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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

IBM object storage review

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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How IBM Cloud Object Storage Differs From Its Competitors

IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query

Yes, in some manner it has helped us to manage cost and use Cloud Object Storage more efficiently. We have been able to access the data faster for data exploration and ad-hoc data analysis. These are just initial views as it is to be explored more by our team for an upcoming task.
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers

Flexibility in storage tiers has helped us save a lot of money. There are some instances (which are difficult to predict) when we our data is dynamic, which is cool otherwise. This feature of IBM Cloud Object Storage has been a key factor in deciding which storage to opt. We have been using the …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers

Yes. We have used it for Data transition using archive policy: Archive works with all IBM Cloud Object Storage classes—smart tier, standard, vault and cold vault—allowing you to apply age-based policies to move objects to the lower-cost archive and reduce storage costs.
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer

IBM Cloud Object Storage's integration with IBM Aspera allows for high-speed data transfer to and from the storage service over a wide area network (WAN) infrastructure. This can be an effective way to transfer large amounts of data quickly and efficiently. IBM Aspera uses a proprietary transfer …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers

The flexibility of IBM Cloud Object Storage's storage class tiers can be beneficial for organizations in terms of managing costs based on their data access needs. The different storage classes (Active, Cool, Cold and dynamic) are designed to provide different levels of data access and durability …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer

The IBM Cloud Object Storage is a one-of-a-kind fundamental solution for the transfer of file and directory data to, from, and between cloud storage. It has built-in encryption and encryption at rest at AES 128 that secures data coming in and coming out. With secure authentication and access …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer

IBM object cloud storage is best for third-party integrations. I faced no problems with data integration and transfer. As expected, IBM cloud storage makes things easier for users. IBM object cloud storage is excellent when you use it on WAN. You should use IBM cloud integration for data storage …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query

Excellent service reliability and remarkable cloud efficiency. Having this feature has allowed for the versatile management of many large data inputs across different systems, as well as a safe space in which the user may store and retrieve whatever data they need, whenever they need it. Their …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer

In terms of commercial output, IBM Cloud Object Storage's speed, especially when delivering huge amounts of data, is both great and cost-effective. IBM Cloud's built-in features make it simple to work with any kind of data, in any format, and the security measures used to guard user data on the …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers

IBM Cloud Object Storage's safe pathways for transferring data to other users and its speed in doing so are two of the software's many strengths, along with its superior time and cost management capabilities. IBM Cloud Object Storage provides real-time data analytics swiftly and generates reports …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer

It's very fast, and whenever the turnaround time for file transfer is shorter, it results in quicker uploads and downloads, results in a happy customer experience for us. Along with that data, atomicity is the biggest advantage in addition to its integrity.
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query

Very reliable services and the efficiency of its cloud capabilities is amazing. The capability has easily enabled flexible handling of multiple big data that are imported across different systems and secure the environment where the user can store and access any required data easily and very …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer

The performance speed especially when transporting a large amount of data through IBM Cloud Object Storage is excellent and cost-effective on the business production. The functionalities allow easy handling of any data type and format without any problem and protection against cloud data threats …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers

IBM Cloud Object Storage allows quick access to any information through its secure channels and faster transfer of any data to various users and the ability to manage time and cost using the software is very excellent. The accuracy of the reports that are generated through IBM Cloud Object Storage …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query

It is highly advantageous to perform various kinds of data analysis tasks. It allows [us] to access a variety of information and also enables us to combine data from various data sources. It provides an extremely secure and flexible storage solution [that] prevents the issues associated with local …
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IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer

The ability to move data to IBM Cloud Object Storage with the natively integrated IBM Aspera is quite good and extremely helpful. As previously mentioned, it is very cost-effective, flexible, and scalable cloud storage for unstructured data. It has improved overall productivity and helped …
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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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OLUFEMI ALUKO | TrustRadius Reviewer
OLUFEMI ALUKO
OPerations and Maintenance Manager
ALASMAKH (Facilities Services, 51-200 employees)
Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees
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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 Integrations

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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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October 31, 2023

IBM is a good venture for any company that aspire to go on upward trajectory should adopt.

