DB2 Workgroup Server Edition

DB2 Workgroup Server Edition (WSE) is designed for small- to medium-volume online transaction processing (OLTP) and Web-based databases. This widely used edition helps companies minimize software license costs, keeping them in line with business and data requirements. IBM offers DB2 WSE on a per-processor or a per-authorized-user model. You can use this edition on servers with up to four processors and 16 GB of memory.

Many of my clients have started out using WSE for medium-volume OLTP and Web databases. This edition is an excellent entry point for companies that are getting started with DB2 or are porting to DB2 from other databases. Some of my clients have stayed on WSE for several years; others have moved to DB2 Enterprise Server Edition (ESE, described later) as they required additional capability.