What is IBM Cloud Databases?
IBM Cloud Databases are open source data stores for enterprise application development. Built on a Kubernetes foundation, they offer a database platform for serverless applications. They are designed to scale storage and compute resources seamlessly without being constrained by the limits of a single server. Natively integrated and available in the IBM Cloud console, these databases are now available through a consistent consumption, pricing, and interaction model. They aim to provide a cohesive experience for developers that include access control, backup orchestration, encryption key management, auditing, monitoring, and logging.
List of available databases
IBM Cloud Databases for etcd
IBM Cloud Messages for Rabbit MQ
List of available databases
IBM Cloud Databases for PostgreSQL
IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB
IBM Cloud Databases for Redis
IBM Cloud Databases for EnterpriseDB(EDB)
IBM Cloud Databases for ElasticsearchIBM Cloud Databases for etcd
IBM Cloud Messages for Rabbit MQ
Categories & Use Cases
Top Performing Features
Database security provisions
Provision for database encryption, network isolation, and identity access management
Category average: 8.8
Automatic software patching
Patches applied to database automatically
Category average: 8.7
Database scalability
Ease of scaling compute or memory resources and storage up or down
Category average: 9
Areas for Improvement
Automated backups
Automated backup enabling point-in-time data recovery
Category average: 8.3
Automatic host deployment
Compute instance replacement in the event of hardware failure
Category average: 7.4
Monitoring and metrics
Built-in monitoring of multiple operational metrics
Category average: 6.7
