Accompanied with self-service dashboard capabilities, IBM Cognos requires minimal IT support and no additional investment in IT infrastructure software. IBM DB2 is a next-generation database software that is used for transactional and analytical operations. The software can be used on Linux, UNIX, and Windows platform and can be deployed on-premises and on-demand. IBM delivers a spectrum of managed services such as integrated managed infrastructure services, network management, and business resilience that focuses on enhancing business continuity and reducing downtime of the system along with IT security-related managed services.