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Silk Cloud Data Platform

Silk Cloud Data Platform 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Silk Cloud Data Platform
Silk Cloud Data Platform
4.6
(5)

Pricing

Pricing available upon request

About Silk Cloud Data Platform

The Silk Cloud Platform is a cloud data and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solution that helps businesses get their large, complex databases onto the cloud and running at speeds on-par or better than on-prem environments.

The Silk Cloud Platform is designed for mission-critical databases like Oracle and Exadata, SQL Server, and Epic that demand fast performance in the cloud. Silk has proven performance of over 1 million IOPS, 20 GB/S throughput, with consistent sub-millisecond latency.

In addition to ultra-fast performance, Silk ensures high resiliency and availability for your data in the cloud, so your databases are always on and working for you. Silk's enterprise data services, including data compression, deduplication, thin provisioning, and zero-footprint clones, keep your data footprint and cloud bill in check.

Silk enables your team to use machine-learning-based analytics to monitor features, data, and performance usage. It allows supervisors to ensure security via data encryption, replication, zero-footprint cloning and compression. Additionally, it enables team members to handle cloud migration and data mobility across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

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Silk Cloud Data Platform User Interface

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Silk Cloud Data Platform Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $0.01
Free Trial
Free Version

Basic

$0.01

per feature

No plan information available

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    Silk Cloud Data Platform Features

    • Popular features found in Database
      Backup and Recovery
      Database Conversion
      Data Connectors
      Data Migration
      Data Replication
      Data Virtualization
      Multiple Programming Languages Supported
      Performance Analysis
      Secure Data Storage
    • More features of Silk Cloud Data Platform
      Activity Tracking
      Alerts/Notifications
      API
      Archiving & Retention
      Automatic Backup
      Capacity Analytics
      Cloud Computing
      Configuration Management
      Database Support
      Data Import/Export
      Data Recovery
      Data Security
      Data Storage Management
      Data Synchronization
      Disaster Recovery
      Drag & Drop
      Encryption
      Event Logs
      HIPAA Compliant
      Historical Reporting
      Load Balancing
      Log Access
      Monitoring
      Multi-Cloud Management
      Network Monitoring
      NOSQL Database Management
      Performance Management
      Performance Metrics
      Performance Monitoring
      Real-Time Analytics
      Real-Time Data
      Real-Time Monitoring
      Relational Database Management
      Remote Access/Control
      Reporting/Analytics
      Reporting & Statistics
      Resource Management
      Secure Login
      SSL Security
      Third-Party Integrations
      User Management
      Version Control

    Silk Cloud Data Platform User Reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.6

    Ratings Breakdown

    5

    60%

    4

    40%

    3

    0%

    2

    0%

    1

    0%

    Secondary Ratings

    Ease of Use

    5.0

    Value for money

    4.8

    Customer support

    4.8

    Functionality

    5.0

    Have you used Silk Cloud Data Platform and would like to share your experience with others?

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    Chris L.

    Verified reviewer

    Hospital & Health Care

    5001-10000 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed September 2020

    Dramatically increased performance at a lower cost

    5

    We were an early adopter of this technology, and have continued to be impressed by the solution. When we first purchased, we were primarily looking for a cost-effective, high-performance SAN for our private cloud. But, Silk continually added capability, and has anticipated our need to move to a hybrid public/private cloud architecture. The new features should help enable a more seamless transition, while keeping our public cloud storage costs in check.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Our application had a voracious appetite for IOPs, and Silk provided a cost-effective solution to satisfy those needs. Now that we are moving towards a hybrid cloud infrastructure, Silk is providing a path forward that should minimize changes to our storage environment, and allow the team to manage data through a common interface that they are already familiar with.
    Cons:
    The only con is not really for Silk, but more related to the fact that our technology stack was fairly unique and outdated -- this created challenges generally as we went through a hybrid cloud transformation.

    Reasons for choosing Silk Cloud Data Platform

    We performed a side-by-side comparison with actual data loads. The Silk solution performed at the top of our evaluations, and when combined with the lower cost, it was a fairly easy decision. What we did not know at the time, is how good the Silk customer service is -- that turned out to be an unexpected bonus. The services team really partnered with us whenever we ran into any issues.

    Reasons for switching to Silk Cloud Data Platform

    Our former solution had became far too expensive as our performance and storage needs continued to grow.

    Vendor Response

    Thanks for your review, Chris. We're glad that the Silk Cloud Data Platform was able to help your company significantly improve performance, at a lower price point, during your transformation to the hybrid cloud. We are also thrilled that you have found our Customer Success team to be a valuable partner to you during this transformation. We look forward to continuing to work with you!

    Replied September 2020

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    SU
    Sumit U.

    Verified reviewer

    Computer Software

    501-1000 employees

    Used monthly for less than 12 months

    Review source

    Reviewed June 2023

    Review of Silk Cloud Platform

    4

    The overall performance of the Silk Cloud Platform was very good. Neglecting the cons part, everyone should use it for a minimum of one time.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    4
    Value for money
    4
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    The best thing about it is that it provide a very easy way to store data efficiently and provides a good level of security to the user data so it cannot be attacked or accessed by the intruders.
    Cons:
    The worst part about it was the feature of data replication. Sometimes, the data replication feature has failed to perform which led to the mix up of data on a large scale.

    Reasons for choosing Silk Cloud Data Platform

    As i have heard about it from a friend and they have recommended it so I have used this product over others because of this reason.

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    RW
    Roy W.

    Verified reviewer

    Automotive

    1001-5000 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed September 2020

    Monitoring

    4

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Functionality
    icon
    Pros:
    Easy to monitor the Kaminarios, but our auto replies interfere with Silks auto replies
    Cons:
    Constant false positives of the Kaminarios

    Vendor Response

    Hi Roy, Thank you for your review. We are glad to hear that the Silk platform is making it easy for you to monitor your infrastructure. Please also reach out to our Support team at https://silk.us/support to resolve any issues that you might be having. Our Customer Success team is happy to help!

    Replied September 2020

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    AM
    Aaron M.

    Verified reviewer

    Oil & Energy

    2-10 employees

    Used weekly for less than 12 months

    Reviewed September 2020

    Silk Cloud Data Platform - not just for the industry

    5

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    The ease of use, ease of integration, versatility of the end-user, it does what it is supposed to do - very well, less time spent on spending money for more time in the cloud.
    Cons:
    It does not make coffee or deliver my paper in the morning.

    Vendor Response

    Hi Aaron, Thank you for your review. We're thrilled to hear that the Silk Cloud Data Platform is making your job easier, faster, and helping you save money in the cloud. And believe us, if we could have the platform make your coffee and deliver your paper, we'd add it to the roadmap.

    Replied September 2020

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    Jason C.

    Verified reviewer

    Packaging and Containers

    1001-5000 employees

    Used monthly for less than 2 years

    Reviewed September 2020

    Silk Platform really makes our day to day with our SAN so much easier!

    5

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    The ease of seeing all of our devices in one, easy dashboard. In the past, I had to login to the GUI on each of our SAN devices which became quite cumbersome. The capacity planning and visibility into our throughput are the items I really like
    Cons:
    It may be a little busy. I believe I can customize the default views, but I have not done that as yet.

    Vendor Response

    Hi Jason, Thank you for your review. We're happy to hear that the ease of use and visibility into your infrastructure is helping to improve your day-to-day. If you have any questions about additional capabilities, please reach out to our Customer Success team at https://silk.us/support. They are happy to help!

    Replied September 2020

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