{"id":1417,"date":"2016-01-07T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T20:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/?page_id=1417"},"modified":"2021-04-28T12:53:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T19:53:23","slug":"db2-blu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/platforms\/ibm-db2-luw-old\/db2-blu\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM Db2 with BLU Acceleration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;health check banner&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/virtual-dba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/vdba-platform-banner-ibm.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;89%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;h1 and metablurb&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>IBM Db2 with BLU Acceleration<\/h1>\n<p>\n<span class=\"h2\">More data. 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With XTIVIA as your implementation partner, an IBM Db2 BLU Acceleration will elevate your database architecture to a new level. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;89%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;h2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>What is IBM Db2 BLU Acceleration?<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>BLU acceleration is an array of technologies from IBM that\u2019s designed to bring existing architectures more speed, efficiency, and adaptability to modern technology conditions. XTIVIA\u2019s BLU implementation consists of seven big ideas:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;bullets&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Actionable compression \u2013 approximate Huffman encoding, and decompression is not needed for some comparisons<\/li>\n<li>SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) exploitation of CPU<\/li>\n<li>Core-friendly parallelism \u2013 using the CPU cache if memory is too slow<\/li>\n<li>Columnar data store \u2013 Tables organized by column instead of by row<\/li>\n<li>Scan friendly memory caching \u2013 Not all data has to be in-memory<\/li>\n<li>Data skipping \u2013 Synopsis tables allow large chunks of data to be skipped<\/li>\n<li>Cross-platform \u2014 Since Db2 BLU acceleration is an integrated part of Db2 for Linux, UNIX, or Windows, and is available on Db2 for Linux, UNIX, or Windows on Db2 version 10.5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;89%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; max_width=&#8221;89%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"h2blue\">Things to Consider When Implementing BLU Acceleration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Db2 BLU acceleration is most appropriate for analytics workloads consisting of non-selective data access. 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