SAS solutions are renowned for their capabilities to access, transform and analyze data. IBM's DB2 database software is the worldwide market share leader in the database industry. When using SAS with DB2 in the complex business environments the goal is to leverage the capabilities of both products to achieve the best result. This paper explores the impacts of different SAS and DB2 configurations by outlining different methods of accessing the DB2 data with a focus on performance. The performance trade-offs of choosing different access methods, SAS System 9 application parameters and DB2 8.1 configuration options. This paper also highlights new features in SAS System 9 and DB2 version 8.1.
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