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October 30, 2019
IBM Cloud Object Storage Reviewed by Destiny Corporation
IBM Cloud Object Storage is used in our organization and for our clients. For example, for claims analysis in insurance, it is used to help identify and classify claims allowing clients to make a decision to pay out benefits or deploy an adjuster. This helps clients save money through this early classification process.
- Identify the level of damage in an automobile claim.
- Classify the mood of customers through a modified facial recognition.
- Tracking individuals in public spaces, understanding the traffic patterns of venue attendees.
- 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- The tutorials are a bit outdated in comparison to the screens shown.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.
December 16, 2019
Scalable Cloud Storage At Affordable Prices.
It is being used by our hosting department, which I oversee, to backup data from our main servers and primary backup storage servers. It allows us to ensure that all customers' data, and other particulars are kept in a safe, off-server "holding area". This also allows us to make changes to our primary backup servers without worry that we will lose any files.
- Allows for safe off-server storage methods
- Very easy setup with Linux OS
- More documentation
- Bring in a script to automatically do the setup
December 09, 2019
IBM Cloud Storage is working amazing for us!
We just began to use IBM Cloud Object Storage. We are testing hosting internal files on IBM to serve files in regions for quicker resolve/page speed. We plan to test different regions and to observe if having an authority like IBM serve files to website visitors seems to have a positive impact on search engine results.
- UI
- UX
- Initial Setup
- Explanation videos for each section offered
November 17, 2019
IBM for Clinical Support Used Daily
I am using a cloud storage solution to build object detection machine learning models to use in applications for slide analysis for pathology. I would like to highlight cells and get their count, mean cell volume, and any shape discrepancies and use augmented reality to project the findings onto the slide in real time to enhance the performance of the pathologist.
- Machine Learning and cloud based HIPPA compliant storage solutions for back end data support for mobile and web based applications
- IBM does offer fast machine learning interfaces for natural language processing which I will be using for a chronic cough project.
- Better help functions or API support, sometimes the documentation is a little hard to follow.
- Better GUI for machine learning construction, Python can be a bit heavy to run and use and command line interfaces are tough when you want feedback to how something is processing.
- Whole slide analysis from the developer program had some problems retrieving the correct version of sci-kit so I was unable to finish the example project to build a web server of tiled images from an SVS whole slide image for analysis. Did not see a help button but would love to have help to finish.
November 14, 2019
Smart application with best cloud service.
I'm working on an Optical Character Recognition problem for one of the NIST's public safety projects. I have been using the IBM Cloud services, like Object Storage, Spark and Watson NLU. I have used Cloud Object Storage to store the input image files and output text files.
My team is also using Cloud Object Storage for hosting the application's data. We are using the Watson API's to connect it with Jupyter Notebook for building the OCR model that could extract the text data from an input image file. The data that we are working on is license plate information that we are trying to extract the state, car number, etc. from. We are integrating the OCR application with a hands-free virtual assistant to build a robust product that would help first responders to do their job efficiently and easily without using hands (Hands-Free Device Control using Virtual Assistants).
My team is also using Cloud Object Storage for hosting the application's data. We are using the Watson API's to connect it with Jupyter Notebook for building the OCR model that could extract the text data from an input image file. The data that we are working on is license plate information that we are trying to extract the state, car number, etc. from. We are integrating the OCR application with a hands-free virtual assistant to build a robust product that would help first responders to do their job efficiently and easily without using hands (Hands-Free Device Control using Virtual Assistants).
- Data is stored as a different object
- Application can be scaled
- Reliability and accessibility
- It is not CJIS compliant
- It is sometimes slow due to IO traffic
- Since it's public cloud storage, security and privacy is a concern
IBM Cloud Object Storage is used for two purposes:
- It is used for nightly backups of 2 Windows 2016 Servers.
- It is used for nightly backups of Network Area Storage.
It uses IBM Cloud Objects Storage and the problem that it addresses is the quick recovery in the event of an onsite disaster that cannot be addressed locally
- Onsite servers back up quickly to the cloud.
- There is no complex cost structure. Costs are simple to figure out. Unlike some other Cloud Storage Services that I evaluated there were Technical Sales reps available by a chat with quick and complete answers.
