Item: IBM Cloud Databases
Rating: 7
Author: Juan Garnier

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Currently, we are using Compose to host our data which allows us to scale our sports data up pretty fast. We use MySQL and Mongo for real-time updates which users can see immediately on the front end. The data feed we get is the core of our business so it is very important.

Pros and Cons

Database options
Fast scaling
Security

Cost are not inline with Amazon or Google
Customer service is very slow and only done via email
Customer service usually doesn't solve the issue

Return on Investment

Not being able to solve our issues has cost our company
Ease of use has been a highlight of our experience with IBM Compose
Pricing is an issue when comparing competitors

Alternatives Considered

MySQL

Well for MySQL we had to use Amazon because of the pricing structure. We are using Mongo on Compose and it has been pretty good to us for the past 2 years. We are moving all of our databases to Amazon for the customer support and pricing structure that is competitive to Compose,

Other Software Used

AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Google Analytics, Amazon DynamoDB

Likelihood to Recommend

Compose has horrible customer service which takes 1 to 3 business days for any type of response. This is the main drawback on whey we choose to go with Amazon since we can get an answer ASAP. I think Compose does great things with their products they just need phone support for these products.

Compose is good but Amazon is better

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Compose