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Informix Dynamic Server v10

Informix® Dynamic Server (IDS) Version 10.0 is IBM's newest data server for pure OLTP and industrial-strength, integrated computing.

For our clients and for IBM, the data server represents a integral business foundation. For our clients, a foundation for their business transactions and operations. For IBM, a foundation for maintaining and growing our relationship with, and service to, our clients.

There is a growing misperception that data servers are a commodity element of a business IT infrastructure. In fact, in most business use cases the product unique capabilities of the data server offer a means of differentiating the availability and performance as well as initial and total cost of the solution. Use of a data server - and the unique advantages it can provide a solution - is determined by solutions developers as well as solution operators.

IBM IDS V10.0 offers the lowest total cost of ownership — providing high performance with low overhead while delivering a robust data services platform for on demand businesses. IDS now supports rolling application upgrades when built using our industry-leading Enterprise Replication technology.

With industry-unique, full-featured object-relational capabilities, IDS offers extensive in-engine development features to meet unique business requirements with the speed of native server functions.

Turning data assets into competitive advantage
Features designed for on demand business
Reliability and availability
Security for today's business realities

Turning data assets into competitive advantage

IDS V10.0 can help you to better leverage your existing information assets to thrive in today's on demand business environment. Many manual administrative functions are now automatic — reducing maintenance requirements and increasing data availability.

Application developers will appreciate the highly embeddable aspects of IDS, as well as support for the latest open standards, platforms and integration options with other industry-leading technology from IBM. Providing the ability to scale up or down, IBM IDS V10.0 enables developers to redirect their focus from information management to gaining business differentiation and competitive advantage.


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Features designed for on demand business

Responsiveness can be the key to your ability to act on new opportunities in the marketplace. The reliability, flexibility and ease of maintenance of IBM IDS V10.0 give you the freedom to adapt to new customer needs while providing exceptional service.

New IDS features to help you succeed in an on demand world include:

  • Dbspace-level configuration of page sizes for tremendous space and access efficiencies.

  • Allocation of a configurable amount of memory for non-parallel data query (PDQ) queries.

  • Optimizer directives applied to previously unalterable queries — allowing administrators to greatly improve performance without modifying the application source.

  • Storage of multiple fragments in a single dbspace — easing the administration of many fragments, as well as providing potential performance improvements for fragmented tables/indexes.

  • OPTCOMPIND dynamic setting — significantly enhances the behavior and performance of a query for running both data warehousing and online transaction processing (OLTP) applications in mixed workload environments.


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Reliability and availability

With IBM IDS V10.0, has been thoroughly tested to meet IBM's exceptional quality control standards. The rigorous testing and certification which characterized V9.4 extends to V10.0, ensuring outstanding product stability from the first release. Client surveys confirm the reliability of IBM IDS in demanding and mission-critical applications.


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  Security for today's business realities

IBM IDS V10.0 supports a set of open, industry-standard security mechanisms including roles, UNIX password-based authentication and schema authorizations. These open standards ensure flexibility and maximum security with easier validation and verification.


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IBM Client and Partner Success Stories: Informix Dynamic Server

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