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name: db2-saas-about
title: About
description: '# About The IBM Documentation for the service covers the detailed commands and reference topics for the Db2 engine that powers Db2 SaaS. The IBM Cloud documentation covers the high-level functionality for the cloud offering, and refers back to this set of documentation where appropriate.'
last-updated: 2026-05-13
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> ## Documentation Index
> The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/db2-saas?format=markdown
> The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

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# About
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The [IBM Documentation for the service](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2-as-a-service) covers the detailed commands and reference topics for the Db2 engine that powers Db2 SaaS. The IBM Cloud documentation covers the high-level functionality for the cloud offering, and refers back to this set of documentation where appropriate.
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## Performance Plan
- Base configuration start at 4vCPU x 16GB RAM x 50GB Storage on dedicated compute slices
- 2-node High Availability
- Customizable IOPS Scaling
### Supported data centers (Performance)
- **Dallas** - (us-south)
- **Washington** - (us-east)
- **Sydney** - (au-syd)
- **Sao Paulo** - (br-sao)
- **Toronto** - (ca-tor)
- **Frankfurt** - (eu-de)
- **Madrid** - (eu-es)
- **London** - (eu-gb)
- **Tokyo** - (jp-tok)

### EU-Cloud supported (Performance)
- **Frankfurt** - (eu-de)

EU-Cloud support is available only in the Frankfurt (eu-de) region.
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## Standard/Enterprise Plans
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The **Standard** and **Enterprise** plans are now deprecated. Existing Standard/Enterprise customers are encouraged to migrate to the Performance plan before October 16th, 2026. For more information, see the [Announcement](https://cloud.ibm.com/status/announcement?query=Deprecation+Announcement+-+IBM+Db2+SaaS+Standard+%26+Enterprise+Plans){: external}. For migration instructions, see [Migration](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/db2-saas?topic=db2-saas-migration&format=markdown). All new deployments will now use the **Performance** plan.
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### Standard Plan (Deprecated)
- Base instances start at 8 GB RAM x 20 GB storage on shared compute slices
- 100 GB of free backup storage for up to 14 days of backups
### Enterprise Plan (Deprecated)
- Base instances start at 4 vCPU x 16 GB RAM x 20 GB storage on dedicated compute slices
- 1 TB of free backup storage for up to 14 days of backups
### Supported Data Centers
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The Standard and Enterprise plans are supported in the following data center geographies:
### Multi-zone region (MZR)
- **Dallas** - (Dal10, Dal12, Dal13)
- **Frankfurt** - (Fra02, Fra04, Fra05)
- **London** - (Lon04, Lon05, Lon06)
- **Sydney** - (Syd01, Syd04, Syd05)
- **Tokyo** - (Tok02, Tok04, Tok05)
- **Washington, DC** - (Wdc04, Wdc06, Wdc07)
- **Sao Paulo** - (Sao01, Sao04, Sao05)
- **Toronto** - (Tor01, Tor04, Tor05)

MZRs support 3 node HA in 3 different data centers in that region.
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### Single-zone region (SZR)
- **Amsterdam** - (Ams03)
- **Montréal** - (Mon01)

SZRs support 3 node HA in a single data center in that region.
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### EU-Supported (MZR)
- **Frankfurt 02** - (Fra02, Fra04, Fra05)

EU-Supported MZR supports 3 node HA in 3 different data centers in that region.
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## API References by plan
- **Standard & Enterprise Plans (Deprecated):** [IBM Db2 as a Service REST API](https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/db2-on-cloud/db2-on-cloud-v4)
- **Performance Plan:** [IBM Db2 as a Service Performance REST API](https://cloud.ibm.com/apidocs/db2-on-cloud/db2-saas-perf-v4)