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The Balanced Configuration Unit is a family of [[data warehousing]] [[servers]] [[Link title]]from [[IBM]]. [[IBM]] introduced the Balanced Configuration Unit (BCU) for [[AIX]] in 2005, and the BCU for [[Linux]] in 2006. The BCU is a "balanced" combination of computer [[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 [[Netezza]] and DATAllegro in the smaller "[[datamart"]] market and [[Teradata]] at the high end. The primary difference between IBM's BCU and other [[data warehouse]] appliances is that IBM used their flagship version of the [[DB2]] data server line; DB2 DWE, rather than a single-purpose [[database]] designed solely for [[decision support]].