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Achieve Digital Sovereignty with Encrypted Object Storage for Businesses
EU businesses face a critical choice: accept unpredictable cloud costs and data sovereignty risks, or move to a compliant, cost-effective alternative. Discover how encrypted object storage for businesses, designed for Europe, offers a practical path to data control and economic predictability.
Key Takeawys
Adopt encrypted object storage within EU data centers to guarantee GDPR compliance and eliminate exposure to foreign laws like the CLOUD Act.
Choose storage with a zero-egress-fee model to achieve predictable cloud budgets, avoiding the cost overruns that affect over 50% of European firms.
Use immutable storage with S3 Object Lock as a primary defense against ransomware, which is projected to hit record levels in Europe in 2025.
For UK and European IT leaders, managing data has become a high-stakes balancing act. The need for scalable, secure cloud solutions is undeniable, yet a majority of EU decision-makers now demand European options to ensure digital sovereignty. Over 55% of European firms report that unpredictable egress fees delay key IT initiatives. This challenge is compounded by complex regulations like GDPR and NIS-2, where non-compliance carries fines up to 4% of global turnover. This article outlines a strategic approach to adopting encrypted object storage for businesses, focusing on a sovereign, S3-compatible, and economically predictable model that strengthens your regulatory posture and eliminates vendor lock-in.
Prioritise EU Data Sovereignty and Compliance
A majority of EU leaders now see European data residency as a primary selection criterion for cloud services. Our encrypted object storage for businesses operates exclusively in certified European data centers, ensuring 100% GDPR compliance. This architecture provides country-level geofencing, giving you precise control over data location to meet strict regulatory demands. We eliminate CLOUD Act exposure by design. This approach directly addresses the 72-hour breach notification rule under GDPR by securing data within EU legal frameworks. This focus on sovereignty is the first step toward building a resilient and compliant data strategy.
Eliminate Unpredictable Costs to Stabilise Budgets
Over 66% of German companies and 51% of UK firms overspent on cloud storage last year due to hidden fees. Our model is predictable by design, with zero egress fees, no API call costs, and no minimum storage durations. This transparency is critical as the EU Data Act moves to ban profit-generating egress fees by January 2027. You gain complete cost control for petabyte-scale workloads. By removing these variable expenses, which account for nearly 47% of some cloud bills, you can forecast your budget with 100% accuracy. This economic clarity allows you to reallocate resources from operational surprises to innovation.
Build a Resilient Defense Against Ransomware
Ransomware attacks in Europe surged by over 80% in the last two years, with 2025 projected to set a new record. Our encrypted object storage for businesses includes Immutable Storage with S3 Object Lock as a core defense mechanism. This feature makes your backup data unchangeable for a set period, rendering it useless to attackers. Immutable backups are your last line of defense. With ransomware-as-a-service enabling more attacks on smaller firms, this protection is essential for organisations of all sizes. Learn more about how Object Lock secures business backups against evolving threats.
Leverage an Architecture Designed for Performance
Complex, tiered storage models often introduce restore delays and API timeouts that disrupt operations. We utilize an “Always-Hot” object storage model, ensuring all data is immediately accessible with predictable, low latencies. This architecture eliminates single points of failure and supports millions of concurrent object operations without performance degradation. Here is how it benefits your enterprise:
Consistent Performance: Strong read/write consistency guarantees data integrity for analytics and mixed workloads.
No Restore Delays: Immediate data access avoids the 2 to 5-hour delays common with archived tiers.
Simplified Operations: A single, hot tier reduces lifecycle policy complexity by 100%.
Stable Integrations: Third-party backup and recovery tools operate reliably without API timeouts.
This streamlined approach ensures your enterprise object storage is always ready for recovery.
Ensure Seamless Integration with 100% S3 Compatibility
Migrating to a new platform should not require rewriting applications, which can increase project costs by over 30%. Our encrypted object storage for businesses offers full S3-API compatibility, protecting your existing investments in tools and scripts. This goes beyond basic operations to include advanced capabilities like versioning, lifecycle management, and event notifications. Your existing tools, like Veeam or Nova Backup, work out-of-the-box. This commitment to open standards ensures you can migrate data and workloads in under 24 hours with minimal risk. This compatibility is a core tenet of our 360-degree security approach.
Navigate New EU Regulations with a Future-Proof Platform
Forthcoming regulations require a proactive approach to compliance. Our platform is designed to meet these challenges head-on. The following regulations are critical for 2025 and beyond:
EU Data Act (Sept 2025): Mandates data portability, requiring providers to facilitate switching within a 30-day period. Our model ensures no lock-in.
NIS-2 Directive: Requires robust supply-chain security and incident reporting, with fines up to 2% of global turnover for non-compliance.
GDPR: Continues to mandate strict data protection, with our EU-only data centers providing a compliant foundation.
Our regulatory readiness provides a distinct competitive advantage, ensuring your cloud data privacy strategy is secure.
Empower Channel Partners with a Predictable Business Model
Implement Practical Steps for a Sovereign Cloud Strategy
Transitioning to a sovereign cloud requires a clear plan. Start by auditing your data to classify it based on regulatory requirements. Next, update your backup strategy to a 4-2-2 model: four copies of your data on two media types, with two copies offsite, one of which is immutable and in a separate EU location. Test your disaster recovery plan at least twice a year. A successful test should restore 100% of critical data within your target RTO. Adopting this framework prepares you for any scenario. For more on data privacy, review our guide to secure object storage and GDPR.
More Links
Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) provides statistics on the use of cloud computing by enterprises in Germany.
ENISA offers a comprehensive report on cloud computing.
KPMG presents their Cloud Monitor 2022 report, offering insights into cloud adoption and trends.
Bundesbank publishes a document detailing IT security and the current security situation.
FAQ
What is digital sovereignty and why is it important for my business?
Digital sovereignty is the principle that your data is subject to the laws and governance of the country where it is stored. For European businesses, storing data within the EU ensures it is protected by GDPR and other EU regulations, avoiding exposure to foreign government access requests and strengthening compliance.
How does 'Always-Hot' storage differ from tiered storage?
Always-Hot storage keeps all your data immediately accessible without any retrieval delays or fees. Tiered storage moves infrequently accessed data to cheaper, slower tiers (cool or archive), which can cause delays of several hours and additional costs when you need to restore it, complicating disaster recovery.
Is it difficult to migrate from another S3 provider?
No, migrating is straightforward with a fully S3-compatible provider. Your existing applications, scripts, and tools that use the S3 API will work without modification. This allows for a fast and low-risk migration process that protects your previous technology investments.
How does your pricing model help MSPs?
Our pricing model is designed for predictability, which is crucial for MSPs. By eliminating egress fees and API call costs, we provide a flat-rate structure. This allows MSPs to build services like Backup-as-a-Service with stable, defensible margins without worrying about unpredictable client usage driving up costs.
What is the EU Data Act and how does your service comply?
The EU Data Act, applying from September 2025, aims to prevent vendor lock-in by making it easier for customers to switch cloud providers. Our service complies by design, offering full data portability, S3 API compatibility, and a commercial model with no egress fees or minimum terms, ensuring you can always move your data freely.
How does geofencing enhance data security?
Geofencing in cloud storage allows you to restrict data storage and access to specific geographic locations, such as a single EU country. This ensures compliance with industry or national data residency rules and adds a powerful layer of security and regulatory control.
