What to Look For in a Db2 Web Query Replacement
Support for Db2 Web Query was pulled a few years ago, and many companies migrated away immediately. But, at COMMON PowerUP26 this spring, we were surprised by a couple of things:
First, we were surprised at the amount of people who said they were still running Web Query. They’re running without support until they’re forced to migrate.
Second, was the amount of people who tried to migrate and found it harder than they expected. There is a reason some migrations stall, and it’s worth understanding before you look for a Db2 Web Query replacement.
The big reason: Nothing is a true one-to-one swap for Web Query.
Whatever tool you pick, it will not reproduce your reports on its own. You’ll likely need to re-create those reports, and sooner or later you will hit something that the new tool does not handle out of the box.
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