Content by Ashwarya Jagati
This post is part of our ongoing "Making Life Easier with IBM Aspera on Cloud" series, where we share practical tips, fixes, and insights to help you get the most from the platform.
This series highlights common issues and their solutions. In this post, we’ll provide a quick overview of the IBM Aspera on Cloud offerings to help you make the most of your subscription and fully leverage the platform.
Understanding IBM Aspera on Cloud Offerings
1. Subscription-Based Plans
- IBM Aspera on Cloud Essentials
- IBM Aspera on Cloud Advanced
- IBM Aspera on Cloud Enterprise
2. Pay-As-You-Go Option
- IBM Aspera on Cloud Pay-As-You-Go
3. Optional Services
- IBM Aspera on Cloud Additional Storage
- IBM Aspera on Cloud Additional Egress
- IBM Aspera on Cloud Additional Storage (Pay-Per-Use)
- IBM Aspera on Cloud Additional Egress (Pay-Per-Use)
4. SLA (Service Level Agreement) Options
Customers can choose from three SLA levels based on availability:
- Less than 99.9%
- Less than 99.0%
- Less than 95.0%
Criteria |
Essentials |
Advanced |
Enterprise |
Pay-As-You-Go |
Organization |
Single instance |
Single instance |
Unlimited instances |
Single instance |
Workspaces |
Single |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Single |
IBM COS Storage |
1 TB |
10 TB |
25 TB |
Not included; Pay-Per-Use |
SSO Support |
N/A |
SAML support |
SAML support |
N/A |
Egress |
First 10 TB included |
First 100 TB included |
First 500 TB included |
Included (per-GB price) |
File Deletion Policies |
1 set |
10 sets |
250 sets |
N/A |
Tethered Nodes (IBM Aspera HSTS) |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Single node |
Brandable Email Templates |
N/A |
Provided |
Provided |
N/A |
Shared Inboxes |
N/A |
Provided |
Provided |
N/A |
Concurrent Workflow Jobs |
N/A |
5 |
10 |
N/A |
Want the full details?
Check out the official terms here: IBM AoC Terms and Conditions
Final Thought
The more you know about your tools, the more value you can unlock.
Stay tuned! We’ll be sharing more practical tips to help you get the best out of IBM Aspera on Cloud.