IBM Informix

A secure and low-maintenance solution for high-performance database needs

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Overview

What is Informix?

IBM Informix is a robust database that handles demanding workloads with ease, combining relational and object-oriented capabilities for flexible data modeling, and supporting SQL, NoSQL/JSON, and time-series data, with seamless integrations, high-performance transactional processing, and real-time AI processing with watsonx™.

Features

Explore key features

  • Advanced data availability, active-active clustering, heterogeneous replication and data sharding
  • On-prem to cloud replication, point-in-time replication
  • Cross geographic replication, edge computing replication, shared disk clustering

  • Run in the smallest capacity devices and gateways
  • Variable sized install footprint – can be 100 MB or less
  • Proven database for a wide range of applications and deployment platforms (ARM to Z/Linux)

  • Supported by a best-in-class support team
  • Efficient and quick problem resolution
  • Faster time to innovation
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Use cases

Put Informix to work

Embed seamlessly

Run Informix on a wide range of devices, from small edge devices (as compact as 100 MB on a Raspberry Pi) to large enterprise-class servers.
Build more with any data

Combine relational and object-oriented capabilities to model complex data structures and relationships in a single database.
Power analytics and AI with real-time data

Use the new Informix connector in watsonx.data™ to easily access and query data in IBM Informix and other sources, no ETL required.
Enjoy high performance throughput

Accelerate productivity. IBM Informix is well-suited for always-on transactions and real-time analytics in embedded applications. 

Specifications

Editions

Informix offers a hybrid database system with minimal administrative requirements and memory footprint combined with powerful functionality. Key features make Informix ideal for multitiered architectures that require processing at the device level, at gateway layers and in the cloud.

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Informix Developer Edition

A no-cost IBM® Informix® database server for individual application development, testing and prototyping. Key features include: enterprise replication (ER), unlimited high availability (HA) clusters, built-in autonomics, no required administration, easy upgrading and multiplatform support for UNIX, macOS, Microsoft Windows and ARM.
Informix Innovator-C Edition

A free database solution for development, testing, and small production use. It offers a cost-effective option with no up-front costs, self-configuring and self-managing capabilities, and support for NoSQL and encryption at rest. It’s available on UNIX/Linux, and Microsoft Windows, with limitations of two cores and 8 GB of RAM.
Informix Express Edition

Ideal for third-party developers who want to embed a database within their applications. Available on all supported platforms, this edition is limited to four cores and a total of 8 GB of RAM.
Informix Workgroup Edition

Targeted for midsize companies or departments looking for a turnkey server for production workloads. Includes all replication options, flexible data storage and utilization, graphical administration and more on all supported platforms.
Informix Enterprise Edition

Store, access and query data with first-rate efficiency and agility. Gain real-time analytics, always-on transactions and seamless data integration. Includes all Informix features on all supported platforms except for Informix Warehouse Accelerator.
Informix Advanced Enterprise Edition

Provides the complete suite of Informix features, including Informix Warehouse Accelerator, across all supported platforms for near-limitless scalability and high-speed business intelligence.

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