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What is IBM Db2 on Cloud?

A trusted data source for AI apps

You want the agility of a cloud database for enterprise workloads. But you need to be confident in the security and availability.

IBM® Db2® on Cloud is a fully managed SQL cloud database that offers a dedicated operations team, point-in-time recovery, high-availability disaster recovery (HADR) technology with multizone region support and independent scaling to protect your enterprise applications.
IBM DB2 on Cloud - an introductory tutorial
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Db2 on Cloud introductory tutorial (02:40)

Benefits

Enterprise ready

Built to support the toughest mission-critical workloads

Reliable

Self-service managed backups with point-in-time recovery

Cost effective

Pay-as-you-go model for scalable storage and compute

AI ready

In-database machine learning to support AI applications

How it’s used

Web apps

Web apps

Store and retrieve web-application data from a database on the cloud, with an offsite disaster recovery node to help ensure availability.

WebSphere app

WebSphere app

Store and retrieve IBM WebSphere® Application Server on Cloud data from a database on the cloud, with an offsite disaster recovery node to help ensure availability.

Hybrid architecture

Hybrid data management

Use data virtualization to pull only the data you need into the public cloud, while keeping sensitive and personally identifiable information (PII) data on premises.

Data science

Data science models

Data being stored and retrieved from a web server can be ingested, using IBM DataStage®, into on-premises or cloud data warehouses for building data science models.

Scalable web apps

Scalable web apps

Store your main application data, such as transaction and inventory data, in Db2 on Cloud, with an offsite disaster recovery node for an extra layer of resiliency.

Features

Db2 on Cloud details

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Fully managed service

Dedicated team, available 24x7, managing OS updates, security patches and more

High availability

Three HA-node configuration with multizone region support

Flexible scaling

Independently scale compute and storage based on need

Data encryption

Native encryption for data in motion and at rest; standard SSL connections

Data federation

Queries across PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL server and Db2 instances on cloud or on premises

Data protection

Built-in auditing, row/column access controls, IBM Key Protect and more

Inside the interface

Scale on demand

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Scale on demand

Scale your cloud database on demand, managing data needs with ease.

Move data fast

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Move data fast

Rapidly load data to your database on cloud from cloud-based storage or straight from your desktop.

Monitor storage

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Monitor storage

Monitor your cloud SQL database connections and storage usage with clear visibility.

Edit SQL easily

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Edit SQL easily

Get started right away with the easy-to-use SQL editor for your cloud database.

Client stories

Kone Corp.

Proactively manages 1.1 million elevators and escalators on IBM Cloud®

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Ehrhardt + Partner Group

Predicts order fulfillment demand

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Canon Europe

Accelerates API creation

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Delhaize America

Boosts supply chain efficiency

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Wimbledon

Re-creates the event digitally

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Next steps

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