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IBM Cloud Object Storage
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8.7
87%
Dynamic scaling (116)
8.3
83%
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime (114)
8.2
82%
Monitoring tools (114)
7.8
78%
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Wiliam de Faria
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GFT Brazil (Information Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees)Pricing
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Free
Cloud
Up to 25 GB/mo. For all terms go to https://www.ibm.com/cloud/object-storage
Standard Plan
There is no minimum fee, pay only for what you use
Cloud
For pricing and all terms go to https://www.ibm.com/cloud/object-storage
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting / Integration Services
Features Scorecard
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
8.1
81%
Product Details
What is IBM Cloud Object Storage?
IBM Cloud Object Storage makes it possible to store practically limitless amounts of data, simply and cost effectively. It is commonly used as storage for web sites and mobile applications, data archiving and backup, enterprise file services, and analytics. Flexible storage class tiers with a policy-based archive lets users effectively manage costs while meeting data access needs. The integrated Aspera high-speed data transfer option makes it easy to transfer data to and from Cloud Object Storage, and query-in-place functionality supports running analytics directly on users' data.
Features
Storage classes. Effectively manage costs while meeting data access needs. Storage class tiers are available for active (Standard), cool (Vault), cold (Cold Vault) and dynamic (Flex) data
Archive. Apply an age-based archive policy to move objects from any storage class to long term, lower-cost storage
Resiliency options. Meet availability and resiliency needs. Options include Cross Region, Regional or Single Data Center
Integrated Aspera high-speed data transfer. Quickly transfer data to and from IBM Cloud Object Storage with no cost for data ingress
Query-in-place. Run analytics directly on data at rest using IBM SQL Query
Data durability. Designed for 99.999999999-percent data durability
Encryption. Leverage server-side encryption. Optionally manage encryption keys or use IBM Key Protect
Identity and Access Management. Manage access control using role-based policies
IBM Cloud Object Storage Features
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Features
- Supported: Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
- Supported: Dynamic scaling
- Supported: Elastic load balancing
- Supported: Monitoring tools
- Supported: Security controls
Additional Features
- Supported: Flexibe Storage Class Tiers
- Supported: Policy-based archive
- Supported: Integrated Aspera high-speed data transfer option
- Supported: Query data in place
- Supported: Access Management and Permissions
- Supported: SDKs
IBM Cloud Object Storage Screenshots
IBM Cloud Object Storage Video
Object storage enables you to store large amounts of data in a highly scalable manner. Whether you have a server, web application, or a back-up requirement, you can easily store your data with object storage using REST APIs.
IBM Cloud Object Storage Integrations
- IBM Spectrum Protect
- Komprise
- Veritas NetBackup
- IBM Analytics Engine
- IBM Cloud Mass Data Migration
- CTERA
- IBM FileNet
- Cloudberry Explorer Pro
- CommVault Simpana
- DBM Cloud Aire
- Watson Studio (formerly IBM Data Science Experience)
- IBM Content Manager OnDemand
- IBM Aspera
- Nasuni Filer
- NICE Trading Recording
- NICE Engage
- Panzura Filer
- Rclone
- Storage Made Easy
IBM Cloud Object Storage Competitors
- Google Cloud Storage
- Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
- Microsoft Azure Blob Storage
IBM Cloud Object Storage Technical Details
| Deployment Types | SaaS |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
| Supported Countries | Worldwide |
| Supported Languages | English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean. |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is IBM Cloud Object Storage?
IBM Cloud Object Storage is an IBM Cloud product in the endpoint backup and IaaS categories. It is commonly used for data archiving and backup, for web and mobile applications, and as scalable, persistent storage for analytics.
What are IBM Cloud Object Storage's top competitors?
Google Cloud Storage, Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), and IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers are common alternatives for IBM Cloud Object Storage.
What is IBM Cloud Object Storage's best feature?
Reviewers rate Security controls highest, with a score of 8.7.
Who uses IBM Cloud Object Storage?
The most common users of IBM Cloud Object Storage are from Enterprises and the Information Technology & Services industry.
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December 07, 2021
Fully satisfied customer, Gives you full value of your money from the best, highly glorified storage platform.
Overall my experience with IBM Cloud Object Storage has been very outstanding for four years now. I appreciate the highly trained, experienced, supportive, and proactive 24.7 customer support team for making time for us whenever we have any issues. Security is excellent, built-in encryption and policy enable lockable WORM storage. We are able to access data concurrently from any location. It provides automatic failover, data rebuild, auto-expansion, and rebalancing.
