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IBM Cloud Object Storage

IBM Cloud Object Storage

Overview

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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Recent Reviews

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10 out of 10
October 31, 2023
In our BMI application, we utilize IBM Cloud Object Storage to securely store and manage user data, which includes height, weight, age, …
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IBM Cloud is eezy peezy

9 out of 10
July 18, 2023
I had used IBM cloud object storage for training in my organisation. Signing up for the service is a very smooth process and in case there …
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Simple review

9 out of 10
June 20, 2023
As a student learning about cloud technology, I used IBM Cloud Object Storage to store and access your project files, datasets, code …
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Popular Features

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  • Dynamic scaling (131)
    8.9
    89%
  • Security controls (136)
    8.7
    87%
  • Monitoring tools (131)
    8.4
    84%
  • Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime (129)
    8.0
    80%

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Pricing

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Lite Plan

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
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://cloud.ibm.com/objectstorage/cre…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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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

8.4
Avg 8.1
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Product Details

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


https://ibm.biz/Cloud_Object_Storage_product_page




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

IBM Cloud Object Storage Screenshots

Screenshot of Cloud Object Storage set upScreenshot of storage bucket creationScreenshot of the Access Management interfaceScreenshot of the interface to create, add and management of Storage BucketsScreenshot of data uploadingScreenshot of usage details

IBM Cloud Object Storage Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesWorldwide
Supported LanguagesEnglish, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Google Cloud Storage, Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), and Azure Blob Storage are common alternatives for IBM Cloud Object Storage.

Reviewers rate Dynamic scaling highest, with a score of 8.9.

The most common users of IBM Cloud Object Storage are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Attribute Ratings

Reviews

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September 15, 2022

IBM always leading!!

Tatiana Lazo Sarmiento | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In our organization we have a very large amount of unstructured data, access to that information was very complicated, now with the IBM Cloud Object Storage access is very simple, we can access the information from any of our offices in the country, in addition to Search capabilities that allow us to access information more efficiently
  • the simplicity of access data concurrently from any location
  • Scale performance and capacity
  • all the security features
  • file access from file-based applications
  • setting the configurations
  • setting policies
IBM Cloud Object Storage is a very robust product that can be deployed on-premise and allows us to store all kinds of information for uses like data archiving and backup, web, and mobile applications. It was a bit complicated for me to enable Kubernetes pods to access IBM Cloud Object Storage buckets, but in the end, it worked very well
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) (5)
92%
9.2
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
100%
10.0
Dynamic scaling
90%
9.0
Elastic load balancing
90%
9.0
Monitoring tools
100%
10.0
Security controls
80%
8.0
  • Positive, the easy access to information concurrently from any of our offices around the country
  • Positive, security features such as encryption
  • Positive, Interaction with Cloud Object Storage through Rest APIs
Being in-memory data processing engine optimized for low latency and ad hoc analysis of data allows us easy data exploration and instant querying, thanks to this we can save time and resources
Thanks to IBM Aspera's high-speed data transfer capabilities allow us to improve data transfer performance by rapidly uploading and downloading data over long distances and under various network conditions.
It allows us to achieve efficiency in the storage of information, not all the information must be in the fastest storage, which allows us to grow, store much more information without having to be more expensive
IBM Cloud Object Storage is a product that gives us greater scalability, and important security features such as WORM, in addition to Simplicity and Enhanced file access
  • IBM Aspera on Cloud
Being two products of the IBM family, it has many advantages such as their interaction and reliability.
the implementation took a little longer due to the integration with Kubernetes but it was a smooth implementation
Yes
IBM technicians are highly trained people on the subject, in this way the implementations become simpler
Advanced
we decided on the advanced version for the different benefits such as the web interface
apart from the implementation of IBM Cloud Object Storage IBM helped me with the support for the implementation of IBM Storage Insights
  • Central Documentation and Learning Hub
  • IBM Cloud Docs
  • IBM Cloud product demos and tutorial videos
the IBM documentation that is online is very good, it is very complete
It is a bit of everything, the experience with IBM, the management of online documentation, the support of IBM technicians
200
the administrative part of the company that needs to have access to the information to be analyzed
5
they are technicians with experience with IBM software with knowledge of storage
  • Big Data Analytics
  • File Services
  • Backup & Recovery
  • Storage as a Service
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Healthcare
  • Video Surveillance
because it is a robust, safe and flexible product
No
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
for the most important features, which are security, easy access to information and scalability
no, I'm happy with this product
No
  • Easily manage access
  • Secure data storage
  • Durability and reliability
  • enables Kubernetes pods to access IBM Cloud Object Storage buckets
because it is a product that if you have basic knowledge of computing, storage and cloud you will be able to use it without problems
August 11, 2022

IBM ROCKS

Diego Xavier Rojas | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Flexible, cost-effective and scalable cloud storage for unstructured data
  • scalable cloud
  • cost-effective
  • flexible
  • transfer rate
  • different workloads
  • manage costs
From my experience I recommend this product, IBM Cloud Object Storage, when we need flexible storage, and maybe not recommended when we need to manage costs.
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) (5)
94%
9.4
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
90%
9.0
Dynamic scaling
90%
9.0
Elastic load balancing
100%
10.0
Monitoring tools
100%
10.0
Security controls
90%
9.0
  • security
  • innovation
  • flexibility
I think it is very beneficial because of the robustness and security it provides us.
I think it is a point where the transfer rate could be optimized.
It is very beneficial, it is an aspect that I think is a great advantage because not all the information should be in the fastest storage, placing the information in its correct place helps us to optimize storage and final costs.
At the end of the day it is an IBM product that gives us a guarantee of being very robust, it is very safe, and reliable, and it also allows flexibility.
  • IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
  • Veeam on IBM Cloud
The good thing about working with IBM is because they have the whole set of products for all needs, they all work as one.
The implementation of this product took me longer than expected.
No
We don't use IBM professional services to implement IBM Cloud Object Storage.
Basic (free)
we are a company that makes implementations, so we must learn how to do things
IBM support is very good, they always help me with the implementation of IBM Storage Insights and other products that we have previously implemented.
  • Central Documentation and Learning Hub
  • IBM Cloud Docs
  • IBM Cloud product demos and tutorial videos
IBM documentation is excellent, it is very useful
IBM support and documentation make it easy.
2
IT specialist
2
engineers, storage specialists
  • encryption
  • control policies
  • Storage classes for every workload
  • Low-cost archive
  • Easily manage access
  • Query in place with IBM SQL Query
  • Cloud Object Storage Aspera high-speed transfer
It is a very good, safe and reliable product.
No
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
flexibility was the main factor
I would not change anything, I am very happy with the decision made
No
  • secure data storage
  • easy manage access
  • durability
  • Query in place with IBM SQL Query
Yes, but I don't use it
Although it is not so easy to use at the beginning, once I learned it we were able to take full advantage of the functions.
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