Item: IBM Cloud Object Storage
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I have used Object Storage to store educational material online. It keeps material safe. I share my bucket objects with my team members which allows them to access it anytime anywhere through shared link. It solved the issue of sharing same resources again & again through social media. It saves data as I just have to share a link, not the whole file.

Pros and Cons

Easy to use.
Its lite plan is absolutely free. No other cloud services providers have free plan or provide trial without adding credit card.
Your data remains secure online.
Buckets are very useful in sharing resources.

Please provide some video tutorials for new users as new users think it is difficult to use.

Return on Investment

Our organization is not that large of a business. Not seen any impact. But think it will produce great positive impact on large-scale businesses.

IBM Cloud Object Storage Built-in SQL Query

It is very beneficial as there's no need to install external software for the same. It is very useful for making data analysis and data manipulation easy. Also it makes database handling easy and efficient. For a new user it will be great as no need to install software. It is easy because of serverless connectivity and useful for data analysis as it can be used with CSV and JSON datasets also.

IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer

It is very effective in transferring large amounts of files and datasets. It also provides reliable and secure transfer of data. It is very useful in web console management.

IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers

Yes, as I can store all data online it reduces cost for storage devices. It not only saves money but also saves time. And everyone knows the value of time.

Alternatives Considered

Google Cloud Datastore, Google Cloud Storage, Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Web Services

Above listed do not provide free trial at all. IBM provided me with free lite plan so we can try it first for free. And I think this is the best thing about IBM.

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Cloud Object Storage is well suited in the following scenarios where large amount of data is generated:
Employee Management Systems
Students Management Systems for University
Exam Registration System
Store search history and purchase history of customers of e-commerce application.

And in some scenarios it is less appropriate which include:
Storing private identity information like Aadhar, PAN etc. as it has all datacenters out of India.
Also not appropriate to store very small amounts of data.

IBM Cloud Object Storage Review

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Object Storage