- Scale performance and capacity from terabytes to exabytes.
- Security built-in encryption and policy enable lockable WORM storage.
- I love the support team which is supportive and proactive 24/7.
- Delivers geo-protected data with Information Dispersal Algorithm (IDA) efficiency, available as software-only or fully supported appliances solutions.
- Enhanced file access.
- The online documentation needs reviewing and adding more details to it.
- Cost sometimes can be an issue between multiple regions.
IBM Cloud SQL allows us to access a variety of information from databases, including information about products, stocks, orders, and makes the retrieval, sorting, and analysis of this data much easier. Also, we are able to combine data from several data sources. A table usually displays data that it stores. View records that meet our criteria.
November 21, 2021
how many more surprises will IBM bring?
I have used IBM Cloud for several companies as an example of performance in handling data of different nature. I have applied it mainly in the analysis of sales of commercial chains and the restocking of their stores, both with great results.
The main impact is noted in the response time to prepare the queries and for subsequent operations with the data.
- importing excel files
- importing format and coma separated text files
- uploading data in less time than expected
- retail sales (comercial)
- juice extractor plant's performance (industrial)
- diabetes statistics (medical)
I know it but have used very little in my work yet. I hope in the very near future to find the opportunity to dedicate more time to the experimentation of this facility and to recognize its requirements and advantages, then to be able to get more out of the IBM Cloud for my clients and organizations.
November 04, 2021
Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Object Storage
I find IBM Cloud [Object] Storage as a very cost-effective solution. I would greatly recommend it to someone who is about to start their cloud journey because of its flexibility in learning and easy-to-use interface. It is highly scalable as compared to traditional storage which is there on the market and it also can store up to a large petabyte & exabytes of data. Our organization uses the IBM Watson Assistance chatbot to help our customers better guide through our website. It greatly helps by solving our real-time customer's issues with ease. A few issues we faced while running the services were adding multiple concurrent connection operations. Apart from that, it's very reliable and a great service which IBM provides.
- Cloud storage allows you to save data and files in an off-site location that you access either through the public internet or a dedicated private network connection.
- Cloud storage delivers a cost-effective, scalable alternative to storing files on on-premise hard drives or storage networks.
- Cloud storage services provide elasticity, which means you can scale capacity as your data volumes increase or dial down capacity if necessary.
- Business continuity of Storing data offsite supports business continuity in the event that a natural disaster or terrorist attack cuts access to your premises.
- Security concerns are common with cloud-based services.
- Offloading maintenance and management to a third party offers advantages but also can limit your control over your data.
- Delays in data transmission to and from the cloud can occur as a result of traffic congestion, especially when you use shared public internet connections.
- Regulatory compliance
I am using IBM Cloud Object Storage to work on projects that will enable me to obtain a Data Science Certificate from Coursera in order to expand the consulting capabilities of the company. I plan to continue using it professionally in my consulting work. IBM Cloud Object Storage is awesome for storing data from web pages that you need to manipulate or display in different ways. Your data is stored with the latest security measures. The time to load your data is incredibly fast for the price point. Backup versions in the cloud are extremely valuable.
December 28, 2021
robust, secure and fast to store your data
We use IBM Cloud Object Storage to store IBM QRadar data and be able to achieve greater connectivity between security monitoring tools. besides being easy to set up and powerful in storage able to keep the data safely and efficiently and be able to admony the machines and data bucket in a single environment
- integral data storage ecosystem
- data security and backup storage efficiency
- Maximize performance
- simpler creation template
- more visible execution status
I don't need to use
[IBM Cloud Object Storage] is utilized in our
IT department, most specifically. I have found it [to be] a convenient and
advanced tool for data storage as well as for the management of the data
lifecycle. It is a solution that is great for data recovery, storage,
cost-effectiveness, and time saver. A scalable tool that has the propensity to
store massive files of petabyte data.
- IBM [Cloud Object Storage] is great for the data [storage]. Even [with] bulky files and we can [still] get access to those data files without facing any complex or perplexing situations.
- It is a scalable tool, and has made it easy for us to scale our data as the volume of our files increases.
- It is a highly protective and secure platform, and our company’s secrecy is maintained with it.
- It provides details of the usage.
- I am not content with its collaboration feature.
