--- description: Review of Silk Cloud Data Platform Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Silk Cloud Data Platform | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice AU --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Cloud Management Software](/directory/4676/cloud-management/software) > [Silk Cloud Data Platform](/software/186922/silk-cloud-data-platform) # Silk Cloud Data Platform Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/186922/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. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via live chat, phone, documentation, email and other online measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 5 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 5 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Silk - **Location**: Needham, US - **Founded**: 2008 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 0.01 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Contact Silk for pricing information. - **Target Audience**: 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Israel, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Archiving & Retention - Automatic Backup - Backup and Recovery - Capacity Analytics - Cloud Computing - Configuration Management - Data Import/Export - Data Migration - Data Recovery - Data Replication - Data Security - Data Storage Management - Data Synchronization - Data Virtualization - Database Support - Disaster Recovery - Drag & Drop ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Cloud Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4676/cloud-management/software) ## Related Categories - [Cloud Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4676/cloud-management/software) - [Cloud Storage Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4231/cloud-storage/software) - [Database Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4512/database-management-systems/software) - [IaaS Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/directory/4603/iaas-solutions/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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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. > > 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. ----- ### "Review of Silk Cloud Platform" — 4.0/5 > **Sumit** | *16 June 2023* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **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. > > 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. ----- ### "Monitoring" — 4.0/5 > **Roy** | *1 September 2020* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to monitor the Kaminarios, but our auto replies interfere with Silks auto replies > > **Cons**: Constant false positives of the Kaminarios ----- ### "Silk Cloud Data Platform - not just for the industry" — 5.0/5 > **Aaron** | *1 September 2020* | Oil & Energy | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **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. ----- ### "Silk Platform really makes our day to day with our SAN so much easier\!" — 5.0/5 > **Jason** | *10 September 2020* | Packaging & Containers | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **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. ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.com.au/software/186922/silk-cloud-data-platform) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data