GBI is looking at a complete overhaul of their client/server infrastructure to s

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GBI is looking at a complete overhaul of their client/server infrastructure to support mobile clients (iPads) and a new influx of laptops. They are also going to purchase a company (Huffy) that has an SAP infrastructure using Oracle Database as the backend (GBI uses DB2).

Describe the changes and considerations that will have to be made to to their client/server infrastructure (a diagram could help). Also, consider how testing would be conducted prior to merging GBI and Huffy's systems being merged.

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DB2 is a family of relational database management system (RDBMS) products from IBM that serve a number of different operating system platforms. According to IBM, DB2 leads in terms of database market share and performance. Although DB2 products are offered forUNIX-based systems and personal computer operating systems, DB2 trails Oracle's database products in UNIX-based systems and Microsoft's Access in Windows systems.

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