Storage Ceph

IBM Storage Ceph® is enterprise-class software-defined storage for data-intensive applications. Designed for hybrid cloud, it empowers organizations to modernize infrastructure and reduce costs with flexible deployment in the data center, or as a service.

No setup required · Cloud-managed experience · Consistently available support· Flexible pricing

Extreme Flexibility

Multiprotocol support that adapts to your storage needs across architectures, workloads and integrations.

Full-Stack Security

Enterprise-grade infrastructure security, data integrity and regulatory compliance.

End-to-End Integration

Multivendor support from on-premises systems to cloud ecosystems.

Consistently Available Support

Round-the-clock access to IBM’s technical experts, proactive monitoring and automated issue prevention.

On-demand Scaling

Start small, grow big and adapt to business needs without disruption.

Hybrid Cloud by Design

Seamless data mobility across on-premises and cloud–private or public.

Prices starting at USD 0.026 GB/mo

Note: Based on the listed price for the IBM Storage Ceph as a Service standard configurations.

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How do I get it?

Select the Storage Ceph deployment option that best suits your IT strategy and business needs.

As a Managed Service

The flexibility and simplicity of cloud storage in your datacenter, managed by IBM experts. Designed to simplify and expedite the deployment of Storage Ceph clusters for faster time-to-value in all your projects. With Storage Ceph as a Service, IT teams can focus on business priorities and manage applications, not infrastructure.

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Software Only

A highly customizable and scalable way to leverage new or existing infrastructure, including commodity x86 hardware, for managing block, file and object data at scale, fine-tuning your systems to meet workload requirements.

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Ceph-Certified Servers

Building-block infrastructure to accelerate the deployment of software-defined storage. A simple, flexible and cost-effective way to deploy storage on purpose-built servers that have been carefully optimized, tested and certified to work with IBM Storage Ceph.

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Resources

Discover the Storage Ceph as a Service experience

Test and try the cloud storage experience that IBM Storage Ceph as a Service provides. Simplify your operations by self-provisioning storage capacity with just a few clicks through the IBM Cloud interface.

Watch the video to learn the installation steps, the Storage Ceph environment, dashboard navigation and more.

IBM Storage Ceph Solutions Guide

Learn more about IBM Storage Ceph, which includes storage analytics for critical insights into growing amounts of data—engineered to be self-healing and self-managing with no single point of failure.

IBM Storage Ceph Concepts and Architecture Guide

IBM Storage Ceph is designed to infuse AI with enterprise resiliency, consolidate data with software simplicity and run on multiple hardware platforms to provide flexibility and lower costs.

IBM Storage Ceph as a Data Lakehouse solution

IBM Watson.data™ and IBM Storage Ceph can be a powerful combination for building a scalable and cost-effective data lakehouse solution.