- Sharing data is not easy, and should be improved.
- The condition to get access to IBM cloud storage by only utilizing an IBM Cloud account is a bit unsatisfying for us.
It is the most important feature for our company as it helps
in analyzing the data in a swift demeanor. [With] IBM [Cloud Object] Storage, we can look for
the required data within the storage using it. SQL Query is a feature to
facilitate data exploration, and it is performing its task in a highly efficient
way.
November 30, 2021
Doing customer solutions with higher speed and security
My research department requires powerful and fast machines set up to run the sensitive medical gadget algorithms code. Only we rely on IBM [Cloud Object Storage], and it offers us cloud application data storage that is able to perform and respond in quick speed and efficiency. We know our data is secured with IBM [Cloud Object Storage] and love the high bandwidth for fast remote access with [a] higher level of security. Normally we are [avoiding making] deletion mistakes, but humans [are] always present during research and codes modification.
- Privacy and security is key of success
- Always ready to serve with high bandwidth speedy actions
- Best cloud storage for working teams and all members work[ing] on [the] same project from different locations
- Best for medium/small size organizations with balanced integrated system
- Documentation need revisions and should add more details
- Support team requires more confidence/knowledge to understand customer problems
- Sometime [there are] sudden delays in synchronization of data but overall it's perfect
We have been using SQL queries to monitor customers' tickets on regular basis to identify workload and tracking. It helps us [create] reports, analytics, and presentations. Further, we [have] not used it in depth because [the] organization has assigned these specific tasks to HR/Audits teams and gives them full access to IBM Database for SQL queries only.
November 30, 2021
File storage that adapts as your infrastructure scales
We use Cloud Object Storage to store documents that are uploaded to our web application. We also use it for archiving internal files large and small, such as backups and media files. We primarily use it because there are no limitations on the amount of data we can store and because it has auto expiration features that will delete older files based on a date.
- Stores both short term and long term files.
- Auto scales based on our usage.
- Auto deletes older files.
- Searching for files by keyword could be better. Currently one can only filter by prefix.
We have not used this feature.
November 30, 2021
IBM Cloud Object Storage, Fast and Flexible storage service.
Previously, we [had] servers with pre-defined configurations and resources. But when data grows, it's difficult to store and manage data, [so] we come to a solution that IBM Cloud Object Storage resolved our issue. It provides flexible services to store and maintain data with all-time availability. [No], we no need to worry about data backup and data availability for users.
- Scalability
- Durability
- High availability
- Data migration
- As of now all features are working fine, so not much except improvements in SDK
- Cost difference between multiple regions
IBM Cloud Object Storage provides IBM Cloud Query directly to data location. It provides a server-less architecture to run the query and filter your data when needed. IBM Cloud Query provides a cost-effective service that provides pay amount per query price. IBM Cloud query provides data formats that we can use for our requirement, which can be JSON and CSV.
November 23, 2021
Efficient Cloud Server and Data Storage Platform
IBM Cloud Object Storage is used across our organization in each department to store data and transfer files. It has helped us to work on our workloads and save most of our files in a safe and secure platform. We used to lose a lot of data before we deployed this platform from unnecessary circumstances but since we deployed this tool everything has been running smoothly.
- Data and files storage
- Security to our organization information
- I have not come across any potential challenge that can lead to changes.
- There is no missing functionality.
The data analysis feature [has] been very helpful in giving us on-time analytics that we highly [rely] on. It has large and well-planned database services that give us the most reliable and effective cloud data services that we require. The built-in query makes it easy to search and find any information from our cloud services without wasting any time.
November 22, 2021
Best usage review of IBM Cloud Object Storage
We use IBM Cloud Object Storage mostly in the IT department, but the finance department also has access. We use the platform to train new employees so that they get used to cloud storage services. The main reason why we opted for IBM Cloud Object Storage is that it is easy to use, access data, scale, and backing up data is also straightforward.
- SQL Query Service is perfect
- Backup versions in the cloud are extremely valuable.
- It provides each and every using details, that is available online.
- Data Storage has a limitation of 200 MB, when uploaded trough console.
- Collaboration and sharing needs improvements
- UI needs improvements
November 21, 2021
Smart Platform for Data Storage
IBM Cloud Object Storage provides a unique experience to store your data on IBM Server. You have to create a bucket, add your desired data in that bucket and you can store that data to IBM Cloud Object Storage, from where that data can be accessed anytime and anywhere. it really helps us to secure our data.
