IBM Cloud File Storage Reviews & Insights

Score8.7 out of 10

82 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for IBM Cloud File Storage are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Established Reputation: Users appreciate the solution's established reputation, which conveys a strong sense of reliability and trustworthiness. This long-standing positive image helps users feel confident in the solution's performance and service quality over time.

Efficient Storage Solution: Reviewers emphasize the importance of efficient storage capabilities, highlighting the solution's ability to store large volumes of data accurately and securely. The convenience and flexibility offered by cloud-based archiving are particularly valued by users as they streamline data management processes effectively.

Scalability Features: Many users find the infinite scalability of the solution highly beneficial for addressing future capacity needs without requiring new storage solutions. This scalability feature ensures that users can easily expand their storage space as their data requirements grow, offering a cost-effective and adaptable solution for evolving storage needs.

IBM Cloud File Storage Reviews

40 Reviews

Great uses of IBM Cloud File Storage

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

November 13, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our Corporation addressed complex storage management, backup, and scalability challenges by implementing IBM Cloud File Storage. Seeking to modernize their storage infrastructure, they leveraged the cloud solution to simplify management, automate provisioning, and ensure efficient backups, enhancing disaster recovery capabilities. The pay-as-you-go model facilitated dynamic scaling, accommodating the organization's evolving data needs without substantial upfront investments. Additionally, the cloud-based storage improved collaboration, enabling seamless file sharing and access for remote teams, thereby boosting overall productivity and workflow efficiency.

Pros

Simplified Storage Management
Unified Data Storage
Backup and Disaster Recovery

Cons

User Interface and Experience
Advanced Collaboration Tools
Automation and Scripting

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

Verified User

Technician in Customer Service (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

IBM Cloud File Storage Excellent Monitoring Tools and Effective Security Control.

Rating: 9 out of 10

August 17, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud File Storage has been useful for activity tracking and in the budget management in our company.Its very important tools for file sharing and services are available in hourly or monthly increments.The platform is nice for their existing application and infrastructure is significant part of the task using this product.

Pros

It appriciates incumbent status.
Stores large amount of data.
Offers effective services and accurate tracking is nice.

Cons

Less generous.
While using it wastes alot of time.
Storing large data becomes very slow.

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Cloud File Storage offer direct access to computer resource hence making it the best.Its performance provides control and security and helps in multiple data solutions,Service provisions in one place are obtained using the product.The product convert management is perfect as you use billing.Accurate data reports as a result of using the IBM Cloud Storage.

Grace Williams

Project Manager in Engineering at OHLA Group (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Shared storage for enterprise needs

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 21, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud File Storage is a very useful service when you need to have shared storage between multiple instances and/or services. In our specific case, the services behind the load balancer could all read write and edit files on the storage. Moreover, the services could be added and deleted and still access the storage. IBM Cloud File Storage is the perfect product to resolve this problem, because it works well and considering that is NFS compatible is also easy to integrate also using common libraries.

Pros

Is NFS compatible so easy to integrate
Snapshot support, replication and encryption for the highest data security standard
Up to 12 TB of shared storage
The possibility to create a snapshot and move on another data center on another app

Cons

The limits in operations linked to the capacity is a bit complicated
Would be nice to have a mechanism that automatically increase IOPS when required

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Cloud File Storage is always a good choice for enterprise companies, and this service is also perfect for companies with needs of high security standards and High avaliability. Is possible to use IBM Cloud File Storage with many standard softwares, because compatible with NFS and the possibility to create snapshots and move to another data center so is possible to create workflow respecting also GDPR. The Maximum storage size with the maximum IPS is 12 TB, is possible to expand to 24 TB that is still not enough for big data or data lake usages and, however would not be with the highest performance. For some usages and business the price of this service may be relatively high.

Mauro Giannandrea

Senior devops engeneer at Domotz in Information Technology at Domotz (51-200 employees)

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1 year of experience

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Review - IBM Cloud File Storage

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

February 22, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use IBM Cloud File Storage integrated with Watson Assistant, which is how we managed to make documents available to users of cognitive chats. In addition, we have a tool, Chat Tools, where documents are generated so that the curator can analyze user interactions in conversations with the Bot, and when stored in IBM Cloud File Storage, it is possible to have quick access, in addition to being able to match with your peers for continuous improvement of integrations with Watson Assistant.

Pros

Availability. During the period of use, we had no case of unavailability, and this is important.
Easy management
Easy integration via API

Cons

Endpoint that returns the file in base64, today it is necessary to do it in the backend of an application

Likelihood to Recommend

IBM Cloud File Storage is a great tool for integration with your applications, as it has excellent documentation of its api, thus facilitating the development of software that is integrated with it.IBM Cloud File Storage also has high availability, which is vital for our applications, and is easy to configure.

Edmilson Emmanuel Moura Andrade

Senior System Development Analyst in Information Technology at SulAmérica (5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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My IBM Review

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

February 2, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Centralized file storage and sharing between teams and departments
.Backup and disaster recovery for critical data
.Scalable storage for big data and analytics.
Cost-effective alternative to traditional on-premise file storage systems.

