Item: IBM Cloud File Storage
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud File Storage is being used in our organization as an online file storage service enabling us to store our huge repository of useful files and share the same files safely as per need. It gives huge storage capacity at a very reasonable cost. The data transfer speed is very fast. It is easy to deploy with a simply great-looking user interface to give us a great user experience. It enabled us to use it for the centralization of file storage. The backups are encrypted and available across all of their data centers.

Pros and Cons

Centralized File Storage System.
Huge Storage Capacity.
Easier in deployment.
Simply great user interface.
High speed data transfer.
Encrypted backups.
Integration with other platform is well supported.

Documentation is not much updated.
Support seeks improvement on priority.
Know-how of Linux is somehow necessary.

Return on Investment

Reduced Cost of cloud file storage.
Data Transfer speed is ultra high.
Backups are encrypted.
Centralized access to backups among all data centers.

Alternatives Considered

Google Cloud Storage, Linode, Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), IBM Cloud Object Storage, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Cloud Platform

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

Other Software Used

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), IBM Db2 on Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, IBM Power System Virtual Server, IBM Cloud Virtual Servers, SAP on IBM Cloud, WhatsApp Business, Remote Desktop Services, AnyDesk, TeamViewer, Zoom

Likelihood to Recommend

I suggest[ed to] my colleagues to prefer IBM Cloud File Storage as an online file storage service to store the files and NoSQL data over [the] cloud. It is providing massive storage capacity at an affordable cost with ultra fast data transfer speed. It can be deployed easily. The simply, great looking user interface provides an ultimate user experience. The centralization of file storage enables sharing of files. The backups are safe being encrypted and centrally available from all data centers.

IBM Cloud File Storage is simple, affordable with high speed and capacity

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud File Storage