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Acronis disaster recovery S3 API
Streamline Acronis Disaster Recovery with a Sovereign S3 API
Modern disaster recovery demands more than just speed; it requires data sovereignty and cost control. Using the Acronis disaster recovery S3 API with a non-compliant or unpredictable cloud can introduce risk and budget surprises. Discover a sovereign, EU-based approach that guarantees both resilience and financial predictability.
Key Takeawys
Impossible Cloud provides a sovereign, EU-based S3-compatible storage target for Acronis, ensuring GDPR compliance and CLOUD Act avoidance.
The platform features no egress fees or API call costs, offering predictable margins for MSPs and transparent pricing for enterprises.
Immutable backups with Object Lock and an "Always-Hot" architecture provide robust ransomware protection and instant data access for faster recovery.
Enterprises and MSPs face a critical challenge: implementing a robust disaster recovery plan that meets strict EU regulations without incurring runaway costs. Many EU decision-makers now demand European solutions for their critical data, driven by performance, security, and cost transparency needs. This article outlines how to leverage a sovereign, S3-compatible object storage solution as a target for your Acronis backups, ensuring digital sovereignty, ransomware protection, and predictable economics without any vendor lock-in.
Align DR Strategy with EU Data Sovereignty
A majority of EU leaders now prioritize European solutions for critical infrastructure. Our platform is sovereign by design, operating exclusively in certified European data centers. This architecture provides essential protection from CLOUD Act exposure. We enable country-level geofencing to meet stringent GDPR requirements for all your backups. This ensures your data stays within predefined EU regions under your control. Using our S3 compatible storage helps you build a truly sovereign DR strategy.
This focus on EU-centric governance gives your organization complete legal certainty for its most sensitive data.
Fortify Acronis Backups Against Ransomware
Connecting Acronis to our storage via the S3 API creates a powerful defense against data loss. We provide immutable backups using Object Lock to protect your critical information. This feature makes your backup data unchangeable for a set period, neutralizing many ransomware threats. Our architecture eliminates single points of failure, ensuring high availability for your disaster recovery plan. Immutable Storage is a core defense for audit-ready data retention.
Here is how Object Lock strengthens your security posture:
It creates a Write-Once- Read-Many (WORM) seal on your backup files.
This prevents both accidental and malicious deletion of critical data.
It helps meet compliance requirements for data integrity in regulated industries.
It renders ransomware encryption attacks on the backup files ineffective.
This immutability provides a reliable source for recovery, even if your primary systems are compromised.
Achieve Seamless Integration with a Fully Compatible S3 API
Our platform offers full S3- API compatibility, ensuring your existing Acronis workflows operate without any changes. This protects your past investments in scripts and tools, minimizing migration risk. We support advanced S3 capabilities like versioning and lifecycle management. All data is stored in an “Always-Hot” model, meaning it is immediately accessible with zero restore delays. This avoids the hidden operational costs and API timeouts common with tiered storage.
You can configure your Acronis backup solution in just a few steps:
Create a new storage bucket in our console.
Generate a new set of S3 API credentials with appropriate permissions.
Enter the endpoint URL and credentials into your Acronis configuration.
Run a test backup and restore to validate the connection.
This straightforward process keeps your applications and recovery pipelines running predictably.
Leverage Enterprise-Grade Architecture for Consistent Recovery
A successful recovery depends on consistent and available backup storage. Our architecture is built for strong read/write consistency and predictable latencies. We provide identity-based IAM with granular, role-driven policies and MFA support. The platform also supports external IdPs via SAML/OIDC for streamlined access control. Our intuitive console allows for easy bucket management and permission setting without deep API expertise. This robust foundation ensures your cloud backup target is always ready for a restore.
This enterprise-ready design guarantees that your recovery operations are both secure and reliable under pressure.
Build Predictable Revenue Streams for MSPs
For our partners, financial predictability is paramount. We offer a partner-ready model with zero egress fees, no API call costs, and no minimum storage duration. This transparent structure allows MSPs to build stable, defensible margins for BaaS and archiving services. Our multi-tenant console simplifies management with features like RBAC and detailed reporting. Fast onboarding and automation via API/CLI empower partners to scale efficiently.
We are expanding our channel presence across Europe to support local MSPs and resellers. Recent 2025 milestones include adding the distributor api in Germany and Northamber plc in the UK. This momentum provides our partners with expanded access and local support, simplifying compliance for their clients' cost-efficient backup solutions.
Future-Proof Your Compliance with EU Regulations
Regulatory readiness offers a significant competitive advantage. Our platform is designed to align with upcoming EU directives. The EU Data Act, applying from September 2025, mandates data portability and interoperability. We support this with open standards and proven bulk data movement, ensuring you have a real exit path. This commitment to no lock-in preserves your long-term freedom of action.
We also address the NIS-2 directive's requirements for continuous security processes. This includes supply-chain assurance and vulnerability management baked into our core operations. Choosing a compliant secure S3 backup target prepares your organization for the next wave of EU data governance.
Implement a Resilient, Sovereign Backup Strategy
More Links
Wikipedia provides a comprehensive overview of Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service), a scalable cloud storage service.
The German Data Protection Conference (DSK) offers a statement on cloud computing from an assembly of German data protection authorities.