Pros

Data protection
Scalability
Accessibility
Integration
Security

Cons

Cost
Complexity
Integration
Customization

Likelihood to Recommend

Scenario where IBM Cloud File Storage is well suited:

Centralized file storage and sharing: IBM Cloud File Storage is well suited for organizations that need a centralized location to store and share files and data between teams and departments

.Backup and disaster recovery: The product is well suited for organizations that need to store backups of critical data in a secure, off-site location to ensure that data can be easily restored in the event of a disaster

.Scalable storage for big data and analytics: IBM Cloud File Storage is well suited for organizations that need to store large amounts of unstructured data for big data and analytics applications

.Cost-effective alternative to on-premise storage: The product is well suited for organizations that want a cost-effective alternative to traditional on-premise file storage systems.

NGAKOUTOU GUELBE Sophonie

Software Engineer in Information Technology at Haguina-Tech (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

IBM Cloud File Storage - Best of the Best!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 25, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I currently use the IBM Cloud File Storage and have been using it since 2013 when I was working as an Administrative Assistant. I love that it is free and not costly like other file storage systems I have tried in the past. It also allows me 25GB of storage and I still have a lot of use left in it as that is a lot of storage to fill up. So, it is the perfect amount for me. It also uploads my data extremely fast, which is amazing and saves me so much time. So far, it has been very secure with my files, and I have had no issues. We work with highly sensitive information about companies, and I am glad the files are secure. I highly recommend it to anyone!

Pros

Security is highly effective.
Storage is optimal.
Increases productivity and time.

Cons

Not being able to modify a single file without having to recreate it.

Likelihood to Recommend

My experience with IBM Cloud File Storage has been well-suited for all of the files I work with daily for my company. They are highly sensitive, and I appreciate the security it provides. It also works very well with Oracle and makes work so much more productive. I don't think it would be very productive for personal use, as it seems to be more suited for company use.

Jennifer Nichols

Administrative Assistant in Product Management at The Dreamers Web (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

8 years of experience

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Most reliable file storage platform with secure document management database

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

January 2, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This platform gives the company secure file storage spaces that cannot be compromised by third party attacks. It enables my department to save sales files and transactional documents for future reference. Data transfer from company database to cloud storage servers is reliable and very fast. IBM Cloud File Storage has automated data backup that recovers any lost data that has been misplaced. Sales management with this platform has been great achievement.

Pros

Uploading files to cloud storage database.
Transferring documents under secure infrastructure.
Allocation of space for various files.

Cons

The set features corresponds positively to our demands.
I have not discovered weaknesses that can affect performance.

Likelihood to Recommend

Data and file management has been one of the great challenges that we experience when implementing tasks and projects. IBM Cloud File Storage has enabled us to classify data and store files under safe environment for faster access. It is easy to deploy this software and integrate with other applications. Customization has enabled departments to strategize and allocate storage space to different workloads.

Susan Cutler

Sales Executive in Sales at Oscar Wylee (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Secure Cloud IBM Product for Business Data Storage and easy Data Migration Solution.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

December 19, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud File Storage capacity available for our multiple marketing data and other sales content is enough, and the data access from any place through Cloud services is quite simple. Planning of storage disk and the security offered for all data managed and transferred through IBM Cloud File Storage is effective and very easy to connect to other third-party tools.

Pros

Quick data sharing.
Data uploading is easy.
Protection for the business data is effective.
Analytics via Cloud services is great.

Cons

Configuration of interface for the new user.
Adjusting some technical functions requires an Experienced Engineer.
Pulling big project data across Cloud platforms, slows the performance.

Likelihood to Recommend

Quick data migration across different Cloud data storage product on Cloud services and easy to manage big project data. Monitoring multiple Cloud services and effective on real time data analytics creation and collecting valuable insights from various websites is excellent. Cloud data storage tools management and great features for access control management are effective.

Diana Dumpsey

PPC Manager in Marketing at Backfield Digital (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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IBM Cloud File Storage - Data Storage Review.

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

November 28, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

IBM Cloud File Store is my group's preferred way to store files in the cloud. Real-time access to open any files stored in the cloud is huge for our different remote teams working all across the globe. This allows us to communicate and collaborate quicker with each other for any matters that are handled internally.

Pros

Real-time access to live documents in the cloud.
Easy to use UI for anyone.
Very secure that enables trust in cloud uploads of important documents.

Cons

Lag time in file uploads/downloads is difficult.
Finding certain files can be difficult due to per search functionality.
Storage is limited.

Likelihood to Recommend

This software is always updating to be mindful of potential security threats that exist out there. Knowing our data is secure, we feel comfortable using IBM Cloud File Storage to collaborate globally and provide access to internal information across the globe. It is very easy to use; thus no real training is needed for users - huge for a remote team.

Verified User

Manager in Marketing (5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Information protection with advanced security measures with IBM File Storage

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

November 8, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

This excellent software is what we use to keep all of our files and data safe in the cloud. It has improved the organization's access to dependable cloud services. We were able to modify this platform so that it provides access to a number of storage devices, which may be used to house a variety of data types. This platform makes it simple to gain access to data and allows for brisk file transfers.

Pros

A multilayered approach to data security.
Facilitating the use of cloud-based resources within our company.
The use of very big drives for our data storage needs.

Cons

So far, I have not encountered any problems related to data storage.
Each component performs as intended.

Likelihood to Recommend

Since I began using this system in my company, I have had complete faith in its reliability. Both the deployment and the incorporation with our applications are trustworthy. It has never failed to reliably connect us to cloud servers where our data is safely stored. It contains robust security measures, including the option to encrypt user data on storage disks with a password.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience