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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- The tutorials are a bit outdated in comparison to the screens shown.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.
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.
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
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.
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.
October 15, 2019
IBM Cloud Object Storage is cost effective and easy to use
It's used to store the backups of the database as replacement to tradional tapes and disks
- Easy to use.
- Quick to load and export.
- Flexible.
- Lower the cost.
- Add more training videos on the IBM website.
October 12, 2019
IBM Cloud Object Storage Review
I only use it for my learning section via Courser. IBM Cloud looks very similar to some competitor's products. However, there are a few companies have a much larger market share in the cloud space.
- No credit card information needed for a free account.
- Simple to use.
- Fewer users.
Out app supports business practices for an entire arm of a company. All files that get parsed also get backed up in COS. Whenever we generate reports for the users, they also get put into COS for safe keeping. When we do DB backups we also dump those in COS as well. Basically it is a huge backup center and place for source documentation.
- The AWS wrapper scripts provide great interoperability cross-cloud.
- It is much faster than the swift storage implementation.
- It is a clean way to store files.
- If they had just used the aws boto_3 as it was and just changed the credentials piece, that would have made it even easier.
- The connection to their services isn't as fast as one would have expected.
- We found issues when pulling lots of files from one IBM service to the other.
September 12, 2019
IBM Cloud Storage: the cornerstone for our product.
We use IBM Cloud Object Storage to handle all our assets for our product deployments which are images, videos and audio files. This helps us keep high availability for our customers that access these resources from their devices.
- Geo-location of user requests
- Permissions and ACL management still needs some improvement if you aren't a CLI wizard.
November 08, 2019
Great product
I use it for personal purposes to test data sets, and it works great for this use.
- It's easy to access.
- Great community help.
- Free storage.
- Difficult to navigate between notebooks.
November 06, 2019
Okayish
It helps us store files to be used with cloud functions.
- Upload unstructured data
- Retrieve data
- Make data available
- Usability
- Policies
- User interface
October 31, 2019
happy to be working with IBM
We use IBM Cloud Storage to backup all our web hosting accounts.
- It's quick
- It's easy
- It's automated
- Awesome to have a chat ready to help in the panel.
- Sometimes it's hard to find your way around the panel.
June 27, 2019
Simple, powerful, flexible data management.
I'm currently using the software to learn some data science fundamentals.
- Intuitive user interface
- Fast, convenient uploads with proprietary software
- Great learning environment for SQL
- I'd like it to be more intuitive (or possible if it's not) to move files from web to storage without first downloading them to a local machine.
We're currently running analyses to determine the effectiveness of different marketing campaigns. IBM Cloud Storage is being used to store our data and associated models.
- Ease of use.
- Interface is slightly cumbersome.
January 23, 2019
Fulfills what it promises, friendly interface, and super easily integrated with other IBM services
We're using the IBM Cloud Object Storage in the development/IT/data engineer areas of the organization. We developed various services, applications, and solutions for our clients, which need a storage cloud service with a high availability and resiliency and that is global and scalable and with good prices. The IBM Cloud Object Storage provides all these requirements for our clients.
- Global. Multi-region cloud storage with easy mode.
- Super easy simple interface.
- Easy to connect with other services in the IBM cloud.
- The police group tutorial or detailed guide for bucket polices.
February 27, 2019
IBM cloud storage as simple as good
We use IBM Cloud Object Storage to store photos and other files related to our applications. We use the cloud storage service since we don't want to manage and backup those files manually. This is why this cloud solution is perfect for us. It allows us to focus on things that really matter.
- Good performance
- Easy to set up
- Secure
- Flexible
- Batch download
- Web UI not really intuitive
- More SDK examples
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
Categories: Cloud Storage, Infrastructure-as-a-Service
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 |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems: | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application: | No |
| Supported Countries: | Worldwide |
| Supported Languages: | English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean. |