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IBM Cloud Object Storage vs Scality RING 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:
 

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.
No sentiment score available
Scality RING8 offers improved scalability, managing petabytes for enterprises, but past issues existed, especially with migrations.
 

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.
No sentiment score available
Scality RING offers secure, efficient storage with S3/CDMI support, erasure coding, and scalability for large organizations.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
6.3
IBM Cloud Object Storage needs performance, pricing, UI improvements, modern code, enhanced features, and better tool integrations.
No sentiment score available
Scality RING needs improved S3 compliance, streamlined capacity expansion, better scalability, and support for varied processor architectures.
 

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.
No sentiment score available
 

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.
No sentiment score available
Scality RING8 support is skilled but occasionally requires repeated explanations due to unique customer setups, yet remains positively received.
 

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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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
Scality RING
Ranking in File and Object Storage
16th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Software Defined Storage (SDS) (13th)
 

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 Scality RING is 3.9%, up from 3.5% 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.
Guillaume Lapouge - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers UTIPI (Unified Tiered Infrastructure Per IOPS) feature in billing but lacks extensive testing
It's a very good product, but for large-scale usage, it has limitations. Scality RING's lack of extensive testing and potential hidden limitations. While Scality provides precise architecture guidelines for sizing the storage infrastructure, Orange utilizes a different processor architecture for its Ovi servers, requiring additional optimization beyond what Scality offers. In essence, the product lacks third-party optimization capabilities.
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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
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

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 Scality RING8?
Another feature I like is the life cycle management that helps me with data storage efficiency.
What needs improvement with Scality RING8?
It's a very good product, but for large-scale usage, it has limitations. Scality RING's lack of extensive testing and potential hidden limitations. While Scality provides precise architecture guide...
What is your primary use case for Scality RING8?
I work with Scality RING for storage, and we have a concrete strategy to offer it to business customers. Many customers use it for different purposes, but a common use case is for user computer bac...
 

Also Known As

Cleversafe
Scality RING, RING8
 

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Sample Customers

Bitly, Dreamstime, Prime Research
Comcast, TimeWarner Cable, EuroSport, Orange, Deluxe, DailtMotion, SFR, RTL, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Telstra
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