OLUFEMI ALUKO | TrustRadius Reviewer
OLUFEMI ALUKO
OPerations and Maintenance Manager
ALASMAKH (Facilities Services, 51-200 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
As I said earlier IBM provision interface is very user friendly and navigation is smooth. There is smooth of flow ion Data representations. But there is room for improvement in hybrid services and latency
October 31, 2023

IBM object storage review

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Cloud Object Storage is well-suited for:

Data Backup and Archiving
Media and Content Distribution
IoT Data Storage
Data Lakes
Collaborative Workflows
IBM Cloud Object Storage may be less appropriate for:

Transaction Processing
Small-Scale Data Storage
Temporary Storage
Highly Regulated Data
Legacy Systems
October 24, 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage

SR
Stephen Rinaldi
Creative Director
BBI (Media Production, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Cloud Object Storage is well suited for businesses that require scalable and cost-effective data storage solutions. It excels in scenarios involving massive unstructured data, like multimedia content, backups, and archives. However, it may be less appropriate for organizations with minimal storage needs or those requiring high-performance, low-latency access to data, as it's optimized for durability and data integrity rather than real-time data retrieval.
October 18, 2023

Cost effective and robust solution!

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
It would work well in scenarios when there is a lot of unstructured data (with different types of data) that has to be accessed periodically that too in a secure manner. This has been our use case for this product. It might not be suited when you have very fast (high-frequency) moving data, which might not require encryption as well.
October 06, 2023

Experience on using IBM Cloud Services

Beny Rahman Hakim | TrustRadius Reviewer
Beny Rahman Hakim
Lecturer
Politeknik Hasnur (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM Cloud Object Storage is very good for storing online files/directories. I also love that IBM has "Computer Vision" project which is very helpful in making dataset training (from dataset collecting, annotation, training & deployment) to testing.
September 19, 2023

gr8 product

PK
Prabhat Kumar
SDE
Coursera (Computer Software, 10,001+ employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Big Data Analytics: Organizations that need to store and analyze large datasets for business intelligence, data warehousing, or machine learning can benefit from IBM Cloud Object Storage. It integrates well with analytics tools and platforms like Hadoop, Spark, and IBM Watson. Small File Storage: If you have a large number of very small files (e.g., small text files or configuration files), using IBM Cloud Object Storage may not be the most efficient choice. Object storage systems are generally optimized for larger objects, and managing small files might result in increased metadata overhead.
July 18, 2023

IBM Cloud is eezy peezy

Verified User
Vice-President in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
There are many scenarios where this can be used . It can be used for frequent standard storage else for non frequently accessed data , vault storage can be used. They have also recently introduced smart storage as well which is very dynamic.
June 20, 2023

Simple review

Verified User
Employee in Other
E-Learning Company, 51-200 employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Specific scenarios where IBM Cloud Object Storage is well suited : Big Data Analytics, Backup and Disaster Recovery, Content Distribution, Archiving and Compliance, Internet of Things (IoT) Applications.
Scenarios where IBM Cloud Object Storage may be less appropriate:Transactional Workloads, Highly Structured Data, Cost Efficiency for Infrequently Accessed Data, Real-time Data Processing
February 21, 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage is hassle free and easy to use

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
For hosting any website it would be a great fit as I feel it is not something alot of people already know. Hence it has great potential to be boom in future to be used in many firms for a Storage model in IBM cloud. I like the smart tier of this IBM Cloud Object Storage. ALso it can be used to store backups and media files of the infrastructure.
February 13, 2023

IBM review

Mxolisi Nkosi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mxolisi Nkosi
Software Engineer
GEOTAB (Computer Software, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I would say it's the large-scale data storage because I'm able to store a large amount of unstructured data which is a secondary backup for the company, what I tend to see as not so great is the lack of storing structured data. It is cost effective as I pay for what I use which is very convenient
January 18, 2023

IBM Cloud Object Storage - A Review

Verified User
Strategist in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employees
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Scenarios where IBM Cloud Object Storage is well suited: Data archiving: IBM Cloud Object Storage is well suited for storing large amounts of data that is infrequently accessed, but still needs to be kept available for compliance or regulatory requirements. Backup and Disaster Recovery: The service can be used as a target storage for backup and disaster recovery solutions, providing a secure and scalable location to store and recover data. Large-scale Data Analytics: The service can be used to store and process large amounts of data for analytics and data science use cases. The data can be easily accessed and analyzed using IBM Watson Studio or other analytics tools.
December 24, 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage Review.

