Db2 on Microsoft Azure

You can run Db2 as a self-managed application on Microsoft Azure cloud services.

Azure is a cloud services platform that owns and maintains network-connected hardware for running applications.

Reasons for choosing a cloud service provider for Db2

Cloud services that support Db2 are Kubernetes-based. This means that your Db2 instances are deployed from containers. These containers are stored in nodes, both virtual and physical, that make up your Kubernetes cluster.

The cluster has a control portion and a worker portion. The control portion schedules containerized applications to complete work, manages their state, and scales them to meet your needs. The worker portion is dedicated to whatever jobs the scheduled applications need to complete. Once the work is done, they are made available for other scheduled jobs.

With Db2 on Azure, you can run instances of Db2 without having to tie them to specific machines or hardware configurations. Because of its design, Azure is highly available as well.

First steps

Creating your Azure environment involves creating a cluster for your Azure service, an Azure VM instance type, and a cloud storage solution. For more information, see Planning your Db2 on Azure configuration