Setting up an IBM Cloud account
An IBM Cloud account is required to provision an instance of Data Product Hub. As the IBM Cloud account owner or administrator, you set up a payment method in the IBM Cloud account and then provision an instance of the Data Product Hub.
Creating a IBM Cloud Pay-As-You-Go account
IBM Cloud accounts that are paid by credit card are called Pay-As-You-Go accounts. You pay only for billable services that you use, with no long-term contracts or commitments. You must have a billable IBM Cloud account to provision the Data Product Hub service. The billing information is stored but not charged for free plans.
To set up a new Pay-As-You-Go account:
- Create an IBM Cloud account, if you don't already have one. You can create an account at Create an IBM cloud account.
- Enter the information for your account, including your payment information.
- Click Create account to submit your information.
After your payment information is processed, you can access and provision the services in the IBM Cloud catalog, including the Data Product Hub service.
For billable services, you receive a monthly invoice for usage beyond any allowances.
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Parent topic: Account and service configuration