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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.
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- Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime (129)8.080%
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Pricing
Lite Plan
Free
Standard Plan
There is no minimum fee, pay only for what you use
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Features
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
IaaS provides the basic building blocks for an IT infrastructure like servers, storage, and networking, in an on-demand model over the Internet
- 8Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime(129) Ratings
The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA
- 8.9Dynamic scaling(131) Ratings
Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs
- 8.2Elastic load balancing(128) Ratings
Automatic balancing and distribution of resources across multiple virtual computers
- 8.4Monitoring tools(131) Ratings
Monitoring tools provide alerts when problems are detected
- 8.7Security controls(136) Ratings
Compliance with security protocols like SSL and AES
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What is IBM Cloud Object Storage?
IBM Cloud Object Storage can be used to store practically limitless amounts of data. 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 manage costs while meeting data access needs. The integrated Aspera high-speed data transfer option makes it easier to transfer data to and from Cloud Object Storage, and query-in-place functionality supports running analytics directly on users' data.
Features
Storage classes. Storage class tiers are available for active (Standard), cool (Vault), cold (Cold Vault) and dynamic (Flex) data
Archive. Age-based archive policy to move objects from any storage class to long term, lower-cost storage
Resiliency options. Options include Cross Region, Regional or Single Data Center
Integrated Aspera high-speed data transfer. Datacan be transferred to and from IBM Cloud Object Storage with no cost for data ingress
Query-in-place. Analytics can run directly on data at rest using IBM SQL Query
Data durability. Designed for 99.999999999-percent data durability
Encryption. Server-side encryption with encryption keys or IBM Key Protect
Identity and Access Management. Access control uses 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
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Integrations
- IBM Storage Protect
- Komprise
- Veritas NetBackup
- IBM Analytics Engine
- IBM File Transfer Service
- CTERA Edge X Series (Cloud Storage Gateways)
- IBM FileNet Content Manager
- Commvault Cloud powered by Metallic AI
- IBM Watson Studio on Cloud Pak for Data
- IBM Aspera on Cloud
- Nasuni
- NICE Engage Platform
- CloudBerry Explorer Pro
- DBM Cloud Systems AIRE
- Panzura CloudFS
- Rclone
- IBM Content Manager OnDemand
- NICE Actimize
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | No |
Supported Countries | Worldwide |
Supported Languages | English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean. |
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(76-100 of 145)IBM Cloud in education
- Most durable and reliable when compared to an on-premises storage warehouse. Data written to cloud storage is stored across other regions to achieve almost 99% uptime and durability.
- A secure way to keep user and organization data safe. With IBM Cloud an administrator can set role-based policies and access permission across each level.
- Cost effective technique to store Terabytes of data.
- Personally, there are few to count but sometimes the user experience does not appeal to me.
- When compared to other competitors in the market, IBM lags behind in community meetings and meetup/on-line events and demos.
IBM is the Best Cloud Service
- Maintain formats well
- Very easy to open and modify data
- Interactive
- Data is automatically deleted sometimes if a query is mistaken. They could add a pop-up to verify if we want to delete the data.
- When running SQL commands and when I want to see the results, it would be better if they would pop-up in another window.
- Make data addition more easy and in fewer steps
Worth Trying IBM ICOS
- Easy to setup
- Easy integration with IBM products
- Scalable for needs
- No issues with speed and connectivity
- UI interface needs improvement.
- Documentation and easy use of API.
- Navigation on dashboard.
IBM Cloud Object Storage saves the day!
- Easy to use over other clouds like file upload and download. Also the feature of cataloging helps in maintaining data repositories efficiently.
- Adding credentials directly to services and development notebooks
- Embedded IAM authentication helps in integrating with other IBM cloud services
- Lite plan needs to provide more data storage capacity for new users
- Need to provide data backup facility without extra charges
- File operations should be allowed inside Cloud Object Storage
How IBM Cloud Object Storage and other hardware services are beneficial to our company and products
- Even though it is object storage, I can still use folder structure and store data.
- It adds yet another layer of encrypted protection to our already strong system.
- It was easy to set up and will be valuable to each and every client we help. Ease of use is pretty key.
- Tech support was available via chat and helped us set up our bucket and other needs.
- IBM Cloud Object Storage has errors in their documentation and they could fix the errors.
- While tech support via chat was great, the chat interface was out of sync and very buggy. It must be fixed. It was very difficult to communicate with tech support.
- The entire IBM Cloud Object Storage system is a bit confusing without the use of lots of documentation and some things that were supposed to be automatically set up were not.
Usage of Cloud Object for IBM Discovery
- 25 GB of free storage.
- Easy import of data.
- API integration.
- Process could be faster.
- An interface that caters for people who are using other IBM services, i.e. Discovery.
- To add it as a widget that can quickly be implemented when using other IBM services that need storage.
Inappropriate scenarios: Implementation steps are not suitable for a non-technical person. This is unfortunate because there are more people testing this type of service that are not software developers.
- API biometrics data exchange.
- Biometrics as a service web application development.
- Low costs.
- Scalability.
- Availability.
