One relatively new alternative we see folks considering for app servers is server side JavaScript with node.js. My colleague Praveen has created a blog entry with a step by step description of setting up node.js and using it with the node-odbc interface, the Unix open source driver manager and our DB2 ODBC driver.
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/pd/entry/using_ibm_db2_from_node_js4?lang=en
This specific example just happens to reference DB2 Express, but any of our client packages (for example IBM Data Server Driver Package – ds driver) can be used. This will also work with DB2 LUW and with a DB2 Connect license DB2 for z/OS and IBM i. Our common drivers also support Informix servers.
I am interested in any feedback folks have on the use and importance of solutions such as this.
Brent.
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