Worry-Free PostgreSQL cloud deployment with IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL
October 25, 2019
Worry-Free PostgreSQL cloud deployment with IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Modules Used
- CloudFoundry - Ruby Sinatra
- Cloud Object Store
- App ID
- Key Protect
- Activity Monitor
- LogDNA
- Availability Monitoring
Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Databases (formerly Compose)
IBM Cloud Databases is used (along with IBM Cloud Object Store) as part of a backend system supporting client, eGrove Education Inc.'s, mobile app which helps high school and college STEM students develop their spatial visualization skills through automatically-graded free-hand sketching in a mobile app.
A CloudFoundry app uses IBM Cloud Databases as a synchronization source/sink and system of record for assigned material (both text and media blob data), course rosters, grading results, etc. (Because of the volume of student-produced sketches, student sketches are stored in Cloud Object Store).
A CloudFoundry app uses IBM Cloud Databases as a synchronization source/sink and system of record for assigned material (both text and media blob data), course rosters, grading results, etc. (Because of the volume of student-produced sketches, student sketches are stored in Cloud Object Store).
- ACID Compliance vs non-ACID compliance of the most popular open-source relational database (MySQL).
- Fully managed solution: no bumbling with server installation/setup/maintenance.
- Reliable high-availability implementation.
- Yet more fine-grained provisioning (but thanks for the improvements!) For example, currently there is a 3-core minimum for dedicated cores.
- It is difficult to determine for this use case, as it is a new use case, and not yet fully scaled-out in the market. Costs have and are projected to be more than acceptable, and at a welcome reduction from the previous Compose cost structure.
I did compare IBM Compose for PostgreSQL with PostgreSQL offerings available from Amazon and Google. IBM Compose was judged easier to provision and maintain.
I'm pleased with the additional more granular provisioning flexibility and more favorable cost structure that has come with the transition to IBM Databases for PostgreSQL.
I'm pleased with the additional more granular provisioning flexibility and more favorable cost structure that has come with the transition to IBM Databases for PostgreSQL.