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Achieve UK Data Sovereignty with Predictable Cloud Storage Pricing
UK businesses face a dual challenge: ensuring data sovereignty under EU rules while controlling unpredictable cloud costs. A European cloud with a transparent pricing model offers a solution designed for both compliance and budget stability.
Key Takeawys
Impossible Cloud offers UK businesses true data sovereignty with data centers located in the UK and operated under strict EU GDPR rules.
The pricing model is designed for predictability, completely eliminating variable costs like egress fees and API call charges that cause budget overruns.
The platform is enterprise-ready with an "Always-Hot" architecture, full S3 compatibility, and built-in features like Immutable Storage for ransomware protection.
For UK IT leaders, managing data storage in 2025 involves navigating a complex web of regulations and costs. The need for GDPR compliance and digital sovereignty is absolute, yet many cloud providers introduce budget uncertainty with hidden fees for egress and API calls. Impossible Cloud addresses this directly with S3-compatible object storage operated exclusively from European data centers, including new regions in the United Kingdom. Our predictable pricing model eliminates egress fees and API call costs, offering a sovereign, resilient, and economically stable platform for backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection.
Secure Data Sovereignty in UK-Based Data Centers
A majority of EU decision-makers now demand European solutions for their critical data infrastructure. For UK businesses, storing data within certified European data centers ensures alignment with GDPR, which governs the data of EU citizens. Impossible Cloud provides this through country-level geofencing, guaranteeing data stays in predefined regions under EU law. This approach directly mitigates risks associated with non-EU regulations like the CLOUD Act, which can expose data to foreign government access requests. Our architecture is sovereign by design, offering true EU legal certainty. The expansion into the UK provides local enterprises with low-latency access to a fully compliant storage solution. This focus on European data residency is a key criterion for over 40% of businesses choosing a cloud provider.
Eliminate Unpredictable Costs with a Transparent Pricing Model
Nearly 50% of a typical cloud storage budget in EMEA is spent on usage fees, not storage capacity. These unpredictable costs, driven by egress fees and API call charges, create significant financial risk for enterprises. Impossible Cloud’s approach to transparent object storage pricing removes this uncertainty entirely. Our model is predictable by design, featuring three core principles:
Zero egress fees, so you are never penalized for accessing your data.
Zero API call costs, enabling seamless application integration without surprise bills.
No minimum storage duration, providing complete flexibility for dynamic workloads.
This model ensures total cost of ownership is clear from day one. By eliminating the variable fees that cause over 55% of UK firms to exceed their cloud budgets, our platform allows for precise financial planning. This economic clarity is a primary driver for businesses seeking alternatives to traditional hyperscale providers.
Deploy an Enterprise-Ready, Always-Hot Architecture
Modern data workloads demand consistent performance without the complexity of storage tiers. Our “Always-Hot” object storage model ensures all data is immediately accessible, eliminating restore delays and the hidden operational costs of fragile tiering policies. This architecture delivers strong read/write consistency and predictable latencies for millions of files. Full S3-API compatibility protects your existing investments, allowing tools and scripts to work without code rewrites. This avoids the 20% operational overhead tied to managing complex lifecycle policies. Key security features are built-in, including multi-layer encryption and Immutable Storage with Object Lock for robust ransomware protection. This resilience is critical, as only 54% of sensitive data in the cloud is properly encrypted on average.
Stay Ahead of 2025 EU Data Regulations
The European regulatory landscape is advancing, and compliance is a competitive advantage. Two key regulations taking full effect from September 2025 directly impact data strategy. The EU Data Act mandates data portability and interoperability, requiring providers to offer a real exit path with no lock-in. The NIS-2 Directive imposes stricter cybersecurity duties, including supply-chain assurance and incident reporting within 72 hours. Impossible Cloud is built to meet these future requirements today. Our commitment to open standards and transparent operations ensures you are prepared for what's next.
Our platform's readiness includes:
Data Portability by Design: Full support for exporting data, metadata, and versions as mandated by the EU Data Act.
Continuous Security Processes: Integrated vulnerability management and documentation to align with NIS-2 supply-chain assurance.
EU-Controlled Governance: Strictly EU-centric data storage and key management to avoid non-EU legal exposure.
Immutable Storage: Object Lock capabilities provide an audit-ready retention mechanism for regulated workloads.
This proactive stance on compliance simplifies governance for your IT teams and reduces regulatory risk across your operations, including your data exit strategy.
Drive Predictable Margins for UK Managed Service Providers
For our channel partners, predictable margins are essential for building sustainable service offerings. The elimination of egress and API fees provides UK MSPs and resellers a stable cost base for Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and archiving solutions. Our partner-ready platform includes a multi-tenant console with robust role-based access control (RBAC) and MFA. Automation via a full-featured API and CLI simplifies management for over 90% of common tasks. To expand local access, we have established a UK distribution agreement with Northamber plc, a leading value-added distributor with over 42 years of experience. This partnership, alongside others like our collaboration with NovaBackup, ensures our ecosystem is fit for MSPs requiring both performance and compliance.
Implement a Practical, Resilient Backup Strategy
A modern backup strategy requires a secure, off-site copy of your data protected from both deletion and ransomware. Using an immutable, EU-sovereign cloud storage provider is a key part of a 3-2-1 or 4-2-2 backup plan. Implementing Object Lock ensures your backup data cannot be altered for a defined period. This provides a guaranteed recovery point in case of a cyber attack. Migrating your backup workloads is straightforward with our full S3 compatibility. You can use your existing backup tools and simply update the endpoint to our service. This seamless transition minimizes disruption and protects your past investments in backup software and training. For more details on our cost model, see our predictable pricing comparison.
More Links
TechUK discusses the implications of data sovereignty for the UK public sector.
GOV.UK provides a cloud guide for the public sector.
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) offers information about cloud computing for the public.
GOV.UK (Competition and Markets Authority) details a case regarding a market investigation into cloud services.
Statista provides an outlook on the public cloud market in Germany.
FAQ
What makes Impossible Cloud's pricing model different?
Our pricing model is built on transparency and predictability. We charge for storage capacity only, with no extra fees for data egress (downloads) or API requests. This eliminates the hidden costs common with other providers and makes budgeting simple and accurate.
How does storing data in your UK data center help my business?
Using our UK data center provides low-latency access for your users and applications. It also ensures your data is stored locally under a sovereign EU framework, helping you meet GDPR compliance and data residency requirements while avoiding exposure to foreign laws like the US CLOUD Act.
What is an 'Always-Hot' storage architecture?
An 'Always-Hot' model means all your data is stored in a single, high-performance tier and is always immediately accessible. This simplifies operations by removing the need for complex data tiering policies and avoids the delays and fees associated with restoring data from archive or cold storage tiers.
How does Impossible Cloud support Managed Service Providers (MSPs) in the UK?
We are a partner-first company. For UK MSPs, we offer predictable margins through our zero-fee model, a multi-tenant management console, and automation via API/CLI. Our partnership with UK distributor Northamber plc ensures local support and easy onboarding for resellers.
How does your platform help with ransomware protection?
Our platform includes S3 Object Lock, which enables immutable backups. This feature prevents your backup data from being modified or deleted by anyone—including ransomware attackers—for a retention period you define, guaranteeing you have a clean copy for recovery.
What do I need to do to migrate my data to Impossible Cloud?
Migration is straightforward due to our full S3 compatibility. You can use your existing S3-compatible tools and scripts. The process typically involves updating the service endpoint in your configuration to point to our platform and transferring the data.