Adriel Gimenez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Adriel Gimenez
IT Professional
City of Medicine Hat (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
IBM's cloud object storage is very well-suited to be a database for big projects in big organizations. Important documents, files, images, or anything the organization needs to move to either make space or organize. The IBM cloud object storage is also well suited for this use, for it is very secure. The organization can rest assured that its data and files are safe within the IBM Cloud object storage.
December 08, 2022

Cloud Storage - A Wonderland!

Asad Ali | TrustRadius Reviewer
Asad Ali
Content Writer
HeyCommerce (Marketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I like it for my third-party integration. I connected my projects to my GitHub account. IBM Cloud Storage IDE is really amazing. I loved the free lite plan. You can manage your own storage in the IBM Cloud Storage. You can create new assets and upload them on your GitHub directly.
September 15, 2022

IBM always leading!!

Tatiana Lazo Sarmiento | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tatiana Lazo Sarmiento
IT Specialist
INDUGLOB S.A (Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
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
July 21, 2022

Simple Management Software for Cloud-Based Data Storage

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I recommend this service for creating and growing a wide range of solutions, from the simplest to the most complicated ones. Even in a very competitive market for professional services, the central and distinctive techniques that gather the most reliable solutions and suppliers in one location may be enough to meet demand. In a single location, I can meet all of my technology needs and get access to superior assistance.
May 20, 2022

Store your data in the IBM Cloud Object Storage

Verified User
Consultant in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 51-200 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
When using IBM Cloud Object Storage, keep in mind that you have small and large-scale storage, designed for high availability and easy maintenance, use integration with microservices or with IBM Watson Discovery to be able to explore searches with artificial intelligence. In the case of docker containers if file storage is finite use persistent volumes, for everything else IBM Cloud Object Storage
May 02, 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage is must try product

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Well suited: Atomicity is the best place. Until the file is fully uploaded, it does not show up, which reduces the chance of reading it by accident which results in partial data being uploaded.
Less Appropriate: Does not support regex.
April 19, 2022

Review of IBM Cloud Object Storage

Hootan Dehbonei | TrustRadius Reviewer
Hootan Dehbonei
Owner
©®™Everlasting Fairytale (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
I suggest this service for building and expanding a variety of solutions either with simple or the most complex applications. The central and unique approaches by bringing the most trustworthy solutions and providers in one place could cover the demand for professional services in a highly competitive market. I can cover my technological demand and access high-quality services in one place.
March 23, 2022

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Robert Fox | TrustRadius Reviewer
Robert Fox
Student
Eastern Oregon University (E-Learning, 501-1000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Likelihood to Recommend
Some specific scenarios where IBM Cloud Object Storage is well suited include: -Storing large amounts of data that need to be accessed frequently -Storing data that needs to be accessed by multiple applications or users simultaneously -Storing data that is static or infrequently accessed Some scenarios where it is less appropriate include: -Storing data that needs to be accessed in real-time -Storing data that is frequently updated or deleted
February 10, 2022

IBM Cloud Object Storage - An Easier & Reliable Object Storage Solution that You Can Trust.

Bappy Raj | TrustRadius Reviewer
Bappy Raj
SEO Specialist
FrontLeadz (Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Likelihood to Recommend
Frankly speaking, there is nothing to complain about. It's well suited for developers, programmers, and also for marketers like me. This platform can be beneficial in many ways if you get a convenient cloud storage platform like IBM. It has Free cloud storage options creating multiple buckets. Almost no limitations in use.
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