The object storage service can be deployed on-premises, as part of IBM Cloud Platform offerings, or in hybrid form.

[2] The offering can store any type of object which allows for uses like data archiving and backup, web and mobile applications, and as scalable, persistent storage for analytics.

Bucket names and keys are chosen so that objects are addressable using HTTP URLs.

[4] The offering was originally introduced by Cleversafe Inc., a company based in Chicago, Illinois.

Cleversafe was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 2004 by S. Christopher Gladwin and was originally based in IIT's technology incubator.