IBM DB2 on Cloud and IBM dashDB Enterprise offer Bring Your Own License versions, and IBM dashDB Enterprise is now available on an alternate infrastructure choice in addition to IBM SoftLayer.

IBM® DB2® on cloud Bring Your Own License (BYOL) gives clients with existing IBM DB2 entitlements access to DB2 on Cloud. This access provides robust online transaction processing (OLTP) capabilities in eight configurations, delivering:

• Accelerated and simplified deployment. Take advantage of DB2 without the need for an on-premises infrastructure.
• Native encryption to ensure control of data. Leverage the benefits of infrastructure as a service with the confidence of knowing your data is encrypted in flight, while in use, and at rest.
• Optimized performance and enhanced security. Experience speed and reliability with a private virtual machine or dedicated bare metal server.
• A solution sized to meet your business demands. Keep infrastructure costs in line with the changing needs of the business with four hardware configurations and two database editions.
• Ability to migrate on-premises Oracle databases to DB2 in the cloud, providing SQL compatibility support for Oracle Database applications.
• BYOL DB2 License to dashDB™.

IBM dashDB Enterprise offers data warehousing and analytics services that help you focus on your business, not on the business of data warehousing:

• Fully managed data warehouse in the cloud
• Next-generation, in-memory capabilities
• A design that includes in-database analytics and R support
• Stand-alone or IBM Cloudant® Integrated for analytics on any data
• Ability to deploy in minutes with appliance simplicity in the cloud
• Ability to accelerate deployment of analytics and data warehousing with rapid cloud provisioning
• Try-before-you-buy design with free tier offering and multiple plans to meet data needs, from gigabytes to terabytes
• High-speed analytics that are made possible with next-generation in-memory and columnar capabilities with BLU Acceleration®
• Ability to gain greater insight with IBM Netezza® Analytic algorithms built-in
• Deployment of analytics for Cloudant JSON data at the touch of a button
• Load-and-go simplicity for operational efficiency and ease of use
• Choice of infrastructure

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