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IBM Cloud Object Storage vs Qumulo comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 4, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Customer Service

No sentiment score available
IBM Cloud Object Storage support is praised for quick responses, though partner policy flexibility in hardware lifecycle concerns some users.
Sentiment score
8.0
Qumulo's customer service is highly regarded for responsiveness, knowledge, and 24-hour availability, though not all have used it.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
6.3
IBM Cloud Object Storage needs performance, pricing, UI improvements, modern code, enhanced features, and better tool integrations.
Sentiment score
5.3
Qumulo users seek improved updates, simpler node replacement, better data protection, cloud integration, and enhanced terminal controls for iMac.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
IBM Cloud Object Storage provides scalable solutions through integrations, regional availability, and easy expansion, with enhanced options via networking features.
Sentiment score
8.4
Qumulo provides effortless scalability, efficiently supporting large user bases and data volumes, with seamless integration and expansion for any organization.
 

Setup Cost

No sentiment score available
IBM Cloud Object Storage offers competitive pricing with flexible plans, while installation is time-consuming but well-supported.
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Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
IBM Cloud Object Storage is stable, resilient, and user-friendly, ensuring data access from multiple locations even during site outages.
Sentiment score
8.6
Qumulo is praised for its stability and reliability, receiving high ratings and positive feedback for its consistent performance.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.0
IBM Cloud Object Storage provides seamless integration, robust security, and supports sensitive data with extensive services and limitless capacity.
Sentiment score
7.6
Qumulo excels with real-time analytics, seamless cloud integration, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and robust disaster recovery features.
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Cloud Object Storage
Ranking in File and Object Storage
12th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Qumulo
Ranking in File and Object Storage
10th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
NAS (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the File and Object Storage category, the mindshare of IBM Cloud Object Storage is 1.4%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Qumulo is 3.6%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
File and Object Storage
 

Featured Reviews

Steve Qualls - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers the ease with which you can move data between on-premises storage and the cloud and then retrieve it back on-premises when necessary
IBM Cloud Object Storage supports big data and analytics workflows. However, I usually have to refer to my documentation for that. Cloud environments are part of almost every project I've been involved in over the last few years, but I rely heavily on documentation whenever I need to do anything in the cloud. I know the basics, but the technical details always need refreshing. I create the drawings or diagrams of how the on-premises and cloud environments interact. So, visual representations are helpful. I'll diagram the on-premises environment, the cloud environment, and any appliances in between and then work from there. The integration capabilities simplified our data workflows. Like, the integration itself is pretty easy. The access appliances create the connection between both environments.
VinceVitro - PeerSpot reviewer
Useful data sharing, simple cluster scaling, and excellent support
One aspect of Qumulo that I hoped to see improved was its software upgrade process, which did see significant progress during my usage. Initially, upgrading the software resulted in several minutes of system downtime. However, by the time I departed last summer, the downtime had reduced to mere ten seconds. Although I am unsure if Qumulo has yet achieved a completely outage-free upgrade, I simply performed the upgrades early in the morning before the marketing department began its workday, so any downtime was inconsequential.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
39%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Cloud Object Storage?
The integration itself is pretty easy. The access appliances create the connection between both environments.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Cloud Object Storage?
Like most cloud providers, IBM likely charges based on storage capacity, typically per gigabyte or terabyte. Their pricing is competitive when compared to AWS or Microsoft. I don't believe it's sig...
What needs improvement with IBM Cloud Object Storage?
All cloud environments have been pretty robust over the last few years. Of course, there's always room for improvement. If I had to choose one area, it would be making the consoles more intuitive w...
What do you like most about Qumulo?
The most valuable features of Qumulo are its rolling updates and all-day availability.
What needs improvement with Qumulo?
Initially, the failover was supposed to be implemented in Qumulo itself. This failed to happen mid-case, so we had to devise a middleman solution. It was not the cleanest of solutions, but we did g...
What is your primary use case for Qumulo?
We use Qumulo for end-user storage and some application storage as well.
 

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Sample Customers

Bitly, Dreamstime, Prime Research
County of Riverside Sheriff Department, Hyundai Mobis Automotive North America, University of Arizona, UCSD - San Diego Supercomputer Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Sinclair Oil, Royal Dutch Shell, Kaiser Permanente, Deluxe Creative, Vexcel Imaging, University of Florida, The Madison Square Garden Company, Arizona State University, Cinesite, San Diego Padres Baseball, Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine, IHME, EllieMae, Washington State University.
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