- It stores data that can be retrieved anytime.
- It provides each and every using details, that is available online.
- New users can access the online tutorials to get better user experience.
- Data Storage has limitation of 200 MB, when uploaded trough console.
- IBM Cloud Object Storage is difficult to use properly without proper guidance
- IBM Cloud Object Storage can be accessed only having IBM Cloud Account.
IBM Cloud SQL query can analyze data in a fast and quick way that [resides] in IBM storage. It's a good tool to find and examine the desired data within IBM Cloud Object Storage. It is an easy data exploration tool. It also saves time and resources in creating any query and getting answered.
September 03, 2021
Powerhouse for Independent Consultants
I am using IBM Cloud Object Storage to work on projects that will enable me to obtain a Data Science Certificate from Coursera in order to expand the consulting capabilities of the company. I plan to continue using it professionally in my consulting work.
- Your data is stored with the latest security measures.
- The time to load your data is incredibly fast for the price point.
- Backup versions in the cloud are extremely valuable.
- Faster load times
I haven't used this feature.
For multinational companies, we use IBM Cloud [Object] Storage for regional and cross-region cloud storage. And that with a lot of data. We ended up "trying" IBM for having servers in specific countries and we wanted to lower the transfer times of data. This with the options to make private clouds and public clouds, to make specific files accessible, on [specific] locations based on geodata.
- Security - We did many tests with many cloud solutions and IBM performed in the top options
- They have a cold vault service that is perfect for backups
- Easy to scale
- Easy to setup with multiple devices
- The speed, this was a important part, but we still have many desyncs.
- Setup with specific rules and data migrations can be a hassle.
- The UI can be daunting, it needs another look from UX perspective.
Yeh, we used this for web projects to create cloud-based databases for collaboration projects. And also to fetch data for creating reports with automated tools.
November 24, 2021
IBM Cloud Object Storage...The best for any big data corporation
With the proliferation of cloud computing, object storage is being widely adopted for the management of unstructured data, and analysts estimate that this will represent the majority of all data globally in the near future. As a researcher in machine learning, I have huge data sets I use, for example, the TUH EEG Corpus, the world’s largest
publicly available database of clinical EEG data, comprising more than 25,000
EEG records and over 14,000 patients. I use this dataset in my study.
- Affordability.
- Cloud compatibility.
- Storing and/or managing unstructured data.
- I cannot think of any area IBM cloud storage needs to improve. It is a complete service - where users can store and/or manage unstructured data, build, deploy, and AI models. Complete with videos to learn about Watson Studio.
I haven't used the Cloud SQL query yet.
September 22, 2021
One Storage Dev
[IBM Cloud Object Storage] provides agile access from cloud environments such as applications and backups, security, and access from scalable environments such as Docker or Kubernetes. It does not address any business problems.
- Excellent storage of services as a database
- Documents code of development
- Sharing of applications on the cloud
- Company data backup
It is a great advantage to perform data analysis tasks, applicable in data management processes stored for large volumes of data. It is applicable in areas such as Data Lake, Data Mart, and AI processes, with data stored in this storage technology.
September 07, 2021
Effective cloud storage
We are currently using the software to store business resources. Right now it’s only being used by essential staff [and] we have several classes and protocols we keep in the cloud. IBM Cloud Object Storage is perfect for keeping large files secure and easy to access.
- Store large files
- Organize information
- Secures information
- Multi user login
Yes it’s helpful when retrieving information and correlating data.
January 13, 2022
IBM Cloud Object Storage - Great for my organisation
We at our organization are using Cloud Object Storage for our growth as it has helped to reduce our storage costs and accelerate data transfer. Our developers are greatly benefitting from it as it has helped them to boost their productivity a lot. With IBM's Cloud Object Storage, we are easily able to increase our scalability and hence work better.
- Cost Effective
- Flexibility
- Scalability
- Can be made more developer friendly.
- Can be improved both in terms of User Interface and User experience and made more secure.
- The documentation can be made better.
It is highly advantageous to perform various kinds of data analysis tasks. It allows [us] to access a variety of information and also enables us to combine data from various data sources. It provides an extremely secure and flexible storage solution [that] prevents the issues associated with local storage. Looking forward to exploring more!
September 22, 2021
IBM Cloud Object Storage - A swift and simple service for all your deep learning needs!
