I have used multiple legacy databases, such as MS SQL Server, Oracle, and DB2. While there is still, and will be, a need for the traditional RDBMS, there is a new breed of database technology erupting in the market place. dashDB is a logical choice for any consumer.

Previously, we haven't used any other solution. This is a net new solution for my client. They were managing all BI on-premises but with our move to an enterprise data warehouse build, cloud was chosen due to ease of management and no additional headcount required to manage the platform or infrastructure.

Implementing dashDB was a requirement from the customer.

We had data in MySQL and Oracle on AWS. We switched as we were looking for a long-term solution and also for data privacy issues.

Most of our clients have concerns for data privacy in the cloud. With dashDB dedicated instances in IBM SoftLayer infra, we can assure our clients of physical separation of their data.

Dedicated instances also offer dashDB in bare-metal servers. This gives us much higher performance in data computation and at a lower cost in comparison to virtual CPUs.

This database will be a replacement of an IBM BLU database. We are migrating several TBs worth of data.