Db2 Partner Application Verification Quick Guide

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1 Db2 Partner Application Verification Quick Guide VERSION: 2.0 DATE: Feb 15, 2018 EDITOR: R. Wozniak

2 Table of Contents 1 Overview of the Application Verification Process Platform Specific Considerations Db Introduction Scope Resources for Db2 Verification Assistance Platform Access Client Connection and Drivers Submit your solution to achieve the Ready for IBM Analytics Badge /31/17 2

3 1 Overview of the Application Verification Process To achieve the Ready for IBM Analytics mark for your application IBM requires completion of the Application Verification Process, which is designed to provide clients with assurance that our products work together. This guide contains essential information about accessing our technology and contains the form needed to submit test results to the IBM Analytics Ecosystem Team for review. We believe that you, the application providers, are the best judge of whether your application is functioning correctly. However, should you need technical assistance from our subject matter experts, we are here to work with you. Once approved, you will be able to download and use the Ready for IBM Analytics mark on collateral and be included in the Business Partner Application Showcase. 2 Platform Specific Considerations Db2 2.1 Introduction Our hybrid data management offerings, including the Db2 and Db2 Warehouse products as well as Db2 for z/os and BigSQL, are built on a common SQL engine. Depending on the use case, you may find varying degrees of commonality. For details, please refer to Db2 Family Compatibility Guide on IBM Developer Works. 2.2 Scope This guide is provided for customers who want to certify their application for the Db2 product, including versions provided for the Linux, Unix and Windows environments Db2 is widely deployed as both an on premises server and in private cloud configurations. Partners who are primarily interested in the Db2 Warehouse product (formerly dashdb) which includes versions deployed as a managed service, on a private cloud, and as an appliance, should use the Db2 Warehouse Application Verification Quick Guide. 5/31/17 3

4 3 Resources for Db2 Verification 3.1 Assistance If you need assistance with the process, please submit an inquiry to the Analytics Ecosystem team and we will promptly contact you to answer any questions you may have. IBM ROLE NAME PHONE Analytics -team Analytics Ecosystem Team Ecosystem address- Partner Lab: John Skier Platform Access Db2 Free Trial Version Db2 Express-C Community Edition IBM Db2 core database functions, warehousing capabilities and other advanced features IBM terms permit up to 90 days of free usage Link: Db2 Free Trial version URL: trials.html A no-cost community edition of Db2; available for download, deployment and redistribution. Less function that full Db2 (above) Link: Db2 Express-C version URL: trials.html 5/31/17 4

5 3.3 Client Connection and Drivers Technical details on connecting clients to Db2 products can be found here: Link: All IBM client drivers for all Db2 products may be found here: Link: 4 Submit your solution to achieve the Ready for IBM Analytics Badge In order to approve your solution validation with IBM's products, we need some information from you. Please go to fill in the information, and submit. 5/31/17 5