This service is being used exclusively within the Computing department at the university. It is being used as an alternative to students accessing machines in person as we have students that work remotely. This significantly reduces our outgoings on high end technology as we don't need to have 300+ machines with high end specifications.
- Runs without delay
- Processes large amounts of data quickly
- Accessible for users of different technical levels
- The UI and layout of applied storage should be simplified.
- Commercial rates should be easier to quote.
As we teach modules related to front end development and server side maintenance, this service has been very beneficial. Students have been able to utilize this service as a cloud storage solution for a variety of projects that they have worked on. This provides a secure and flexible storage solution which prevents the issues associated with localized storage.
December 22, 2021
Good place to start
I have used it for completing the IBM AI course which helped me learn AI and computing.
- Objects (data) in an object-storage system are accessed via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
- You can store any number of static files on an object storage instance to be called by an API.
- File storage
- Block storage offers an alternative to file-based storage—one with improved efficiency and performance.
- Linkages with thirds party ( Aure / AWS etc).
It is been beneficial, I have not used it.
We have used several IBM Cloud products. IBM Cloud Object Storage allowed us to use a solution for unstructured data storage within the ecosystem of our other products. Most systems, including ours, has significant unstructured data, so finding a scalable solution for this data, and APIs to read and write this data, was paramount.
- Scalable unstructured data storage
- Built-out client APIs
- Competitive IO
- The price
- Better storage class management
We have not used this feature.
November 18, 2021
The IBM way
I am new to Cloud services and I feel the experience is very user-friendly and a lot of options are available for even a free user. So far loving the experience. The Object storage creation has pay-as-you-go options, a subscription option, and a free object creation option. For a learner, this is the best place to just get the feel of it.
- We can upload files of any type
- The default storage capacity is 25 Gb
- We can choose even payed service for more capacity
- Region and data centre options are available
- On premium account you can get best support
- I think file uploaded should be allowed to edit or modify
- There could be more options for a free account
- Overall no issues
Still need to use this option
November 30, 2021
The best data storage option!!
As we work in information technology department, there is a lot of unstructured data in our organization to manage and to store it IBM Cloud Storage helps us ease the process.
- Managing unstructured data.
- Helping us deal with lot of data with the help of multiple petabytes.
- Accessing data on the cloud becomes easy.
- Cost is one the major fields where IBM Cloud Storage can improve.
- The UI of the applied storage is a bit complex.
- Overall there are not much issues I face.
November 22, 2021
Very Efficient and Simple Storage Environment
We used IBM Cloud Object Storage to store large files which were based on assets such as JSON files, batches of photos, and trained models. It is very efficient to manipulate these files. We used it also to train models and to save our projects. This software is secure and easy to access and very flexible for anyone who wants to use it.
- Easy access
- High security
- Storing very large files
- High price
- User interface needs to be improved
- More documentation and tutorials
We didn't use this feature IBM Cloud SQL query.
November 04, 2021
A great service and good value for money.
I am creating my own pipeline for some bioinformatics analysis and IBM Watson studio comes in handy when I need high computing resources to train my machine learning models. There are other features of Watson studio which I am yet to explore. However, so far, I have really enjoyed using it in training my machine learning models.
- High processing power
- Support for AI/ Machine Learning
- Reasonable pricing
- Navigating the platform is cumbersome and a simplification would definitely improve user experience.
- More tutorials on its usage in the field of bioinformatics with cancer and general OMICS data analysis.
- Pricing should be reduced to make it affordable for many.
I have not implemented it yet.
September 21, 2021
Save yourself the pain and use anyone other than IBM
We were using IBM Cloud Object Storage for bulk storage solutions for data generated by research labs within the institution. We were targeting non-HIPPA data to interface easily with IBM Watson's cloud computing environment.
- Honestly, I don't have any examples of what it did well [from my experience].
- [I believe] they have horrific customer service. We tried multiple times to upgrade our account from pay-as-you-go to a subscription service. We were quoted for wrong parts multiple times and eventually chose to abandon the use of IBM Watson altogether, in favor of a different cloud computing service.
- [I feel] the use of Cloud Object Storage and how it interfaces with the notebook environment is clunky and awkward at best.
- [In my experience] the organization of objects within projects is also awkward and clunky.
Clearly, it would be beneficial, but [in my experience] getting to the point where you can have nicely maintained data in a query-able environment is so cumbersome that it's not worth it.