Item: IBM Cloud Databases
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM Compose to host our Mongo database, which is used for almost all of our data storage. It allows us to bypass all the database setup, administration, and scaling efforts of running Mongo ourselves. Instead, with a few buttons on IBM compose we can scale our database as our company's data grows.

Pros and Cons

Simple setup
Strong uptime
Effortless scaling

The larger-end DB costs are on the high side

Return on Investment

It helped get our MVP out the door much faster
It helped get our MVP out the door must cheaper.

Alternatives Considered

AWS's ElasticCache

We use AWS's ElasticCache for our Redis database as well as AWS's RDS for Postgres.

Other Software Used

AWS Lambda, Slack

Likelihood to Recommend

It's extremely easy to get started, and when you factor in time, it's cheaper than hosting your own db. The only challenge is as you scale. At a certain point, it becomes much more cost effective to move it in-house. Of course, that assumes you have the time and skillset to move it in-house.

Launch your startup faster and cheaper

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Compose