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Gen 2

Cloud Databases are managed databases, and a messaging queue, that are hosted in IBM Cloud and integrated with other IBM Cloud services. Gen 2 Cloud Databases support the same data technologies as Gen 1 instances with a richer feature set, enhanced security and networking, and is more suitable for cloud-native workloads. For more information, see Overview of Gen 1 and Gen 2.

  • Databases for PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database that is highly customizable. For more information, see Databases for PostgreSQL.
  • Databases for MongoDB Standard is a JSON document store with a rich query and aggregation framework. For more information, see Databases for MongoDB.

Provision an instance

Follow the steps for provisioning a Cloud Databases instance of your preferred service. Provision through the catalog, the Resource Controller API, or the Resource Controller CLI.

Gen 2 Cloud Databases provides isolated compute, a secure, single-tenant compute environment that serves as the foundation for complex, high-performance enterprise workloads. For more information, see Gen 2 isolated compute.

Follow these steps to get started with each database service:

Next steps

After provisioning a Cloud Databases service intance, set up notifications.