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IBM Cloud Databases

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What is IBM Cloud Databases?

IBM Cloud Databases are open source data stores for enterprise application development. Built on a Kubernetes foundation, they offer a database platform for serverless applications. They are designed to scale storage and compute resources seamlessly without being constrained by the…

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Popular Features

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  • Database security provisions (83)
    8.6
    86%
  • Database scalability (87)
    8.3
    83%
  • Automated backups (90)
    7.1
    71%
  • Monitoring and metrics (87)
    5.5
    55%

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Claire Adams
System Engineer
SAIC (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees)
Verified User
Manager in Other
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employees
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What is IBM Cloud Databases?

IBM Cloud Databases are open source data stores for enterprise application development. Built on a Kubernetes foundation, they offer a database platform for serverless applications. They are designed to scale storage and compute resources seamlessly without being constrained by the limits of a…

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  • No setup fee

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Features

Database-as-a-Service

Database as a Service (DBaaS) software, sometimes referred to as cloud database software, is the delivery of database services ocer the Internet as a service

7.4
Avg 8.7
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Product Details

What is IBM Cloud Databases?

IBM Cloud Databases are open source data stores for enterprise application development. Built on a Kubernetes foundation, they offer a database platform for serverless applications. They are designed to scale storage and compute resources seamlessly without being constrained by the limits of a single server. Natively integrated and available in the IBM Cloud console, these databases are now available through a consistent consumption, pricing, and interaction model. They aim to provide a cohesive experience for developers that include access control, backup orchestration, encryption key management, auditing, monitoring, and logging.

List of available databases
IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL
IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB
IBM Cloud Databases for Redis
IBM Cloud Databases for EnterpriseDB(EDB)
IBM Cloud Databases for Elasticsearch
IBM Cloud Databases for etcd
IBM Cloud Messages for Rabbit MQ

IBM Cloud Databases Features

Database-as-a-Service Features

  • Supported: Automatic software patching
  • Supported: Database scalability
  • Supported: Automated backups
  • Supported: Database security provisions
  • Supported: Monitoring and metrics
  • Supported: Automatic host deployment

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Frequently Asked Questions

Google Cloud SQL, Azure Database, and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) are common alternatives for IBM Cloud Databases.

Reviewers rate Database security provisions highest, with a score of 8.6.

The most common users of IBM Cloud Databases are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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December 01, 2023

IBM Database (MySQL)

Verified User
Manager in Other
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employees
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Pros and Cons
  • Managed Database Services
  • Database Variety
  • Security
  • UI
  • Educational resources
Likelihood to Recommend
Less Appropriate Scenario: 1) Small Scale or Low Budget Projects 2) Organizations with limited expertise in cloud technologies may find the learning curve steep, especially if they are not familiar with the IBM Cloud platform 3) If database requirements are highly dynamic and change frequently, the comprehensive features and management provided by IBM Cloud Databases might be overkill. A more flexible, self-managed solution could be preferable for adapting to rapid changes.
IBM Cloud Databases Feature Ratings
Database-as-a-Service (6)
58.33333333333333%
5.8
Automatic software patching
90%
9.0
Database scalability
90%
9.0
Automated backups
60%
6.0
Database security provisions
90%
9.0
Monitoring and metrics
10%
1.0
Automatic host deployment
10%
1.0
Return on Investment
  • None until the time I was working, and I don't know now as I left my company
Alternatives Considered
N/A for other services, but used IBM because of reputation as it is an industry giant who has been a big player in the IT industry for years.
Other Software Used
Users and Roles
3
security, dev-ops
Business Processes Supported
  • Storage
Innovative Uses
  • e-commerce
Future Planned Uses
  • I left, I don't know
Key Differentiators
  • Cloud Solutions
Implementation Issues
  • less educational resources
Usability
7
Not adequate monitoring and ease of use
Easy Tasks
  • storage
Difficult Tasks
  • implementation
Implementation Rating
N/A
Support Rating
1
n/a as did not use.
April 08, 2020

