IBM Cloud Object Storage Review
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use COS as document storage for our document management system, and it serves its purpose: it stores documents that can be retrieved at a reasonable speed and at a reasonable price.
Some time ago, we submitted a suggestion for improvement regarding the backup functions of COS. Recently, a significant improvement called “backup policies” was announced. We are very much looking forward to implementing this, as it is one of the most important issues for an application that stores files with adequate backup in accordance with GDPR regulations.
Pros
- Storing documents
- Price
- Backup policies
- Redundancy mirroring
- Reliability
Cons
- GDPR back up policies per default
- More polished UI (no that important tough)
- Easier monitoring/notifcation when the bucket quota is reached
Return on Investment
- Storing files in a block storage would not be cost effective enough for us
- Allowing to set quotas on bucket level, helps to control the cost
- The fast deployment integrates well with our deployment process (application is ready in any minutes)
Alternatives Considered
IBM Cloud Block Storage, Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) and Azure Blob Storage
Other Software Used
PostgreSQL, IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service, IBM Cloud Block Storage











