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Preface
IBM® DB2® for Linux®, UNIX®, and Windows® has long been known for its
technology leadership. The IBM DB2 SQL Skin feature for applications that are
compatible with Sybase ASE (IBM DB2 SSacSA), offered in DB2 9.7, provides a
revolutionary approach to switch to DB2. The IBM DB2 SSacSA feature is an
enablement technology that immediately equips most Sybase ASE applications
to run against DB2, usually with little to no up front conversion work required.
This approach minimizes the costs and risks of a traditional migration.
In this IBM Redbooks® publication, we discuss the considerations and
methodology for transitioning from Sybase to DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows,
addressing the basic ...