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Achieve Predictable Cloud Economics with Cost-Efficient Enterprise Cloud File Solutions
Are hidden cloud fees and complex billing delaying your IT projects? A majority of European firms overspend on cloud storage, with 56% exceeding their budgets due to unpredictable costs like egress fees. Discover a cost-efficient enterprise cloud file solution that offers financial predictability and digital sovereignty by design.
Key Takeawys
Eliminate unpredictable cloud costs with a storage model that has zero egress fees, zero API call costs, and no minimum storage duration.
Ensure GDPR compliance and digital sovereignty by using a European cloud provider that operates exclusively in certified EU data centers with geofencing.
Protect against ransomware and simplify operations with immutable, 'Always-Hot' object storage that is fully S3-compatible.
For enterprise IT leaders, managing cloud storage has become a balancing act between performance and cost. Many organizations feel locked into providers due to complex pricing models that penalize data movement, with 55% of European companies reporting that egress fees have delayed key initiatives. This challenge is compounded by increasing regulatory pressure for data sovereignty under GDPR and the upcoming NIS-2 directive. The path forward requires a shift from complex, fee-laden models to transparent, cost-efficient enterprise cloud file solutions. An EU-based, S3-compatible object storage platform with zero egress fees offers a practical alternative, ensuring both economic control and regulatory peace of mind.
Eliminate Budget Overruns with a Predictable Cost Model
A staggering 90% of European IT leaders report that unexpected charges, such as API call or data retrieval fees, cause them to exceed their cloud budgets. A transparent economic model eliminates this uncertainty entirely. By choosing a solution with no egress fees, no API call costs, and no minimum storage duration, you gain full control over your expenditures. This approach transforms cloud storage from a variable operational expense into a predictable, fixed cost. Our transparent pricing model ensures your bill reflects only the storage you use, allowing for accurate forecasting and resource allocation. This financial predictability empowers you to invest resources in innovation rather than managing volatile cloud bills.
Strengthen Digital Sovereignty and Ensure GDPR Compliance
While GDPR does not strictly mandate that EU resident data remains within the EU, it imposes significant restrictions on data transfers to outside countries. Storing data exclusively in certified European data centers provides the most direct path to compliance. This strategy avoids the legal complexities of implementing safeguards like Standard Contractual Clauses for international transfers. With country-level geofencing, you can guarantee data remains in a predefined region, satisfying even the strictest residency requirements for regulated industries. This EU-only approach provides legal certainty and insulates your organization from foreign laws like the CLOUD Act. Choosing a sovereign cloud solution is a strategic move to de-risk your data governance framework.
Build Resilient Ransomware Protection with Immutable Storage
Ransomware attacks continue to grow in sophistication, making immutable backups a critical defense layer for every enterprise. An effective ransomware protection strategy relies on making data unchangeable for a defined period. Here is how Immutable Storage with S3 Object Lock provides this protection:
It prevents accidental or malicious deletion of critical backup data.
It creates a verifiable, audit-ready retention policy for compliance.
It ensures a clean, uninfected copy of your data is available for recovery after an attack.
It integrates seamlessly with leading backup software like Veeam and NovaBackup.
It blocks any user, even with root credentials, from altering or deleting protected objects before the retention period expires.
This feature is your last line of defense, guaranteeing recoverability with 100% certainty. Adopting secure enterprise object storage with these capabilities strengthens your overall security posture. This proactive security prepares you for the next generation of cyber threats.
Maintain Operational Continuity with Full S3 Compatibility
Migrating to a new cloud provider should not require a complete overhaul of your existing tools and workflows. A fully S3-compatible API ensures your applications, scripts, and backup tools continue to work without modification. This protects your past technology investments and minimizes migration risk down to nearly zero. Look for compatibility that extends beyond basic operations to include advanced features:
Versioning: Protect against accidental overwrites by keeping multiple versions of an object.
Lifecycle Management: Automate object transitions or deletions based on predefined policies.
