The data layer for hyperscale, resilient and globally available applications—based on open-source Apache CouchDB

IBM® Cloudant® is a fully managed NoSQL database service that offers scalability capabilities to for developers and businesses. It allows users to effortlessly handle large volumes of data and high traffic loads with minimal maintenance. Built on CouchDB technology with compatible API and replication protocols, IBM Cloudant supports flexible, schema-free JSON document storage, which is ideal for applications that require rapid, iterative development and dynamic data structures. It’s high availability and automated failover ensure 99.99% SLA reliability and minimal downtime. IBM Cloudant also integrates seamlessly with other IBM Cloud services, providing a cohesive ecosystem for developing and managing modern applications. 

Benefits

• **Serverless: **Instantly deploy an instance, create databases and independently scale throughput capacity and data storage to meet your application requirements.
• **Secure: **Encrypt all data, with optional user-defined encryption key management through IBM Key Protect, and integrate with IBM Identity and Access Management.
• **Global availability: **Get continuous availability as Cloudant distributes data across availability zones and 6 regions for app performance and disaster recovery requirements.