IBM always leading!!
September 15, 2022

IBM always leading!!

Tatiana Lazo Sarmiento | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Object Storage

In our organization we have a very large amount of unstructured data, access to that information was very complicated, now with the IBM Cloud Object Storage access is very simple, we can access the information from any of our offices in the country, in addition to Search capabilities that allow us to access information more efficiently
  • the simplicity of access data concurrently from any location
  • Scale performance and capacity
  • all the security features
  • file access from file-based applications
  • setting the configurations
  • setting policies
  • Positive, the easy access to information concurrently from any of our offices around the country
  • Positive, security features such as encryption
  • Positive, Interaction with Cloud Object Storage through Rest APIs
Being in-memory data processing engine optimized for low latency and ad hoc analysis of data allows us easy data exploration and instant querying, thanks to this we can save time and resources
Thanks to IBM Aspera's high-speed data transfer capabilities allow us to improve data transfer performance by rapidly uploading and downloading data over long distances and under various network conditions.
It allows us to achieve efficiency in the storage of information, not all the information must be in the fastest storage, which allows us to grow, store much more information without having to be more expensive

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of IBM Cloud Object Storage go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Cloud Object Storage again?

Yes

IBM Cloud Object Storage is a product that gives us greater scalability, and important security features such as WORM, in addition to Simplicity and Enhanced file access
  • IBM Aspera on Cloud
Being two products of the IBM family, it has many advantages such as their interaction and reliability.
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

IBM Cloud Object Storage Feature Ratings

Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
10
Dynamic scaling
9
Elastic load balancing
9
Monitoring tools
10
Security controls
8

IBM Cloud Support and Implementation

the implementation took a little longer due to the integration with Kubernetes but it was a smooth implementation
IBM technicians are highly trained people on the subject, in this way the implementations become simpler
Advanced - we decided on the advanced version for the different benefits such as the web interface
apart from the implementation of IBM Cloud Object Storage IBM helped me with the support for the implementation of IBM Storage Insights
  • Central Documentation and Learning Hub
  • IBM Cloud Docs
  • IBM Cloud product demos and tutorial videos
the IBM documentation that is online is very good, it is very complete
It is a bit of everything, the experience with IBM, the management of online documentation, the support of IBM technicians

Using IBM Cloud Object Storage

200 - the administrative part of the company that needs to have access to the information to be analyzed
5 - they are technicians with experience with IBM software with knowledge of storage
  • Big Data Analytics
  • File Services
  • Backup & Recovery
  • Storage as a Service
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Healthcare
  • Video Surveillance
because it is a robust, safe and flexible product

Evaluating IBM Cloud Object Storage and Competitors

  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
for the most important features, which are security, easy access to information and scalability
no, I'm happy with this product

IBM Cloud Object Storage Support

ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
No escalation required
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None

Using IBM Cloud Object Storage

because it is a product that if you have basic knowledge of computing, storage and cloud you will be able to use it without problems
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
Difficult to use
  • Easily manage access
  • Secure data storage
  • Durability and reliability
  • enables Kubernetes pods to access IBM Cloud Object Storage buckets