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Six focused services. Two free entry points. Deep Db2 LUW expertise using current IBM diagnostic tooling — MON_GET_* functions, db2pd, and db2mon. From a free health check through to HADR design, performance optimisation, and Oracle migration.
Services A and B are complete, useful tools — not teasers. No registration. No vendor access required. Your DBA team gets immediate, actionable results before any engagement begins.
Service A
A profile-driven online scorecard that assesses your Db2 LUW environment across seven domains, with weights that adapt to your environment profile — OLTP-Critical, Analytical/DW, Mixed, or Dev-Test. Takes 15–20 minutes for a DBA. No installation, no vendor access, no data leaves your organisation.
What you get: Scored health report with overall rating (Critical / Attention Required / Good / Excellent), domain-by-domain breakdown with highest-risk findings highlighted, and a ranked action list. Downloadable as PDF or Excel workbook.
Paid upgrades: Remote deep-dive (Tier 2) · Full environment assessment (Tier 3)
Book a free discovery callService B
A structured PDF checklist covering the pre-upgrade checks that matter most — with the exact Db2 commands and MON_GET_* SQL queries to verify each one. Version-specific notes cover paths: 10.x → 11.5, 11.1 → 11.5, and 11.5 → 12.1. Takes 3–4 hours for a DBA to complete against a production instance.
What you get: A completed checklist with a readiness rating: Go / Go with Caution / Stop — Remediate First. Identifies which risks require remediation before proceeding.
Paid upgrades: Upgrade planning (Tier 2) · Assisted execution · Complex upgrade project (Tier 3)
Book a free upgrade callFixed-price Tier 2 engagements and project-based Tier 3 engagements. Every paid service starts from a free self-service tool — you arrive with real data, we arrive with real answers.
Service C
Db2 LUW performance problems are rarely single-cause. Our service works from measurement to root cause across four sub-domains — all using current MON_GET_* diagnostics, no deprecated SNAPSHOT functions.
Free lead-in: SQL Diagnostic Collection Script — a read-only script collecting top-50 SQL, buffer pool ratios, lock waits, and workload activity. Run in 10 minutes, bring results to the discovery call.
Sub-services available individually (fixed price) or as a full engagement (project-based)
Request scopingService D
Enabling HADR is not the same as having high availability. Our HA design services produce documented, tested configurations — covering SYNCMODE selection, ACR, TSA/Pacemaker integration, live takeover testing, and pureScale architecture.
Free lead-in: HA Readiness Questionnaire — 15 questions, 10 minutes, produces an HA readiness rating (Not Protected → Fully Tested) with a gap list.
Tier 2: Fixed price · Tier 3: Project-based — scoped on discovery call
Request scopingService E
Platform migrations combine the risk of a version upgrade with the risk of an environment change. We cover all migration methods — backup/restore, db2move, Q Replication/log shipping, and cloud BYOC migrations to IBM Cloud, AWS, and Azure.
Free lead-in: Migration Complexity Estimator — 12 questions, get a complexity rating (Low → Very High), recommended migration method, and estimated effort range before the discovery call.
Tier 2: Fixed price per environment · Tier 3: Project-based — scoped on discovery call
Request scopingService F
Oracle-to-Db2 migrations are a class of project distinct from platform upgrades. Schema conversion, PL/SQL to SQL PL translation, application driver changes, and data type mapping all require specialist knowledge. We cover the full lifecycle from feasibility through production cutover.
Free lead-in: Oracle → Db2 Compatibility Questionnaire — assesses your Oracle schema and application patterns against Db2 compatibility. Produces a migration complexity rating and a list of conversion items requiring attention.
Tier 2: Feasibility & assessment (fixed price) · Tier 3: Full migration project (project-based)
Request scopingEvery paid engagement starts from a free self-service tool. You arrive with real data; we arrive with real answers.
Available on our website. Immediate results for your DBA team.
A consultant analyses your tool output alongside data you provide. No direct system access required.
Full end-to-end delivery with direct system access, hands-on execution, and before/after measurement.
Tell us which service interests you, or share your scorecard / diagnostic script output. We will respond within one business day to schedule a free 30-minute discovery call.