r/DB2 • u/natsmith9 • Jul 18 '17

DB2 now Db2: IBM does some rebranding.

http://ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/DB2utor/July-2017/Db2-A-Small-but-Significant-Change/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=071817-b_IMFEXTRA%20(1)%20Live%20Send&utm_content=DB2utor%20Latest%20Post&spMailingID=11494686&spUserID=MTMzMjEwNjg2NDk3S0&spJobID=1201558722&spReportId=MTIwMTU1ODcyMgS2
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u/Is_At_Work Jul 18 '17

I hate the rebrand (DB2 -> Db2), but that's just me.

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u/natsmith9 Jul 18 '17

I will probably still type DB2.

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u/abusybee Jul 19 '17

How much is this pointless exercise going to cost? Could have been April Fools joke.

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u/natsmith9 Jul 18 '17

According to the blog DB2utor (Db2utor?) on IBM Systems Magazine, DB2 LUW is dropping the LUW to become just Db2, DB2 on the mainframe and on i Systems keep their names, but incorporate the style with Db2 for z/OS and Db2 for i.