Announcing Amazon RDS for Db2 12.1 with additional community edition

This article announces Amazon RDS for Db2 12.1 with a new Community Edition, featuring AI-powered query optimization and namespace separation capabilities.

• Db2 12.1 includes AI Query Optimizer for improved cardinality estimation and query performance
• New Community Edition (db2-ce) offers free-to-use license for development and small workloads
• Community Edition limited to 4 CPU cores and 8 GB memory; no IBM software license fee required
• Three edition options: Community, Standard, and Advanced for different workload requirements
• Namespace separation enables logical database schema isolation for multi-tenancy
• Enhanced security with tablespace management authority and AWS KMS integration
• All existing RDS capabilities supported: Multi-AZ, read replicas, automated backups, encryption
• Upgrade path available from Db2 11.5.9 to 12.1 with edition flexibility
• Available in all AWS Regions where RDS for Db2 is supported

RDS for Db2 12.1 combines advanced database features with managed operations and a free Community Edition option for development and testing scenarios.