Service | Description | AWS | Azure | GCP | Bluemix |
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Object storage | Object storage service for use cases including cloud apps, content distribution, backup, archiving, disaster recovery, and big data analytics. | Simple Storage Services | Storage—Block Blob (for content logs, files) (Standard—Hot) | Google Cloud Storage | Object Storage | Block Storage | File Storage |
Virtual Server disk infrastructure | SSD storage optimized for I/O intensive read/write operations. | Elastic Block Store (EBS) | Disk Storage—Page Blobs (for VHDs or other random-write type data) | Disk Storage—Premium Storage | Persistent Disk | |
Shared file storage | A simple interface to create and configure file systems quickly as well as share common files. | Elastic File System | Files | File Storage | |
Archiving—cool storage | A lower cost tier for storing data that is infrequently accessed and long-lived. | S3 IA Glacier | Storage—Hot, Cool & Archive Tier | Google Cloud Storage | Cloud Storage Nearline | |
Backup | Backup and archival solutions that allow files and folders to be backed-up and recovered from the cloud, and provide off-site protection against data loss. | Backup | |||
Hybrid storage | Integrates on-premises IT environments with cloud storage. Automates data management and storage, plus supports disaster recovery. | Storage Gateway | StorSimple | Persistent Disk | |
Bulk data transfer | A data transport solution that uses secure disks and appliances to transfer substantial amounts of data. | Import/Export Disk | Import/Export | ||
Petabyte- to Exabyte-scale data transport solution. | Import/Export Snowball | Snowball Edge | Snowmobile | Databox | | Transfer Appliance | ||
Disaster recovery | Automates protection and replication of virtual machines with health monitoring, recovery plans, and recovery plan testing. | Site Recovery |