diff --git a/include/ibm/utils.hpp b/include/ibm/utils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..217b2f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/ibm/utils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <logging.hpp>
+
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+
+namespace crow
+{
+namespace ibm_utils
+{
+
+inline bool createDirectory(const std::string_view path)
+{
+    // Create persistent directory
+    std::error_code ec;
+
+    BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "Creating persistent directory : " << path;
+
+    bool dirCreated = std::filesystem::create_directories(path, ec);
+
+    if (ec)
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_ERROR << "Failed to create persistent directory : " << path;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (dirCreated)
+    {
+        // set the permission of the directory to 700
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << "Setting the permission to 700";
+        std::filesystem::perms permission = std::filesystem::perms::owner_all;
+        std::filesystem::permissions(path, permission);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        BMCWEB_LOG_DEBUG << path << " already exists";
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+} // namespace ibm_utils
+} // namespace crow