Item: IBM Cloud File Storage
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We moved from on-premises to fully in the cloud a few years back. Currently, all of our compute and data are in the cloud. We require multiple types of storage solutions as our data range from operational data warehouses to long-term cold storage. We do have very specific use cases that require NFS file storage and IBM Cloud File Storage is exactly what we needed for our data in the cloud.

Pros and Cons

Snapshots and replication for failover and continuity
Expandable volumes
Performance provisioning for custom requirements

Their API is useful but can be improved.
Pricing

Return on Investment

Faster search times with our Lucene indexes stored on IBM Cloud File Storage
Ability to scale without compromising performance of search

Alternatives Considered

We currently use Google Cloud Filestore for our data stored in Google Cloud. They are comparable solutions.

Key Insights

Do you think IBM Cloud File Storage delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM Cloud File Storage's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Cloud File Storage live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Cloud File Storage go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Cloud File Storage again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

If you need the lowest possible latency for unstructured data, NFS will always win out over something like block storage. IBM Cloud File Storage is the right solution for a use case needing high performant reads from a centralized solution being used by more than one VM. If your data is stored in IBM Cloud and your use case fits this, IBM Cloud File Storage is the right choice. If performance is not an issue, I would opt for block storage.

IBM Cloud File Storage is the best solution for any data stored on IBM Cloud requiring an NFS-based file system

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud File Storage