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Akamai NetStorage vs. IBM Cloud Block Storage

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    Akamai NetStorage

    N/AN/AAkamai's NetStorage is a secure, cloud-based service designed to meet these storage requirements of maintaining large collections of on-demand digital content – including electronic images, streaming media files, software, documents, and other digital objects. Built on the globally scalable Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, it offers on-demand capacity, geographical replication, and server mapping and routing technology. NetStorage is designed specifically to meet the demands of high…N/A

    IBM Cloud Block Storage

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AIBM offers their Block Storage service via IBM Cloud, allowing users to deploy and customize flash-backed iSCSI block storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS.N/A
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    User Ratings
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    User Testimonials
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    Akamai
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    IBM
    IBM Cloud Block Storage is recommendable to companies that [have a database that] is super sensitive, private, and requires instant access. Further, IBM Cloud Block Storage creates a coordinated system, that [classifies] data, based on the requirements that a company has. The security deployment from IBM Cloud Block Storage is another merit that [businesses] attain.
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    Pros
    Akamai
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    IBM
    • Proficient scaling and system customization, which allows editing.
    • Wide range of system storage, ranging from 25GB to 12000GB.
    • Finally, IBM Cloud Block Storage deploys the most technical and efficient security measures.
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    Cons
    Akamai
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    IBM
    • The documentation must be clearer and updated, thinking about each distribution that they offer in the cloud
    • Downtime when IOPS are raised can be less
    • The configuration can be more automated from the same control panel and not have to take it so much to the CLI
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    Akamai
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    IBM
    Unlike the above platforms, IBM Cloud Block Storage enable secure and quick big data migration through its secure environment and the flexibility of its Cloud options is effective. Data analytics through IBM Cloud Block Storage are easily prepared and the data access is very easy and the ability to monitor various Cloud operations is excellent.
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    Return on Investment
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    IBM
    • Scale the storage when needed to get better performance.
    • Taking snapshot so we can do easy recovery if necessary.
    • We can choose different locations so they are closer to our consumers.
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