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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Cloud Storage

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud Storage is unified object storage for developers and enterprises.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
    Google Cloud StorageIBM Cloud File Storage
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Cloud StorageIBM Cloud File Storage
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Google Cloud StorageIBM Cloud File Storage
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    IBM
    Chose IBM Cloud File Storage
    IBM Cloud File Storage feels a little more businessy tough Google Cloud Storage is cleaner and simpler (and cheaper).

    Right now I am giving it a go just for user data because the option to create just a bucket and connect it directly to the user machine is always valuable.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud File Storage
    High speed to connection when using this platform is incredible with effective data encryption process and volume duplication and replication, always confident that your data is stored safely. Reaching for international dimensions to cater [to] our client's compliance …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud File Storage
    IBM has a really compelling offering for businesses, offering greater scalability, and flexibility over the competing solutions. This is an ever more important area of cloud operations, and IBM offers a service backed by one of the biggest names in the industry, offering …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Cloud File Storage
    We selected IBM Cloud File Storage because of the company's reputation as a good provider of cloud file storage solutions and more generally, my company at that time relied heavily on IBM software. We hesitated a little bit with Amazon EFS which had some key features that IBM …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    38 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    29 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    32 Answers
    Features
    Google Cloud StorageIBM Cloud File Storage
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Google Cloud Storage and IBM Cloud File Storage
    Feature
    Google Cloud Storage
    -
    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
    User Ratings
    Google Cloud StorageIBM Cloud File Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (35 ratings)
    8.8
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (13 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud StorageIBM Cloud File Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
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    Pros
    Google
    • Really great, easy to use interface helps us manage files easily. Storage is fast and inexpensive, so we don't have to spin up storage instances locally
    • Great set of command-line tools to manage data and storage options via scripts and apps, as well as an SDK means we can build GCS into our orchestration and operations tools
    • Robust integration with other Google cloud tools means that we don't have to think too hard about using GCS for a variety of storage tasks as we interact with other Google services.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    Google
    • Currently can't delete folders which means there are cluttered folders on my cloud.
    • Easier upload options would be nice. The ability to upload and store other file types with an easier interface.
    • Managing files and storage could be improved a little for easier access and editing.
    Incentivized
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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
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Google
    Very easy to use. I love having my data backed up. I love that Google Cloud Storage provides me with the peace of mind that I no longer need to worry about my data being lost. I can now sleep better at night. Google Cloud Storage is very easy to use. Overall, you save time and have less stress by using Google Cloud Storage.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Google
    For performance i give Google Cloud Storage 10 of 10 on performance because even though there are other softwares that do exactly the same thing as Google Drive, it still works exceptionally well. It is very fast, and and far as integration, the only software I have used with it that integrated was Google Docs, and of course it integrates perfectly.
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    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Google
    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
    Google
    We prefer Google Cloud Storage over Amazon Web Services because of the tools and code integration offered by Google Cloud Storage. We found the Google Cloud Storage toolset to be highly usable and give us the fine-grained control we need for managing digital assets. Ultimately, we chose Google Cloud Storage because we found the API and suitability for code integration with our Java codebase to be impeccable and because we had excellent direct support from the Google Cloud Storage team
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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
    Google
    • It has assisted greatly with our ability to share documents/information cross functionally. Especially within our advertising team, we store a large amount of information to assist new hires and refresh current employees.
    • Something that could improve is employees' understanding of how to best utilize Google Cloud Storage. This could improve by implementing a potential training video or tutorial.
    • Overall, Google Storage has been great. I have not used a similar storage product that had the same enterprise level capabilities.
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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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