IBM Cloudant® is a distributed database that is optimized for handling heavy workloads that are typical of large, fast-growing web and mobile apps. Available as an SLA-backed, fully managed IBM Cloud™ service, Cloudant elastically scales throughput and storage independently. Instantly deploy an instance, create databases and independently scale throughput capacity and data storage to meet your application requirements. Encrypt all data, with optional user-defined encryption key management through IBM Key Protect, and integrate with IBM Identity and Access Management. Get continuous availability as Cloudant distributes data across availability zones and 6 regions for app performance and disaster recovery requirements. Get continuous availability as Cloudant distributes data across availability zones and 6 regions for app performance and disaster recovery requirements.