Event Notifications: Trigger automated workflows in response to changes in your storage buckets.
Object Tagging: Apply granular metadata for cost allocation, access control, and data classification.
This deep compatibility ensures your DevOps pipelines and data management scripts run without any code rewrites. A cost-effective S3-compatible solution allows you to switch providers in under an hour, not months.
Simplify Architecture and Reduce Latency with an 'Always-Hot' Model
Complex storage tiering models that shuffle data between hot, cool, and archive layers often introduce unexpected costs and operational friction. A 45% increase in restore times can occur when retrieving data from deep archive tiers. An 'Always-Hot' object storage model eliminates this complexity entirely, ensuring all data is immediately accessible without tier-restore delays or fees. This simplifies your architecture and guarantees predictable, low-latency performance for all workloads. Whether you are running analytics, restoring a critical backup, or accessing archived files, every object is available within milliseconds. This approach makes your third-party tools more stable and your recovery time objectives (RTOs) more reliable. Learn more about our enterprise object storage architecture.
Prepare for New EU Regulations Like the Data Act and NIS-2
The European regulatory landscape is evolving, with two key pieces of legislation impacting cloud services. The EU Data Act, applying from September 2025, mandates data portability and will completely ban switching fees by January 2027 to prevent vendor lock-in. The NIS-2 Directive, set for implementation in Germany by early 2026, imposes stricter cybersecurity duties on cloud providers, including supply-chain assurance and incident reporting. A provider that is 'sovereign by design' aligns with these regulations from day one. By offering transparent cloud pricing with no egress fees, we already comply with the core principle of the Data Act. Our security posture, including multi-layer encryption and IAM, is built to meet the continuous security process required by NIS-2.
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eco – Association of the Internet Industry discusses the impact of data centers, the infrastructure behind cloud computing, on the AI revolution in Germany.
FAQ
What are egress fees and why are they a problem for enterprises?
Egress fees are charges that cloud providers levy when you move data out of their network. They are a problem because they are unpredictable and can be substantial, often leading to budget overruns and creating vendor lock-in by making it prohibitively expensive to switch providers or adopt multi-cloud strategies. A 2025 study found these fees delay IT projects for 55% of European firms.
What is S3 Object Lock and how does it protect against ransomware?
S3 Object Lock is a feature that makes data immutable, meaning it cannot be altered or deleted for a specified retention period. This is a powerful defense against ransomware because it ensures that even if attackers gain access to your systems, they cannot encrypt or erase your protected backups, guaranteeing you have a clean copy of your data for recovery.
What does 'digital sovereignty' mean for my business data?
Digital sovereignty means your data is stored and governed exclusively under the laws of a specific jurisdiction—in our case, the European Union. By using EU-only data centers, your data is protected by strong EU privacy laws like GDPR and is not subject to access by foreign authorities under laws like the U.S. CLOUD Act, giving you full control and legal certainty.
How does an 'Always-Hot' storage model differ from traditional tiered storage?
Traditional tiered storage moves data between 'hot' (frequently accessed), 'cool' (infrequently accessed), and 'archive' (rarely accessed) layers to save costs. However, retrieving data from cooler tiers can be slow and expensive. An 'Always-Hot' model keeps all data immediately accessible at the same low latency and cost, simplifying architecture and eliminating restore delays and fees.
Is your platform suitable for Managed Service Providers (MSPs)?
Yes, it is designed for MSPs. The platform offers predictable, transparent pricing with no egress fees, which protects partner margins. It also includes essential partner-ready features like a multi-tenant management console, role-based access control (RBAC), MFA, and automation via API and CLI for easy integration and management.
How does your solution align with the upcoming EU Data Act?
The EU Data Act, applying from September 2025, aims to eliminate vendor lock-in by phasing out and ultimately banning cloud switching fees by 2027. Our model, which has zero egress fees by design, already aligns with the core principle of this regulation, ensuring you have a future-proof solution with a guaranteed exit path.