- The online sales rep provided me his direct number and when we came across a challenge while setting up API Keys he searched for a tech in the cloud backup group while still on the call to help me through it.
- Once you go through the implementation process things are easy to find but I would have like to see a cheat sheet with step by step instructions on how to register then where to go from there. Creating the Account > Creating your object storage > Creating your bucket > generating API Keys.
November 08, 2019
Offers Exceptional Understanding and Flexibility for Managing the Object Data Lifecycle
As a researcher, developer, and product manager IBM Cloud Storage allows me to focus my time on the specific problem I am solving for, rather than tie up my time with administering storage devices/capacity. IBM Cloud Storage is simple to use. Storage capacity is available within minutes.
- Data stored with IBM is protected and secured.
- In active dev/QA/prod environments, storage can be utilized for archiving and backups.
- When integrated into product (web/mobile app) architecture, it can assure scalable, persistent storage.
- Although navigation/usage is "simple" on the surface, one does need a solid technical understanding of how to implement and maintaining cloud storage as it applies to the problem(s) one is solving.
- I think IBM could better promote its capabilities by offering more real-world architectural and implementation examples of how ICOS would fit in a typical enterprise application requiring different retrieval strategies regarding visual analytics over time; merging current data with legacy object data.
October 15, 2019
IBM Cloud Object Storage Review
I am using it for Object-oriented storage.
- Object-oriented storage.
- The number of storage options is more than other providers.
- Free storage during the testing trial allows you to test out the options.
- In multi-region, only a few options are available.
January 14, 2020
Cloud Object Storage Review
I use IBM Cloud Object Storage for pursuing IBM Data Science and Engineering Professional Certificate offered by IBM through Coursera. IBM Cloud Object Store helped me access my data files to be incorporated in my projects conveniently in the form of a cloud object. Thus, helping me to access my data files in a convenient manner through the cloud and my data is always available to me.
- CSV files could be added to a Jupyter Notebook through IBM Cloud Object Storage.
- XLS files could be added to a Jupyter Notebook through IBM Cloud Object Storage.
- SQL files could be added to a Jupyter Notebook through IBM Cloud Object Storage.
- I would like to see better offers for students and researchers.
December 19, 2019
Best service ever except for developing and SDK for PHP users.
It is really nice, but I just hope that in the future there will be PHP SDK too.
- Data Backups
- Backup Retrievals
- Provision of PHP SDK
- Provision of HTTP API Access
December 18, 2019
IBM COS
We are using Cloud Object Storage to store images derived by our Conv Neural Nets at various in-the-field locations. These are later used to retrain our models, so they are valuable to us. Our organisation is quite small so it is used by all colleagues, for all clients who are using these particular products.
- Easy to set up.
- Direct connection to other services such as ML.
- We have not experienced this yet.
December 04, 2019
IBM COS is a nice product/service!
Cloud Object Storage is being used across the organisation. It solves the problem of data resiliency and availability for large amounts of archive data.
- Accessors - docker deployment, VM deployment, hardware deployment (flexibility).
- Data protection - erasure coding + IDA.
- Performance.
- No idea
November 25, 2019
IBM: The best
I am using the IBM Cloud Object Storage to store the HTML files while I am learning the Python programming language online through the Coursera platform.
- Cost-effective geo-dispersed data protection.
- Data tagging with IBM Spectrum Discover.
- Engineered for massive scalability.
- Need to lower the cost still.
November 20, 2019
IBM Cloud Object Storage Review
The whole organization uses it. We use it to store casual and critical data. We also sometimes upload our saved meetings, calendars, and reports to be available for all employees. It is useful as it facilitates sharing some data with other businesses we work with. The most important thing we can use this data for is exploratory analysis and data visualization without downloading it. We take the results to create insightful reports and sometimes use AI functions.
- Easy sharing
- Database analysis without downloading files or using any API
- High levels of security
- Simplification of the interface
- Renaming some features to be more easily understood, as some words are very ambiguous
November 14, 2019
IBM Cloud Object Storage Benefits
We are focused on providing policy admin solutions for insurance companies around the world. I am using IBM Cloud Object Storage first to learn how it works and how it can be best implemented for our customers.
