What are the benefits of running DB2 in a cloud environment?
Cloud computing provides a pay-as-you-go model, enabling users to avoid up-front capital expenditures for infrastructure and software licenses, and allow them to pay for only the resources they need. Clouds environments also allow for dynamic scaling (and down-scaling) of capacity as needed. DB2 is ideally suited for cloud environments, and all of the powerful capabilities that are available for on-premise use are also available on the cloud. Furthermore, with native XML and industry standard web service interfaces, DB2 enables delivery of data-as-a-service (DAAS).