IBM Cloud Databases Review

Verified User
General Manager in Information Technology
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use IBM Cloud Databases as the core for transactions for our applications, which, in turn, are sold as SaaS. Postgres as a service helps us to focus on our product, reducing maintenance and administration costs and availability.
Pros and Cons
  • Backups
  • Availability
  • Simplicity
  • Interface
  • Configuration
  • Intermediate offerings
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Cloud Databases are well suited for service simplification.
IBM Cloud Databases Feature Ratings
Database-as-a-Service (6)
88.33333333333334%
8.8
Automatic software patching
90%
9.0
Database scalability
80%
8.0
Automated backups
90%
9.0
Database security provisions
90%
9.0
Monitoring and metrics
90%
9.0
Automatic host deployment
90%
9.0
Return on Investment
  • Reduced costs
  • Management simplification
  • Elasticity
Alternatives Considered
The kubernete service is the front end for the transactions of our core systems and our cloud databases (Postgres and DB2) are the persistence storage.

It is very similar to the way on which we operated before except that we don't have to worry about high availability, backups and essentially most of the tuning required by the database.
Other Software Used
IBM Cloud Container Registry, IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service, Google Kubernetes Engine, Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS), Amazon Kinesis, Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), IBM Cloud Container Registry, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, IBM Cloud Functions
Key Differentiators
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Existing Relationship with the Vendor
The availability of DB2 as a cloud database was key
Implementation Issues
  • Lack of knowledge
  • Documentation incomplete
  • Selecting between the options vs cost
Usability
8
Because it was a little bit difficult to select between the high availability options versus the cost of each
Easy Tasks
  • Backups
  • Imports
  • Connectivity
Difficult Tasks
  • User interface
January 14, 2020

Hosted postgresql/redis/rabbitmq on compose

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 11-50 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We need managed MongoDB service.
Pros and Cons
  • Simplifies/eliminate the need to administer database services
  • Scalability when you need it, very easy to increase service limit/size/etc.
  • Easy out of the box backups
  • Cost for smaller deployments. Running minimal instances of redis, mongo, postgresql costs more than ordering a simple VM and installing youself.
  • Managed services sometimes lack plugins (eg custom postgresql, rabbitmq extensions for specialized tasks).
Likelihood to Recommend
If you need fast/simple scalable and redundant setup for postgres/rabbitmq, Compose is much simpler than building a similar solution on your own.
IBM Cloud Databases Feature Ratings
Database-as-a-Service (6)
95%
9.5
Automatic software patching
100%
10.0
Database scalability
100%
10.0
Automated backups
100%
10.0
Database security provisions
100%
10.0
Monitoring and metrics
70%
7.0
Automatic host deployment
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • Allowed us to quickly setup PoC demo environment of a platform of ours
Alternatives Considered
Solr was not available on Compose and had to be hosted internally
Other Software Used
Key Differentiators
  • Price
  • Product Features
  • Existing Relationship with the Vendor
compatibility with the rest if the IBM cloud ecosystem
Implementation Issues
  • eliminating some unsupported third party extensions
Usability
10
there are user interfaces allowing most of the functions to be performed
Easy Tasks
  • connecting IBM cloud deployed system
Difficult Tasks
  • there aren’t really such functions
Support Rating
10
we have not used support
Users and Roles
all parts of our organization use it
Support Headcount Required
3
  • previous experience with installation and configuration of postgres
  • previous experience with installation and configuration of mongodb
Business Processes Supported
  • storing relational business data
  • storing non relational analytics data
Innovative Uses
  • there aren’t really unexpected ways
Future Planned Uses
  • to migrate other parts if our infrastructure, e.g rabbitMQ
Likelihood to Renew
10
it is really easy to use and reliable service at good price
Products Replaced
Yes
internally hosted db servers
Evaluation Lessons Learned
no, we are satisfied
Premium Support
No
we have our own specialists to handle this situations
Bug Resolution
No
Exceptional Examples of IBM Cloud Databases Support
we have not used support for this product
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