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IBM Cloud® Object Storage for IBM Cloud Satellite®
Enabled for distributed cloud workloads for your on-premises, edge or multi-cloud locations
Overview
What is IBM Cloud Object Storage?
IBM Cloud Object Storage, with its global presence and flexible resiliency options, supports exponential data growth for your cloud-native workloads with best-in-class cost optimization, robust data security, and data governance with ease of use. Built-in data lifecycle operations also make it easy to observe and manage your critical workloads.
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Benefits
Reduce storage costs
Manage data lifecycle
Data security and governance
Reduce downtime
Actionable data insights
Robust partner ecosystem
Ready to get started?
Create an IBM Cloud account, or login to get started with IBM Cloud Object Storage.
How it’s used
Data archiving
Data archiving
Consolidate archived data and store it in IBM Cloud Storage, where it’s permanently available and protected.
Cloud-native application
Cloud-native application
Build integrated apps using compute runtimes, microservices and IBM Cloud Object Storage services for data storage.
AI and big data analytics
AI and big data analytics
Create a data lake in IBM Cloud Object Storage and extract actionable insights, using query-in-place, analytics and machine-learning tools.
IBM Cloud SQL Query
A serverless, interactive querying service for analyzing data
Features
IBM Cloud Object Storage highlights
Smart Tier
Smart Tier automates tier classification and cost optimization based on data activity. It’s ideal for unknown or changing data usage patterns.
High durability and resiliency
Built for 99.99999999% data durability. Select the resiliency option for the location, availability and performance you need. Individual results vary.
Security and data protection
Enhance data security with role-based policies and access permissions, and leverage encryption key options for granular control and authority.
Fast data transfer
Securely move data to IBM Cloud Object Storage with the natively integrated Aspera high-speed data transfer option. Upload data at no cost.
Query data in place
Analyze data fast in IBM Cloud Object Storage with IBM SQL Query. Tap into your data simply to extract, transform and load (ETL) data.
Immutable object storage
Preserve electronic records and protect data against deletion or modification.
Data Replication
Replicate objects across the Cloud regions to meet your disaster recovery & compliance requirements.
Object versioning
Enable versioning to keep multiple versions of an object in a bucket to protect against accidental deletion or overwrites. Easily recover from any unintentional data loss.
Accelerated archive
With a faster restore option of up to two hours, you can access your dormant data faster, while saving on storage costs for your long-term data.
Client success stories
Build your skills
IBM Cloud Training
Build storage skills through the IBM Cloud Object Storage course contained within the Cloud Developer Professional curriculum.