- Security.
- Web Page Processing/Loading Speeds
- Very easy integration to various tools.
- Replacement for offsite backup.
- More efficient than tape backup for geographic redundancy.
- Great for disaster recovery.
- It would be nice to have more explanation videos for each section offered.
- It would be great to have all the files of a particular project in a single bucket.
It is a pay-as-you-go service available for storing large volumes of data, securely and reliably. So enterprises have more control of the data consumes and budget for it.
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- Built-in compilers.
- Certifications studio.
- Bucket management.
- Bucket naming convention.
- Watson studio layout.
- Paid membership fee.
- Fast uploading/downloading, drag-and-drop options available for files
- Detailed tutorials available
- The user interface is cluttered. Very difficult to navigate to the relevant resources for a beginner. The navigation process is not obvious.
The power of IBM Cloud Object Storage
As I work in a bank, security is very important and this is possible by offering the possibility of encrypting the loaded data by using Key Protect. We're also using it to archive infrequent accessed data for long-term retention.
- File storage.
- Data protection and security.
- Query data in place.
- Data archiving.
- At first, it is not easy to master the user interface.
- Encrypt data stored in IBM Cloud Object Storage.
- IBM Cloud IAM roles can be enforced to be applied to IBM Cloud Object storage.
- Flexible storage class tiers and low-cost archive.
- Possibility to protect data against deletion or modification (Immutable Data Storage).
- Possibility to use IBM SQL Query to analyze data in Cloud Object Storage.
IBM Cloud - Best Cloud Provider
- Ease of Use
- Compatibility
- Price
- Storage Objects
- Haven't found any yet.
Very fast, secure
- Very fast
- Easy to use
- Cheap
- Connections are bit difficult to configure.
- Security is difficult understand.
- Providing access is a difficulty.
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- No credit card information needed for a free account.
- Simple to use.
- Fewer users.
IBM rocks
- Easy to use interface.
- Fast access.
- UX experience.
Great product
- It's easy to access.
- Great community help.
- Free storage.
- Difficult to navigate between notebooks.
Okayish
- Upload unstructured data
- Retrieve data
- Make data available
- Fast Access to uploaded data
- Usability
- Policies
- User interface
Worth giving it a try!
- Really well documented.
- Native integration with K8s.
- Easy to provision.
- Better documentation regarding Kubernetes integration.
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- Secure, stable, and robust parallel file system
- Easy integration to various tools
- Connection speed, high bandwidth
- None
- None
- None
As a games developer I need to offload as much processing as I can. I've not fully made use of it yet, but my tests have shown IBM's Cloud offering and the Cloud Object Storage to fit smoothly into some workflows (due to the diverse range of integrated services).
It's still in early stages, but so far I like what I've seen.
- Integrates with other IBM Cloud services
- Email reports and notifications I can observe at a glance
- Very flexible offerings (including low cost storage)
- Good pricing
- The UX for IBM's cloud platforms can take some time to get used to
- IBM's cloud platform pages are quite heavy, making navigation a bit of a chore
I've never looked at IBM Cloud Object Storage as a service I would use in isolation, but with the range of cloud services available (including Kubernetes, etc.) it's quite easy to roll out services on the IBM cloud platform.
It also feels more stable and secure than most. That's entirely subjective, but their informative status updates make me feel confident in the service.
Powerful computing from IBM
- Resilient storage.
- Powerful infrastructure.
- Customizable service.
- Scalable infrastructure based on my needs.
- Cluster working scheme on various locations.
- Quick responding support desk.
- Confusing user interface for beginners.
- Inadequate tutorials on the web related to IBM COS.
I recommend it to my colleagues who need powerful and robust computing infrastructure. Apart from computational power, it serves well as a backup point.
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- Flexible infrastructure
- Cheap storage
- More integration with Veeam for Direct restore to IBM
- Veeam Native IBM instances backup
- Fast connection speed
- Strong infrastructure
- Strong process power
- Scalable for needs
- Affordable
- Hard to learn at the beginning.
- Lack of language support.
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- APIs could be easily integrated.
- XLS files could be added to a Jupyter Notebook through IBM Cloud Object Storage in IBM Watson Studio.
- SQL files could be added to a Jupyter Notebook through IBM Cloud Object Storage in IBM Watson Studio.
- CSV files could be added to a Jupyter Notebook through IBM Cloud Object Storage in IBM Watson Studio.
- Simplified documentation for the services provided.
- I would like to see better offers for students and researchers using the platform.
- I would like to see resources hosted in India as well.
IBM COS - the ultimate storage disruptor
We usually deal with cloud products but also have high expertise within core IBM products category as well. I'm currently exploring using COS along with IBM Watson Studio to create analytic solutions for my client.
- Working with large data.
- Search indexing.
- Free service data limit.
- File format support beyond CSV.
- External datasource OOTB support for packaged vendors.
- Dashboards
- Aggregated data and text key-based search indexing
- Where you need to pay as you go and don't have a huge data requirement
- As a free data storage service for faster time to market services like dashboards and data refinement flows
- Non RDBMS related requirements