IBM Cloud support

Explore help for IBM Cloud, from self-guided to paid support options

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Three plans. One integrated client experience.

Whether you are deploying virtual servers using infrastructure services, starting your data integration project using platform services, or preparing to build cognitive apps using IBM Watson® services, your IBM Cloud services are backed by an integrated support process.

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Basic

Basic business protection included with your IBM Cloud subscription or pay-as-you-go account.

Admin Title

Includes

  • 24x7 access to the IBM Cloud technical support team with tickets, phone and chat

Price Included with cloud entitlement

Advanced

Prioritized ticket handling and a support experience aligned with your business needs

Includes

  • 24x7 access to the IBM Cloud technical support team with tickets, phone and chat
  • Ticket severity assignment

Price Starting at $200 per month

Initial response time objectives

  • Severity 1: < 1 hour
  • Severity 2: < 2 hours
  • Severity 3: < 4 hours
  • Severity 4: < 8 hours

Premium

Client engagement aligned with your business outcomes to accelerate time-to-value

Includes

  • 24x7 access to the IBM Cloud technical support team with tickets, phone and chat
  • Ticket severity assignment
  • Technical Account Manager
  • Quarterly business reviews
  • Access to experts
  • Invitation to Cloud Insights seminar series

Price Starting at $10,000 per month

Initial response time objectives

  • Severity 1: < 1 hour
  • Severity 2: < 1.5 hours
  • Severity 3: < 2 hours
  • Severity 4: < 4 hours

Free support resources and communities

IBM Cloud has a number of different free support resources and communities. Connect, learn, share and use our products to their full potential for your applications.

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Can’t log in to your IBM Cloud console?

Use this page to create a ticket

IBM Cloud central documentation and learning hub

Visit IBM Cloud Docs

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Check IBM Cloud uptime status

Community answers to thousands of questions

See IBM Cloud on Stack Overflow

Code, videos and other chatter on hundreds of repositories

See IBM Cloud on GitHub

IBM Cloud active community of developers trading ideas and answers

Visit developerWorks Answers

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