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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IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer
IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query
IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer
IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query
IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query
IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer
IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
IBM Cloud Portfolio
IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query
IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer
IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query
IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer
IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query
IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer
IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer
IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query
IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query
IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer
IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query
IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query
IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer
IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers
Implementation Insights
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Popular Features
- Dynamic scaling (131)8.989%
- Security controls (136)8.787%
- Monitoring tools (131)8.484%
- 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
IBM Cloud Object Storage Competitors
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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Reviews
(51-75 of 145)Good object storage service in the cloud
- Good region selections
- Good web UI support
- Easy to configure
- Search function in the web UI has room for improvement
It can also be used for scenarios like data backup, or long-term. cheap, persistent storage.
IBM Cloud Object Storage Review
- Cost x Benefit
- Availability
- The costs for put and get operations may have a huge impact. It should be explained with more details to avoid pitfalls for new users.
Robust and reliable cloud storage solution
- Compatibility with Amazon S3 API
- Simple and quick to setup
- Secure
- Integration with other cloud services such as AI
- Does not support S3 style versioning for public cloud
- Documentation, while easy to use, certain configurations lack documentation (or hard to find) for further clarification.
Stop!! and read my review
- Watson Studio
- Db2
- Consulting
- I started using it just months ago. I don't have more details about how can some services be improved.
Way to go Watson
- Intuitive User Interface
- Reliablility
- Environment Flexibility
- Data Visualization Tools
- GUI Based Development Interface
IBM Cloud Object Storage
- Ease of Use.
- Extensive documentation.
- One stop shop with devops integration.
- Loading speed.
- CLI integration not as declarative as other providers.
- Certain documentation not up to date.
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- Easy Setup
- Easy code management with Python
- Easy interface
- Promotion regarding watson
- price templating
Not appropriate if a business does not have any experience with Machine Learning
- Friendly interface
- Fast response
- Consistent terminology
- A guided "for dummies" for the non-technical people especially executives and managers
- Quick starts (playbooks) with everything you need
- Real-world applications (eg, WordPress, eCommerce apps, etc) that can be provisioned and customized easily
IBM Cloud Object Storage--an effective, powerful tool for cloud storage and data management
- High-speed file transfer
- Integrates well with IBM services
- Data security
- The user interface can be made simpler
- Options for different languages
- More training resources for users
Great Free Option for Training Purposes
- Design
- Ease of Use
- Instructions
- More colorful interface
- More simple navigation tools
- Not always asking to change from free version to paid
IBM Fantastic Storage
- IBM Cloud is so easy to use
- IBM Cloud Storage is my go to Cloud based Database
- I would go no further than IBM Cloud for my storage needs
- I would add more instructional videos
- More intuitive menus
- Reduces the waiting time for internal IT processes
- Easy to deploy and configure
- Easy to scale with our storage needs
- Interface can be easier to use
- Sometimes it can be difficult to find the functions that are needed
- Collaboration and sharing can be made simpler
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- Provide Cloud services, like Servers, Storage and more.
- Provide Website and Domain Linking services, which helps you maintain a website on IBM cloud
- All these, with 25 Gigabytes of free storage, IBM is a really good choice!
- Provides VMware for virtualization, and cloud collaboration options.
- The IBM website takes a really long time to load, and after loading the elements too take time to load.
- In Cloud Buckets, its not possible to delete all items at the same time, which is a bummer.
- In cloud buckets, its not possible to change website rules.
IBM Cloud Object Storage in education
- Excellent storage size with multiple server locations and plans to choose from
- Many tools for machine learning and data management provided for organisation
- Security and encryption that assures the durability and privacy of data
- Often web pages take longer to load than ideal, causing slow transfer rates
- Depending on the server chosen, some features behave differently and glitch, such as Watson Studios and visual recognition services
- The web page is slightly difficult to navigate without proper training, leading to difficulty in accessing data easily
IBM Cloud Object Storage: Worth trying for everyone
- Speed of processing
- Safe storage
- Easy access and reliability
- More user friendly interface.
- Supporting video tutorials in other languages like Arabic.
- Additional marketing investment to make sure IBM voice and products reach everyone on the globe.
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- Aspera for ingestion
- Ai and ML modeling
- Asset management and creation
- Most secure/ enterprise solution
- Ease of use
- With so many offerings, a UI beyond just APi documentation.
- Onboarding specialist and mid market case studies
Did I find IBM Cloud Object Storage useful? I'd say so!
- Run Kernels
- Run segments of Python code
- Test statistical models
- Slow load-up time
- Have to sift through a few pages before reaching my destination
- Kernel time-out error
Consistent and fast object storage
- It performs as well as the other top hyper-scale storage providers
- They offer some unique features and flexibility
- They are willing to provide a pricing model that is more predictable, re: egress
- Being part of a huge organization has caused some delays in getting started
- Due to all the options, the pricing is more complicated than some others
Need to store media files, IBM Cloud Object is your best bet
- Multiple file upload helper
- Ability to store any file extension
- Rich documentation to assist in implementation of IBM Cloud Object Storage
- Updated Sample Code for implemention in Major programming language
- In terms of large file size, it takes time upload the file, though i saw a feature which i can use to compress the file size
- Percentage completion for file upload maybe a socket connection to have real time access to file upload
- There is highly reduce video tutorial content of IBM Cloud Object Storage on youtube or Udemy. It will be more easy to integrate if there is
Recommended if you have a free plan
- Online cloud storage
- Easy to migrate
- More flexible
- Highly scalable
- Unexpected error sometimes while uploading files
- Menu should be more organized
- Pricing
Excellent cloud offering from the leader in enterprise computing
- Trusted brand
- No downtime
- Great UI for object management
- Pricing
IBM Machine Learning using Cloud functions
- Python compiler is fast.
- Storing and sharing files.
- Security features.
- Difficult to find functions.
- Need a centralized menu system.
- Faster compiler speeds for Python code.
Cloud Object Storage from IBM Rocks
- IBM Cloud Object Storage is fast, secure, reliable and provides quick support when required.
- Step by step documentation is easy to understand and implement for new users across the organization.
- It is highly customizable and available based on the need of the use-case.
- The planning for archival and scalability may require some improvement to reduce overall time.
- Ease of use comes with a lot of reading the documentation, which should come by the tool itself.
IBM Cloud Object Storage: A developer's perspective
- Highly secure way of storing and sharing data as it needs authorization to be accessible.
- Pre-built API calls and code snippers make accessing data via secure APIs a breeze.
- Easy to migrate data to and from data storage
- Ability to manage large amounts of data with considerable speed
- Unexpected errors are known to occur when downloading/uploading files.
- Not easy to get started. In order to take full advantage of the platform and its features, additional training and reading documentation is needed.
- The UI of the platform can get a bit confusing and it's easy to get lost.
IBM Cloud Object Storage Saves Cost and Delivers Fast
- User-Friendly Console
- Extremely Fast
- No Monthly Subscription
- Lots of Datacenter Options
- Mobile Friendly Cloud Console
- Preview of each photo
- Option to rename a file
- Integration with other apps such as Google Drive, One Drive, etc