Item: IBM Cloud Databases
Rating: 8
Author: Christy Herron

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Compose is my DB of choice for all my web and iOS applications. I am a MongoDB certified developer and have used ibm compose with Mongo to develop web services which provide permanent storage for iOS applications.

Pros and Cons

Ease of use
Cost effective
Secure

Web based end is often very slow, times out on occasion

Return on Investment

I’ve moved from MySQL, which was difficult to admin
Auto-backups and security are big plus points

Alternatives Considered

MySQL

Admin for MySQL was flakey. MongoDB is much easier to use.

Other Software Used

MongoDB, MySQL

Likelihood to Recommend

Easy to connect, easy to set up, easy to use via a terminal. Just about perfect.

Compose + MongoDB

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Databases (formerly Compose)