IBM Cloud Object Storage vs IBM Cloud File Storage

Likelihood to Recommend

Scenarios where IBM Cloud Object Storage is well suited:

* Building enterprise-grade data solutions with large teams

* Where an all-in-one platform is needed to solve complex problems that require an ecosystem of tools to work together

* Where IBM services already exist in the business

* Projects where scalability, security and technology integration are key drivers

Scenarios where IBM Cloud Object Storage is not well suited:

* Small teams with small budgets may be better off using open source tools

* Solving niche industry problems that require niche solutions

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Ausrine S.

RPA Developer

InnoviorManagement Consulting, 11-50 employees

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IBM Cloud File Storage is well suited if you have a fairly large organization that needs an effective way to store your information and files where it can be accessed anywhere as long as your employees have a stable internet connection. Where it is less appropriate is that you're not able to access any of the information if you don't have access to the internet.

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Employee in Marketing

Accounting Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

IBM Cloud Object Storage

IBM Cloud File Storage

Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

Dynamic scaling

Elastic load balancing

Monitoring tools

Security controls

Pre-configured templates

Pre-defined machine images

Operating system support

Pros

IBM Cloud Object Storage is fast, secure, reliable and provides quick support when required.
Step by step documentation is easy to understand and implement for new users across the organization.
It is highly customizable and available based on the need of the use-case.

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Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Adjustable/extensible volume of stored data - You can really scale up.
You pay for what you use and it is very transparent.

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Nicolas Hubert

Data Scientist

Credit Suisse SABanking, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

While this platform has been around, it does take some getting used. The interface could be refined. My Firefox Browser automatically closed when selecting some options and creating new objects as an example.
The tutorials are a bit outdated in comparison to the screens shown. We understand the system is constantly improving. The tutorials should reflect the changes in the interface.
There are many pre-trained models. However, it is not clear as to how those models were trained, what bias may exist in the training data, and how a user could improve those models unless we simply have to build our own.

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Dana Rafiee

Director of Worldwide Strategic Consulting

Destiny CorporationInformation Services, 51-200 employees

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More flexibility in storage option, although the limit of 12 TB is quite good.
A more detailed manual when it comes to the implementation of the software in the company.

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Georgios Samaras

Non Executive Board Member

Emisia SAAutomotive, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

IBM Cloud Object Storage 8.7

Based on 6 answers

I have been working in IT sector for more than 15 years. I have worked with various vendors. IBM's sales team, support team have been really helpful. After we start to use their product, their UX design team also contacted us to get feedback from us. They are really interested about our experience.

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Christopher J Evans

IT Manager

Nation FarmChemicals, 51-200 employees

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IBM Cloud File Storage 9.0

Based on 8 answers

Anytime I have needed any assistance with setting up or troubleshooting an issue with this software, whether it be through email or phone, their support team has been helpful, prompt, and easy to work with. I am overall very satisfied with the support they provide that I receive. One of the most helpful teams.

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Director in Information Technology

Computer Networking Company, 11-50 employees

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Implementation Rating

IBM Cloud Object Storage 8.5

Based on 2 answers

IBM's professional service for migrating data and implementing new cloud environment was perfect. They started to help us before we begin to bring together all data such as how can it could be best to transfer all data without problems. During the migration they watched all the process closely to prevent any failure. Lastly, after the migration, they gave us trainings on implementation.

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Christopher J Evans

IT Manager

Nation FarmChemicals, 51-200 employees

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IBM Cloud File Storage 8.0

Based on 2 answers

Our contact at IBM helped the entire company roll out with the cloud and it really helped. They were available all the time to answer any questions, adn troubleshoot any hiccups along the way. Most of our issues were use error, and they never got frustrated and were always willing to help

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Account Manager in Marketing

Public Relations & Communications Company, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I have evaluated Amazon S3 and Google's Cloud Platform.IBM Cloud Platform is well documented and very integrated with its other range of cloud services.It's quite difficult to differentiate between them all. IBM Cloud Storage is not a service I would have considered on its own merit, but with the power of Watson, which was an absolute pleasure to work with, alongside the cloud server options, I think the IBM cloud ecosystem provides something for everyone.

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Keldon Alleyne

Programmer

Avasopht DevelopmentComputer Games, 1-10 employees

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My company also uses Citrix for academic course purposes. But we are in the service sector, Citrix was not appropriate and also slower. Our purpose has been well served by the features of IBM Cloud File Storage such as great capacity, and faster and safer tech

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Former Employee in Customer Service

Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Return on Investment

Prior to cloud storage, we used on-premises storage devices to store and backup, and sometimes it was a headache to scale up or down the storage according to our needs. With the introduction of Cloud Object Storage, we don't have to worry about scaling.
The uptime is also improved a lot after the introduction of Cloud Object Storage in our organization
Obviously, it's a very cost-effective way to store and archive data.

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Verified User

Contributor in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 201-500 employees

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Positive on removing older outdated shared local drives for storage
Positive on cost and IT management resources to mange network storage

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Analyst in Professional Services

Telecommunications Company, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

IBM Cloud Object Storage Editions & Modules

Edition

Lite Plan	Free¹
Standard Plan	There is no minimum fee, pay only for what you use²

Up to 25 GB/mo. For all terms go to https://www.ibm.com/cloud/object-storage
For pricing and all terms go to https://www.ibm.com/cloud/object-storage

Additional Pricing Details

The Lite and Standard service plans for Cloud Object Storage include resiliency options, flexible data classes and built-in security. Pricing is based on your choice of location, storage class and resiliency choice.

General

Free Trial

—

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

—

Entry-level set up fee?

No

IBM Cloud File Storage Editions & Modules

—

Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

IBM Cloud Object Storage

IBM Cloud File Storage

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