Silk Cloud Data Platform

RATING:

4.6

(5)
Overview

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 c...

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Silk Cloud Data Platform Reviews

Overall Rating

4.6

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

5

Customer Support

5

Value for money

5

Functionality

5

Most Helpful Reviews for Silk Cloud Data Platform

5 Reviews

User Profile

Chris

Verified reviewer

Hospital & Health Care, 5,001-10,000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2020

Dramatically increased performance at a lower cost

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.

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The only con is not really for Silk, but more related to the fact that our technology stack was fairly unique and outdated -- this created challenges generally as we went through a hybrid cloud transformation.

Reason 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

Sumit

Computer Software, 501-1,000 employees

Used monthly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed June 2023

Review of Silk Cloud Platform

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.

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.

Reason 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.

Roy

Automotive, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2020

Monitoring

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

Aaron

Oil & Energy, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2020

Silk Cloud Data Platform - not just for the industry

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

Jason

Packaging and Containers, 1,001-5,000 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed September 2020

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

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

5 Reviews