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Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) vs. IBM Cloud File Storage

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon S3

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAmazon S3 is a cloud-based object storage service from Amazon Web Services. It's key features are storage management and monitoring, access management and security, data querying, and data transfer.N/A

    IBM Cloud File Storage

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud provides a File Storage service allows the user to deploy and customize flash-backed NFS-based file storage from 25 GB to 12,000 GB capacity with up to 48,000 IOPS.N/A
    Pricing
    Amazon S3IBM Cloud File Storage
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon S3IBM Cloud File Storage
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon S3IBM Cloud File Storage
    Considered Both Products
    Amazon AWS
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    40 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    39 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    38 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    40 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    29 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    38 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    32 Answers
    Features
    Amazon S3IBM Cloud File Storage
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) and IBM Cloud File Storage
    Feature
    Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    8% above category average
    IBM Cloud File Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Universal recovery9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery7.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business application protection8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression8.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support8.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption9.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) and IBM Cloud File Storage
    Feature
    Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    7% above category average
    IBM Cloud File Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Continuous data protection9.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication9.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics8.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware protection8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities9.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) and IBM Cloud File Storage
    Feature
    Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
    -
    Ratings
    IBM Cloud File Storage
    8.5
    39 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings9.737 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings8.836 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing00 Ratings8.135 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings7.631 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings8.037 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings8.133 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings9.636 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings9.437 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings7.030 Ratings
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    Amazon S3IBM Cloud File Storage
    Small Businesses
    NAKIVO Backup & Replication
    Score9.7 out of 10
    DigitalOcean Droplets
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.7 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.7 out of 10
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon S3IBM Cloud File Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (74 ratings)
    8.8
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon S3IBM Cloud File Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    Amazon S3 is a great service to safely backup your data where redundancy is guaranteed and the cost is fair. We use Amazon S3 for data that we backup and hope we never need to access but in the case of a catastrophic or even small slip of the finger with the delete command we know our data and our client's data is safely backed up by Amazon S3. Transferring data into Amazon S3 is free but transferring data out has an associated, albeit low, cost per GB. This needs to be kept in mind if you plan on transferring out a lot of data frequently. There may be other cost effective options although Amazon S3 prices are really low per GB. Transferring 150TB would cost approximately $50 per month.
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    IBM
    well suited: Enterprise File Sharing and Collaboration: Scenario: our organization has teams working on projects across different geographical locations, and they need a centralized and easily accessible file storage solution. IBM Cloud File Storage can facilitate seamless file sharing and collaboration among team members. less appropriate Highly Transactional Databases: Scenario: Your organization has highly transactional and I/O-intensive database workloads that require low-latency access to data. In such cases, block storage or specialized database services might be more appropriate than file storage.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Fantastic developer API, including AWS command line and library utilities.
    • Strong integration with the AWS ecosystem, especially with regards to access permissions.
    • It's astoundingly stable- you can trust it'll stay online and available for anywhere in the world.
    • Its static website hosting feature is a hidden gem-- it provides perhaps the cheapest, most stable, most high-performing static web hosting available in PaaS.
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    IBM
    • Simple file system sharing
    • Lots of storage space (up to 12 TB)
    • Choice of performance (up to 10 IOPS/GB)
    • Simple interface to order more storage
    • Quick interface to allow more servers to share the file store
    • Security - only allows access from specified server(s)
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Web console can be very confusing and challenging to use, especially for new users
    • Bucket policies are very flexible, but the composability of the security rules can be very confusing to get right, often leading to security rules in use on buckets other than what you believe they are
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    IBM
    • We have sometimes experienced some outages and hope IBM will fix this soon.
    • Initial trainings are required for the teams to work and do the setup.
    • Support documentation from IBM needs improvement with [the] inclusion of more detailed steps and video tutorials for [a] better understanding of the engineers.
    • The billing process is very complex and you may have to incur additional overhead. Need a simpler approach and clarity on this aspect.
    • Support response from the IBM team is very slow and lacks information.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    Due to princing, availability and scalability.
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    IBM
    IBM Cloud File Storage is a valuable tool in the arsenal of any small business. It's flexibility combined with its ease of use ensure that there is low operational overhead, combined with a solid return on investment. It's role based access control features combined with sharing capabilities make it a significant win for any business.
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    It is tricky to get it all set up correctly with policies and getting the IAM settings right. There is also a lot of lifecycle config you can do in terms of moving data to cold/glacier storage. It is also not to be confused with being a OneDrive or SharePoint replacement, they each have their own place in our environment, and S3 is used more by the IT team and accessed by our PHP applications. It is not necessarily used by an average everyday user for storing their pictures or documents, etc.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    AWS has always been quick to resolve any support ticket raised. S3 is no exception. We have only ever used it once to get a clarification regarding the costs involved when data is transferred between S3 and other AWS services or the public internet. We got a response from AWS support team within a day.
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    IBM
    The IBM team provides effective support for all the cloud operations. They tracks operations and database functionalities closely to enhance reliable operations and remove inefficiencies that affect work processes. The support team has prepared video tutorials and manuals that guides our members on how to work with the database systems effectively.
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    Implementation Rating
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    The IBM Professional services provided the re4quired infrastructure for getting the best out of this tool. It offered excellent guidelines that enhanced efficient integrations. The organization was pleased with the setup process that was completed quickly than expected. The application has been operation effectively after deployment. We have continued to get support from the IBM support team when there are challenges.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    Overall, we found that Amazon S3 provided a lot of backend features Google Cloud Storage (GCS) simply couldn't compare to. GCS was way more expensive and really did not live up to it. In terms of setup, Google Cloud Storage may have Amazon S3 beat, however, as it is more of a pseudo advanced version of Google Drive, that was not a hard feat for it to achieve. Overall, evaluating GCS, in comparison to S3, was an utter disappointment.
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    IBM
    IBM Cloud File Storage, unlike other similar products, offers excellent Cloud data security and its overall data management quality on IBM Cloud File Storage is incredible and its data integration support is perfect because it allows big data migration across many Cloud platforms for effective data analytics generation and data visualization tools are great.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • It practically eliminated some real heavy storage servers from our premises and reduced maintenance cost.
    • The excellent durability and reliability make sure the return of money you invested in.
    • If the objects which are not active or stale, one needs to remove them. Those objects keep adding cost to each billing cycle. If you are handling a really big infrastructure, sometimes this creates quite a huge bill for preserving un-necessary objects/documents.
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    IBM
    • Compared with company datacenter require less maintenance time with an incomparable high availability and business continuity features
    • The possibility to move snapshots on other data centers let this solution super scalable worldwide
    • The price for gb let us pay what we need without a pre commissioned storage buy
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