PODCAST: Curt Cotner on easier migration with DB2 SQL Skin
Tags: data_migration information_integration db2 db2_sql_skin information_management

Curt Cotner is an IBM Fellow as well as VP and CTO for Database Servers at IBM. He's joins the podcast to talk about DB2 SQL Skin, which is all about reducing the cost and risk of moving applications from Sybase to DB2. He talks about the challenges of migrating, and how DB2 SQL Skin makes it simpler and faster by eliminating the need to modify client applications or retrain the end-users sending in the queries.

It’s all about reducing the cost and complexity of migrating from Sybase to DB2 using this valuable tool: DB2 SQL Skin. This product offering is a more competitive approach DB consolidation. Listen to the whole story here and join the conversation:

https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/scott/entry/curt_cotner_on_easier_migration_with_db2_sql_skin?lang=en

Comments

[Marcquis]

Joe- this podcast is excellent and should be put in the hands of as many CTOs running Sybase as possible, along with whatever collateral materials IBM's marketing produces. I highly recommend you do so.

[markw]

Joe,

Might be good to explain to retail investors that the installed base for Sybase (ASE) presently is running speciality applications in various niche markets (such as Financial Services). And that even though Sybase is owned by SAP, that SAP's main product (ERP software) is not yet running on Sybase/ASE (although a porting effort is underway). Explaining this point might make it easier for retail investors to understand why IBM can simultaneously support ANTs and SAP. Supporting ANTs helps IBM convert the Sybase/ASE installed base to DB2. And supporting SAP keeps SAP ERP installations running DB2 (or at least running on non-Oracle databases).

By the way, I remain impressed that IBM is throwing its marketing muscle behind ANTs -- very rare for a small firm such as ANTs to receive such attention by one of the big three. Kudos.

[Peter Gianopulos]

Hi Joe,

I wonder if the info in this tweet by Merv is opportunity knocking for ANts ACS:

merv
#SybaseAR Raj Nathan says customers are saying they want to replace "the Red database" with Sybase. just a little jab...

Thanks

Pete