- Flexibility to create very easy object storage
- Pay only for what you use
- Redundancy in different storage locations
- There are some regulations that do not allow us to store personal information outside of the country. I would like to have the possibility to store the information in a cloud where their infrastructure is inside Mexico
November 12, 2019
Very fast, secure
Used in moving custom files for data science exploration in collaboration with Watson Studio.
- Very fast
- Easy to use
- Cheap
- Connections are bit difficult to configure.
- Security is difficult understand.
- Providing access is a difficulty.
November 11, 2019
IBM Cloud Object Storage Review
When I tried to use other storage providers I saw that they had very low TPU and speed. IBM Cloud Object Storage is the best storage I've had the opportunity to use.
- High speed.
- Easy to use.
- Very extendable with other sources.
- 25GB/Month storage isn't enough sometimes.
November 11, 2019
IBM Cloud Object Storage Review
I used IBM object storage for the Call for Code Challenge. I also used object storage with IBM tealeaf to transfer replay sessions data to Object Storage. This was used to develop a POC. It was used by a department under the practice team.
- It is easy to use and deploy.
- Well written documentation with steps.
- Quick set-up with API access for IAM.
- Nothing to improve on!
November 11, 2019
Make an informed selection/rejection
IBM Cloud Object Storage is used for storing structured as well as unstructured data. The data files to be used further in various ML model development and learning. It is also a healthy source of practicing new storage score and get used to with future trends and technologies. I strongly recommend it to other B2B users as well.
- The structured form of data storage.
- Unstructured form of data storage.
- Easy access to both.
- It depends on user to use and what he/she may find comfortable.
October 31, 2019
Love it!
Stores unstructured data for later use in a secure cloud. We have lost many computers before and this is a great free alternative for our small business.
- Storage.
- Programing help.
- Hard to start.
- Lots of options.
- Can be overwhelming.
Currently, I am taking a course to learn how to use IBM Cloud Storage. It is my hope to one day introduce it to my organization for possible use in the Data Analytics department.
- Visual recognition is a very nice tool. It provides phenomenal data that the average person would not recognize.
- Project sharing is great.
- Ability to create so many projects using various codes, such as Python, R, and Scala.
- Not very user-friendly.
- I am just learning to use this resource and I am finding it very difficult to navigate.
October 18, 2019
Worth giving it a try!
We are using the IBM COS for our Kubernetes cluster.
- Really well documented.
- Native integration with K8s.
- Easy to provision.
- Better documentation regarding Kubernetes integration.
October 15, 2019
IBM Cloud Object Storage Review
We Have ECM Solution that requires a shared and HA storage, and we used the same solution for demos for our client
- Good security.
- HA, and IBM support.
- Easy to manage.
- Cloud storage on-prems.
January 13, 2020
IBM Cloud Object Storage: effective data storage solution for Data Science applications
Our company will be soon providing our clients with consulting, training, support and deployment services on AI and machine learning technologies, and more in general on data science matters. IBM COS is our preferred solution when it comes to storing large amounts of data, thanks to its convenience, scalability and ability to perform in-the-cloud queries (via IBM SQL Query) and analytics.
- High speed transfer of data to and from the COS.
- High security standards.
- I have no special improvement suggestion to make at this time.
December 20, 2019
Perfect for Individual User
I use IBM storage myself, not in my organization. I use it to store data files and python notebooks.
- Fast.
- Free account option for individual users.
- More detailed support documents.
- More instructions on the interface.
IBM Cloud Object Storage Scorecard Summary
Feature Scorecard Summary
About 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 Screenshots
IBM Cloud Object Storage Video
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Data is your business.
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
Pricing
- Has featureFree Trial Available?Yes
- Has featureFree or Freemium Version Available?Yes
- Has featurePremium Consulting/Integration Services Available?Yes
- Entry-level set up fee?No
| Edition | Pricing Details | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Lite Plan | Free | 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 | For pricing and all terms go to https://www.ibm.com/cloud/object-storage |
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.
IBM Cloud Object Storage Support Options
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Technical Details
| Deployment Types: | SaaS |
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| Operating Systems: | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application: | No |
| Supported Countries: | Worldwide |
| Supported Languages: | English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean. |