IBM Cloud® Object Storage is software-defined data storage as a managed service on IBM Cloud®. It's an alternative to block and file storage and also available for on-premises deployment in your private cloud.
With its global presence and flexible resiliency options, IBM Cloud Object Storage is a storage service for any kind of unstructured data in any format. It's designed for high durability, resiliency and security. Information stored in IBM Cloud Object Storage is encrypted and dispersed across multiple geographic locations using IBM distributed storage technologies.
IBM Cloud Object Storage 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.
Store any kind of data, such as images, videos and documents in any format. The total volume of data you can store is virtually unlimited. Individual objects can range in size, with maximum size of 10 TB. For objects larger than 100 MB, consider uploading objects in multiple parts. Access your data using SDKs or the IBM user interface.
Meet your performance needs while managing your storage costs.
Use a policy-based approach to manage the lifecycle of your data.
Get security-rich data storage and compliance controls for added governance.
Deploy across the world with durability >99.999999999999%.
Execute SQL queries and trigger custom code from your data.
Explore a leading marketplace for supported application partners.
More securely move data to IBM Cloud Object Storage with the natively integrated IBM® Aspera® high-speed data transfer option. Start by uploading data at no cost.
Automate tier classification and cost optimization based on data activity with smart tier, one of three storage classes, ideal for unknown or changing data usage patterns.
Built for >99.999999999999% data durability, IBM Cloud Object Storage lets you select the resiliency option for the location, availability and performance you need. Individual results vary.
Enhance data security with role-based policies and access permissions, and leverage encryption key options for granular control and authority.
Analyze data fast in IBM Cloud Object Storage with the included IBM Cloud Data Engine. Tap into your data simply to extract, transform and load (ETL) data.
Preserve electronic records and protect your data against deletion or modification until the end of retention periods and the removal of any legal holds.
Replicate your object data across cloud regions to meet your disaster recovery and compliance requirements while also reducing latency.
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.
Retain immediate access while reducing the cost of backups. IBM Cloud Object Storage offers a scalable, secure destination to back up your critical data.
Consolidate archived data and store it in IBM Cloud Storage where it’s permanently available and protected.
Build integrated apps using compute runtimes, microservices and IBM Cloud Object Storage services for data storage.
Create a data lake in IBM Cloud Object Storage and extract actionable insights, using query-in-place, analytics and machine-learning tools.
Discover how—and why—one German research firm stores volumes of unstructured data in a dynamic IBM Cloud Object Storage repository.
Learn why a Dutch genomics solutions company uses IBM Cloud Object Storage for scalable storage capacity with Aspera to accelerate data transfer.
Read how a Hungarian development team created a wearable ECG device that uses IBM Cloud and IBM Cloud Object Storage to store and analyze data.
See how the managed cloud services company powers a global media distribution portal and centralized storage hub using IBM Cloud, IBM Aspera and IBM Cloud Object Storage technology.
Create, manage and access your storage in globally available data center locations with IBM Cloud.
Lite plan instance is free to use for storage capacity up to 25 GB per month. Lite plan instance is used for the trial and can be easily upgraded to Standard plan for unlimited scalability and full functionality.¹
Standard plan is our most popular pay-as-you-go pricing plan. There is no minimum fee. This plan meets the requirements of most of the enterprise workloads.
A flat monthly charge that includes capacity and allowances for outbound bandwidth and data access. For active workloads with large amounts of outbound bandwidth as a percent of storage capacity.
Watch an IBM Cloud developer explain what cloud object storage is, its benefits and its use cases.
Try a tutorial geared for beginner cloud-native developers that reveals how to use IBM Cloud Object Storage when building and operating cloud-native applications.
Examine how cloud object storage helps unlock unstructured data value (571 KB).
Footnotes
1 Only one Lite plan instance is allowed per account. The Lite plan instance includes up to 25 GB of storage capacity; 2,000 Class A (PUT, COPY, POST, and LIST) requests; 20,000 Class B (GET and all others) requests; 10 GB of data retrieval; 5GB of egress (public outbound bandwidth) each month. These thresholds apply to the aggregate total across all storage class buckets. Lite plan services are deleted after 30 days of inactivity.