Item: IBM Cloud Object Storage
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud Object Storage is being used within a department, primarily by a core team with some extensions to members of other teams. It addresses the ability to back up our data in an easily accessible and scalable way that is more straightforward to deploy than some internal IT solutions.

Pros and Cons

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

Return on Investment

Increased scalability
Decreased time needed to set up resources internally

IBM Cloud Object Storage Data Transfer

Very fast transfer rate.

IBM Cloud Object Storage Flexible Storage Tiers

Not explicitly right now, but appreciate the flexibility for the future.

Alternatives Considered

Google Cloud Datastore

IBM Cloud Portfolio

IBM Watson Studio (formerly IBM Data Science Experience)

Still exploring how to best leverage the overall portfolio of IBM products, definitely having the IBM ecosystem made IBM Cloud Object Storage more enticing as an offering.

Likelihood to Recommend

I am currently using IBM Cloud Object Storage to store and retrieve data on my main projects. It has also been useful for maintaining files within the broader team as well. The ability to integrate ML using IBM Watson is a nice feature that will hopefully be leveraged in the future.

IBM Cloud Object Storage: Consistent and scalable storage with additional features

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Object Storage