about.md

copyright	years 2014, 2026
lastupdated	2026-05-13
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subcollection	db2-saas

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About

{: #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. {: attention}

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. {: note}

Standard/Enterprise Plans

{: #ab_plans_cfgs}

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{: external}. For migration instructions, see Migration. All new deployments will now use the Performance plan. {: deprecated}

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

{: #ab_sup_dcs} 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. {: note}

Single-zone region (SZR)

• Amsterdam - (Ams03)
• Montréal - (Mon01)

SZRs support 3 node HA in a single data center in that region. {: note}

EU-Supported (MZR)

• Frankfurt 02 - (Fra02, Fra04, Fra05)

EU-Supported MZR supports 3 node HA in 3 different data centers in that region. {: note}

API References by plan

• Standard & Enterprise Plans (Deprecated): IBM Db2 as a Service REST API
• Performance Plan: IBM Db2 as a Service Performance REST API