforms is exactly my complain.
Received on Sun Jul 31 2005 - 21:40:56 CDT
