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Achieve Easy Object Storage Savings With a Sovereign European Cloud
Are hidden fees and complex pricing models inflating your cloud storage budget by over 40%? A European sovereign cloud offers easy object storage saving solutions without sacrificing performance or security. Discover a predictable, S3-compatible alternative designed for today's data challenges.
Key Takeawys
Eliminate unpredictable cloud costs with a storage model that has zero egress fees, zero API call costs, and no minimum storage durations.
Ensure GDPR compliance and digital sovereignty with storage exclusively in certified European data centers, protected from foreign laws like the CLOUD Act.
Maintain operational continuity with a fully S3-compatible platform that requires no code rewrites and supports advanced features like Object Lock for ransomware protection.
For many IT leaders, cloud storage bills have become a significant pain point, with nearly 50% of budgets in Europe consumed by egress and API fees alone. This unpredictable spending complicates financial planning and creates vendor lock-in, hindering innovation. Furthermore, evolving EU regulations like GDPR and the NIS-2 Directive demand stricter data sovereignty and security. An EU-based object storage solution offers a path forward, combining transparent, predictable pricing with the robust compliance framework required for European businesses. It provides a practical way to achieve significant savings while ensuring data remains under EU legal control.
Escape Bill Shock With a Predictable, Sovereign Storage Model
Many enterprises find that over 55% of their cloud budget overruns are due to unexpected data access fees. Impossible Cloud provides a sovereign-by-design object storage solution that eliminates this problem entirely. We charge zero egress fees, zero API call costs, and have no minimum storage durations. This transparent model offers truly predictable margins, a critical advantage for MSPs and enterprise IT. Our services operate exclusively in certified European data centers, ensuring your data is geofenced within the EU. This architecture provides the legal certainty of GDPR compliance and avoids exposure to foreign legislation like the CLOUD Act. This approach directly addresses the 66% of German firms that overspent their cloud budgets. By focusing on a predictable cost structure, businesses can finally forecast their storage expenses accurately.
Strengthen Data Resilience and Security Across Core Use Cases
Our platform is engineered for mission-critical workloads, including backup, disaster recovery, and archiving. We offer Immutable Storage with S3 Object Lock, a key defense in a 3-2-1 backup strategy against ransomware. This feature makes data unchangeable for a set period, thwarting malicious encryption attempts. For businesses moving away from legacy systems, our platform simplifies tape-to-cloud transitions, offering an “Always-Hot” model where all data is immediately accessible without restore delays. This eliminates the operational complexity and hidden restore fees common with tiered storage models. Find out more about our transparent pricing model. This focus on resilience is why EU decision-makers rank data security as a top criterion for switching providers.
Deploy an Enterprise-Ready Architecture Without Code Rewrites
Migrating to a new storage platform should not require rewriting applications. Impossible Cloud guarantees full S3-API compatibility, protecting your existing investments in scripts, tools, and pipelines. Our architecture is built for consistency and scale, delivering strong read/write performance for millions of objects. We support advanced S3 features right out of the box. Here is what that includes:
Versioning for object history and recovery.
Lifecycle management to automate data policies.
Event notifications for workflow automation.
Object tagging for granular cost allocation and control.
Multi-AZ replication for high availability.
IAM with MFA/RBAC for secure, granular access.
This comprehensive support ensures a seamless transition and stable operations, a key factor for the 96% of EMEA firms concerned about new storage requirements. Our robust architecture provides the foundation for modern data strategies.
Gain a Competitive Advantage With Proactive Regulatory Alignment
Staying ahead of regulations is crucial for European businesses. Our platform is designed to meet current and future compliance mandates. We align with the NIS-2 Directive's requirements for supply-chain assurance and continuous security processes, which become mandatory for member states by October 2024. Furthermore, we are prepared for the EU Data Act, which takes full effect on September 12, 2025. The Act mandates data portability and interoperability, reinforcing our commitment to no vendor lock-in. Our platform's design ensures you can prove a real exit path for all data, including metadata and versions. Learn how to minimize your storage costs while maintaining compliance. This regulatory readiness transforms compliance from a burden into a business advantage.
Enable Channel Partners With Predictable Margins and Management
We built our partner program to deliver value and simplicity for MSPs, resellers, and system integrators. The absence of egress and API fees creates predictable, defensible margins for Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and archiving offerings. Our partner console is designed for efficiency and scale. Key features for partners include:
Multi-tenant management with robust RBAC and MFA.
Full automation capabilities via a comprehensive API and CLI.
Detailed reporting for billing and client management.
A fast and simple onboarding process taking just minutes.
Our growing distribution network, including api in Germany and Northamber plc in the UK, expands local access for our partners. This partner-centric approach provides the tools needed to build profitable cloud service offerings.
Execute a Seamless Migration With a Proven Framework
Transitioning to Impossible Cloud is a straightforward process designed to minimize risk and downtime. Our full S3 compatibility means your existing tools, like Veeam or the AWS CLI, work without modification. We recommend a simple, three-phase approach for a successful migration. First, configure your tools with the new Impossible Cloud endpoint and credentials. Second, replicate your bucket policies, IAM roles, and lifecycle rules in our console. Third, run small-scale test jobs to validate backup and restore operations before initiating a full data transfer. This structured approach ensures a smooth cutover. For more details, explore our guide to S3-compatible storage solutions. A well-planned migration is the first step toward achieving significant storage savings.
Start Your Journey to Sovereign and Cost-Effective Cloud Storage
More Links
Wikipedia provides information about object storage, a data storage architecture that manages data as objects.
German Data Protection Conference (DSK) offers a position paper outlining criteria for sovereign clouds.
German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) provides data on cloud computing usage in enterprises.
German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) shares a press release about the use of cloud computing by German enterprises.
eco – Association of the Internet Industry features a news article about the first GDPR certification specifically available for cloud services.
TU Berlin presents a blog post discussing the obligations of US companies to disclose data to German authorities.
FAQ
What makes Impossible Cloud a cost-effective storage solution?
Impossible Cloud is designed for predictable savings. Our pricing model is transparent, with no egress fees, no charges for API calls, and no minimum storage duration. This eliminates the variable costs that cause budget overruns with other providers.
How does Impossible Cloud ensure data sovereignty and GDPR compliance?
We operate exclusively out of certified data centers located in Europe. By using country-level geofencing, we guarantee your data stays within the EU, under the protection of GDPR and other European privacy laws, completely avoiding CLOUD Act exposure.
Can I use my existing backup tools with Impossible Cloud?
Yes. Impossible Cloud offers full S3-API compatibility, which means it integrates seamlessly with leading backup tools, applications, and scripts you already use. There is no need to rewrite code or change your workflows.
What is 'Always-Hot' object storage?
Our 'Always-Hot' model means all your data is instantly accessible at all times, with no delays or extra fees for retrieval. This simplifies operations and is more reliable than complex tiering systems that can fail during urgent restores.
How do you support MSPs and channel partners?
We provide a partner-ready platform with a multi-tenant console, full automation via API/CLI, and detailed reporting. Our predictable pricing model allows partners to build services with stable, defensible margins. We also have a growing distributor network across Europe, including the UK and Germany.
Is my data secure on Impossible Cloud?
Security is a core part of our architecture. We provide multi-layer encryption for data in transit and at rest, Immutable Storage with Object Lock for ransomware protection, and granular Identity and Access Management (IAM) with MFA and RBAC.
