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The '''IBM Data Warehousing Balanced Configuration Unit''' is a family of [[data warehousing]] [[server (computing)]]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 channels]], and storage) combined with 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]].

[[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.