DB2 and Apple(Mac)

[doug]

This one is for the UDB developers'

With the advancements that Apple computers have made in the last couple
of years,

will DB2 UDB be made available to run on a Apple computer. If Apple
now runs on

UNIX how hard would it be to run it on DB2?

Seem to me that IBM is missing part of growing market with, most
companies seeking other alternatives than Microsoft....

[Ian]

doug wrote:

This one is for the UDB developers'

With the advancements that Apple computers have made in the last couple
of years,

will DB2 UDB be made available to run on a Apple computer. If Apple
now runs on

UNIX how hard would it be to run it on DB2?

Seem to me that IBM is missing part of growing market with, most
companies seeking other alternatives than Microsoft....

If not on the server side, how about clients for Mac OS X, at least!

[DA Morgan]

Ian wrote:

doug wrote:

This one is for the UDB developers'

With the advancements that Apple computers have made in the last couple
of years,

will DB2 UDB be made available to run on a Apple computer. If Apple
now runs on

UNIX how hard would it be to run it on DB2?

Seem to me that IBM is missing part of growing market with, most
companies seeking other alternatives than Microsoft....

If not on the server side, how about clients for Mac OS X, at least!

And if you really really want it remind them that Oracle has been
running both stand-alone and RAC clusters on Mac since 10gR1's release.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
http://www.psoug.org
da******@x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)

[Serge Rielau]

DA Morgan wrote:

Ian wrote:

doug wrote:

This one is for the UDB developers'

With the advancements that Apple computers have made in the last couple
of years,

will DB2 UDB be made available to run on a Apple computer. If Apple
now runs on

UNIX how hard would it be to run it on DB2?

Seem to me that IBM is missing part of growing market with, most
companies seeking other alternatives than Microsoft....

If not on the server side, how about clients for Mac OS X, at least!

And if you really really want it remind them that Oracle has been
running both stand-alone and RAC clusters on Mac since 10gR1's release.

... which still doesn't mean that there is money.
"Me too" is not a business case. Oracle plays their ganbles. IBM its
own. Doesn't Larry have his fingers in Apple anyway (??)

Anyway: The JDBC Type 4 driver is supported on all platforms with Java,
including Mac, so a Java app can connect to DB2 no problem.

Cheres
Serge

--
Serge Rielau
DB2 Solutions Development
DB2 UDB for Linux, Unix, Windows
IBM Toronto Lab

[DA Morgan]

Serge Rielau wrote:

And if you really really want it remind them that Oracle has been
running both stand-alone and RAC clusters on Mac since 10gR1's release.
.. which still doesn't mean that there is money.
"Me too" is not a business case. Oracle plays their ganbles. IBM its
own. Doesn't Larry have his fingers in Apple anyway (??)

Fingers? He used to be on the Board he is no longer.
Anyway: The JDBC Type 4 driver is supported on all platforms with Java,
including Mac, so a Java app can connect to DB2 no problem.

Cheres
Serge

But that is not the same as running DB2 on a Mac which is what the OP
asked about.

But with respect to the business case ... we both know who pays for the
money to port products to operating systems so the herring is bright red.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
http://www.psoug.org
da******@x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)

[Serge Rielau]

DA Morgan wrote:

Serge Rielau wrote:

And if you really really want it remind them that Oracle has been
running both stand-alone and RAC clusters on Mac since 10gR1's release.

.. which still doesn't mean that there is money.
"Me too" is not a business case. Oracle plays their ganbles. IBM its
own. Doesn't Larry have his fingers in Apple anyway (??)

Fingers? He used to be on the Board he is no longer.

Anyway: The JDBC Type 4 driver is supported on all platforms with
Java, including Mac, so a Java app can connect to DB2 no problem.

Cheres
Serge

But that is not the same as running DB2 on a Mac which is what the OP
asked about.

... but what another poster requested as minumum requirements.
But with respect to the business case ... we both know who pays for the
money to port products to operating systems so the herring is bright red.

This is about ROI. You are talking costs of port, and keeping OS skills
and hardware at the ready. All this has to be done before the first
customer pays. So it's an investment.

Cheers
Serge

--
Serge Rielau
DB2 Solutions Development
DB2 UDB for Linux, Unix, Windows
IBM Toronto Lab

[DA Morgan]

Serge Rielau wrote:

DA Morgan wrote:

Serge Rielau wrote:

And if you really really want it remind them that Oracle has been
running both stand-alone and RAC clusters on Mac since 10gR1's release.

.. which still doesn't mean that there is money.
"Me too" is not a business case. Oracle plays their ganbles. IBM its
own. Doesn't Larry have his fingers in Apple anyway (??)

Fingers? He used to be on the Board he is no longer.

Anyway: The JDBC Type 4 driver is supported on all platforms with
Java, including Mac, so a Java app can connect to DB2 no problem.

Cheres
Serge

But that is not the same as running DB2 on a Mac which is what the OP
asked about.

.. but what another poster requested as minumum requirements.

But with respect to the business case ... we both know who pays for the
money to port products to operating systems so the herring is bright red.

This is about ROI. You are talking costs of port, and keeping OS skills
and hardware at the ready. All this has to be done before the first
customer pays. So it's an investment.

Cheers
Serge

But it wouldn't be an investment of IBM's dollars was my point.

Both Oracle and Sybase now install and run on Mac OS X and clients
benefit from having low cost hardware with screaming performance and
a very nice operating system.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
http://www.psoug.org
da******@x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)

[Knut Stolze]

DA Morgan wrote:

Both Oracle and Sybase now install and run on Mac OS X and clients
benefit from having low cost hardware with screaming performance and
a very nice operating system.

With the hardware-side of the Macs being in flux right now, I would not be
surprised if the problem solves itself in the near (or not so near) future.

--
Knut Stolze
DB2 Information Integration Development
IBM Germany