Overview
Faster time to market
IBM® Storage as a Service extends your hybrid cloud experience with a new flexible consumption model enabled for both your on-premises and hybrid cloud infrastructure needs, giving you the agility, cash flow efficiency, and services of cloud storage with the flexibility to dynamically scale up or down and only pay for what you use.
IBM simplifies your experience with our global expertise, transparent and consistent pricing, high performance and scalable storage solutions supported by IBM concierge service.
Benefits
Agile responsiveness
Easy-to-use
Clear pricing model
Increased resilience
Features
A simple, flexible storage experience
Clear pricing model
Get transparent pricing with a straight forward model —one single rate for base and growth capacity, no hidden penalty fees, and the benefits of data reduction technologies.
Cyber resilience
Protect your data from cyberattacks with isolated, immutable copies that enable you to quickly recover with confidence.
Lifecycle management
Help lower your costs for installation, maintenance and refreshes with IBM lifecycle management and concierge service.
Increased flexibility
Choose from flexible options, including performance tier, initial capacity, connectivity, encryption, standard or high-availability options, and contract terms.
Pay-for-what-you-use billing
Simply provision your storage up or down as you require, and IBM bills you for only what you use.
Data security
Reduce risks with full control of on-prem storage and security technologies.
Hybrid cloud
Extend your hybrid cloud environment with IBM Spectrum® Virtualize for Public Cloud or via cloud adjacent architecture at Equinix®.
Always-on availability
Proven 6 9’s of availability with optional 100% availability guarantee.**
Leading technology
Rely on services built on a hybrid cloud storage platform designed for fast, scalable, resilient infrastructure.
Footnotes
*Subject to customer accounting practices
OPEX: an operating expense is an expense a business incurs through its normal day-to-day business operations. Often abbreviated as OPEX, operating expenses include rent, equipment, inventory costs, marketing, payroll, insurance, and funds allocated for research and development.
** HyperSwap configuration installed by IBM Lab Services. Terms and conditions apply.