SAP on IBM Z: Db2 13 for z/OS certified for SAP Solutions

Today, SAP released Db2 13 for z/OS for all solutions based on SAP NetWeaver. The annoucement came just 3½ weeks after IBM’s general availability of the new database version.

Db2 13 provides new SQL functionality and better hardware integration. In addition, SAP high-end workload will benefit from significant enhancements related to availability, scalability and performance.

As a starting point, refer to IBM’s What’s new in Db2 13 and SAP Note 3152911.