Just stumbled upon the following report from Triton Consulting...

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https://www14.software.ibm.com/webap..._oracle_triton

The jist of it is that DB2 V9.7 is wayyy easier to use than Oracle for

- installation
- data compression
- index compression
- backup and recovery
- automatic memory tuning
- authorisation

Look, they even made a YT vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYIupQhcY1s

Do you guys agree with these results? I knew DB2 was on the up-and-up, but...