IBM Cloud File Storage Reviews & Ratings 2025

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Overview

What is IBM Cloud File Storage?

IBM Cloud provides a File Storage service allows the user to deploy and customize flash-backed NFS-based file storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS.

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Great uses of IBM Cloud File Storage

Rating: 8 out of 10

November 13, 2023

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

Our Corporation addressed complex storage management, backup, and scalability challenges by implementing IBM Cloud File Storage. Seeking to modernize their storage infrastruct...

Verified user

Technician

1 year of experience

IBM Cloud File Storage Excellent Monitoring Tools and Effective Security Control.

Rating: 9 out of 10

August 17, 2023

Vetted ReviewVerified User

IBM Cloud File Storage has been useful for activity tracking and in the budget management in our company.Its very important tools for file sharing and services are available i...

Grace Williams

Engineer - Engineering

Project Manager

OHLA Group

2 years of experience

Flexible cloud and on premise data storage product

Rating: 9 out of 10

June 12, 2023

Vetted ReviewVerified User

[IBM Cloud File Storage] is the best trusted data storage platform efficient in managing all our information on our cloud servers. It has addressed data safety challenges that...

Jessica Hull

Administrator - Professional Services

Database Administrator

Ordina

1 year of experience

Massive capacity, flexible pricing, and an industry standard inferface.

Rating: 8 out of 10

May 11, 2023

IncentivizedVetted Review

IBM Cloud [File] Storage is a great way for businesses to manage their object storage requirements. When working with clients, I have found it to be both flexible and powerful...

James Freeman

Consultant - Information Technology

Head of Consultancy

A24.io

5 years of experience

Review - IBM Cloud File Storage

Rating: 8 out of 10

February 22, 2023

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We use IBM Cloud File Storage integrated with Watson Assistant, which is how we managed to make documents available to users of cognitive chats. In addition, we have a tool, C...

Edmilson Emmanuel Moura Andrade

Team Lead - Information Technology

Senior System Development Analyst

SulAmérica

2 years of experience

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Pricing

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What is IBM Cloud File Storage?

IBM Cloud provides a File Storage service allows the user to deploy and customize flash-backed NFS-based file storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS.

Entry-level set up fee?

No setup fee

For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.ibm.com/cloud/file…

Offerings

Free Trial
Free/Freemium Version
Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Alternatives Pricing

Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)

$0.04

per GB

What is Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)?

The Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) provides a simple, scalable, elastic file system for Linux-based workloads for use with AWS Cloud services and on-premises resources.

Microsoft Azure

$29

per month

What is Microsoft Azure?

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.

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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

8.7

Avg 8.2

9.8
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
(37) Ratings
The service uptime as a percentage defined in the SLA
8.9
Dynamic scaling
(36) Ratings
Ease of scaling up or down in response to customer needs
8.3
Elastic load balancing
(35) Ratings
Automatic balancing and distribution of resources across multiple virtual computers
8
Pre-configured templates
(31) Ratings
Pre-defined templates for virtual machines
8
Monitoring tools
(37) Ratings
Monitoring tools provide alerts when problems are detected
8.4
Pre-defined machine images
(33) Ratings
Range of different server configurations available
9.7
Operating system support
(36) Ratings
Range of operating systems available as pre-configured images
9.6
Security controls
(37) Ratings
Compliance with security protocols like SSL and AES
7.1
Automation
(30) Ratings
Automation of administrative tasks

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What is IBM Cloud File Storage?

IBM Cloud provides a File Storage service allows the user to deploy and customize flash-backed NFS-based file storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS. Users can increase storage capacity or adjust performance on the fly to adjust to changes in workload demands.

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Frequently Asked Questions

IBM Cloud provides a File Storage service allows the user to deploy and customize flash-backed NFS-based file storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS.

Google Cloud Storage, Azure Files, and Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) are common alternatives for IBM Cloud File Storage.

Reviewers rate Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime highest, with a score of 9.8.

The most common users of IBM Cloud File Storage are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

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