IBM Cloud File Storage Features

Scalable, secure, and cost-efficient file storage for your IBM Cloud VPC workloads.

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Simplify storing data

IBM Cloud File Storage for VPC makes it easy to set up secure, reliable file storage for your cloud workloads. You can quickly create file shares for your Virtual Servers, scale from 10 GB to 32,000 GB, and choose the options that fit your needs. Built on flash-backed architecture, it gives you performance, flexibility, and cost control, all within your Virtual Private Cloud.

Flexible customization

Easily tailor your file storage to match your workload. Adjust capacity and performance as needed, and scale up on the fly, without the hassle of creating new file shares.

Durability

Keep your data safe even during maintenance or unexpected failures, no need to set up complex RAID systems.

Global footprint

Access your file shares wherever your business runs, with storage available in data centers across the globe.

Encryption for data-at-rest

Keep your data secure with built-in encryption at no extra cost. For added control, use your own keys or IBM’s key management services for enterprise-grade protection.

Encryption for data-in-flight

Protect your data while it moves between servers and storage with secure, encrypted connections. Encryption in transit ensures end-to-end security for all your file transfers.

Availability

Stay connected to your data with built-in redundancy that keeps file shares available, even if part of the system goes down. Multiple network paths and high-availability storage ensure reliable access at all times.

Flash-backed storage

Get the speed you need with flash-backed storage that delivers faster performance. Ideal for workloads that demand quick, reliable access to data.

Flexible billing

Pay only for what you use with flexible billing options. Choose hourly or monthly plans to match your workload and budget.

Endurance provisioning

Support most workloads and various application needs at your desired level with simple, predefined, per-gigabyte pricing tiers up to 48,000 IOPS.

Performance provisioning

Manage rapid data changes and well-defined performance requirements. Control both storage capacity and total number of IOPS per storage volume.

Expandable volumes and adjustable IOPS

Increase or decrease your IOPS and expand existing volumes to meet dynamic workload demands. Pay only for what you need, when you need it.

 

Snapshots and replication

Capture point-in-time snapshots and replicate them to other data centers for business continuity.

Volume duplication

Create a new, independent volume from a snapshot. Increase the size and performance for a new volume and immediately manage like other volumes.

Data at rest encryption

Provider-managed encryption at rest by default protects your data at no additional cost or impact to performance.

Concurrent access

Mount block devices for high availability and durability while clustering configurations. Avoid data loss during maintenance or failures.

Data center availability

Implement flash-backed storage, encryption for data at rest, snapshots and replication, volume duplication, expandable volumes and adjustable IOPS.

Flexible customization

Easily tailor your file storage to match your workload. Adjust capacity and performance as needed, and scale up on the fly, without the hassle of creating new file shares.

Durability

Keep your data safe even during maintenance or unexpected failures, no need to set up complex RAID systems.

Global footprint

Access your file shares wherever your business runs, with storage available in data centers across the globe.

Encryption for data-at-rest

Keep your data secure with built-in encryption at no extra cost. For added control, use your own keys or IBM’s key management services for enterprise-grade protection.

Encryption for data-in-flight

Protect your data while it moves between servers and storage with secure, encrypted connections. Encryption in transit ensures end-to-end security for all your file transfers.

Availability

Stay connected to your data with built-in redundancy that keeps file shares available, even if part of the system goes down. Multiple network paths and high-availability storage ensure reliable access at all times.

Flash-backed storage

Get the speed you need with flash-backed storage that delivers faster performance. Ideal for workloads that demand quick, reliable access to data.

Flexible billing

Pay only for what you use with flexible billing options. Choose hourly or monthly plans to match your workload and budget.

Endurance provisioning

Support most workloads and various application needs at your desired level with simple, predefined, per-gigabyte pricing tiers up to 48,000 IOPS.

Performance provisioning

Manage rapid data changes and well-defined performance requirements. Control both storage capacity and total number of IOPS per storage volume.

Expandable volumes and adjustable IOPS

Increase or decrease your IOPS and expand existing volumes to meet dynamic workload demands. Pay only for what you need, when you need it.

 

Snapshots and replication

Capture point-in-time snapshots and replicate them to other data centers for business continuity.

Volume duplication

Create a new, independent volume from a snapshot. Increase the size and performance for a new volume and immediately manage like other volumes.

Data at rest encryption

Provider-managed encryption at rest by default protects your data at no additional cost or impact to performance.

Concurrent access

Mount block devices for high availability and durability while clustering configurations. Avoid data loss during maintenance or failures.

Data center availability

Implement flash-backed storage, encryption for data at rest, snapshots and replication, volume duplication, expandable volumes and adjustable IOPS.

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