The '''IBM Data Warehousing Balanced Configuration Unit''' is a family of [[data warehousing]] [[server (computing)|servers]]s from [[IBM]]. [[IBM]] introduced the Balanced Configuration Unit (BCU) for [[AIX operating system|AIX]] in 2005, and the BCU for [[Linux]] in 2006. The BCU is a "balanced" combination of computer [[server (computing)|server]] hardware (cpus, [[I/O channelschannel]]s, and storage) combined with [[IBM DB2|DB2]] Data Warehouse Edition (DB2 DWE) software to form a [[data warehouse]] "appliance like" system to compete with systems such as [[Greenplum]], [[DATAllegro]], [[Netezza Performance Server]], [[PANTA]] and [[Teradata]].
See also [https://web.archive.org/web/20061021235525/http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/20433.wss IBM Linux Solution Optimizes Enterprise Data Warehousing].▼
[[Oracle RAC| Oracle 10G RAC]] is sometimes confused with but is not an "appliance" since [[Oracle Corporation| Oracle]] does not specify or certify suitable hardware for running 10G, see the has The Oracle Information Appliance Initiative which overlaps with the [[IBM]] BCU program.
▲See also [http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/20433.wss IBM Linux Solution Optimizes Enterprise Data Warehousing].
==External links==
* IBM's InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse web page: [http://www-30601.ibm.com/software/data/db2biinfosphere/balanced-warehouse/tab_bcu.html IBM's BCU web page]
