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Eliminate Cloud Bill Shock: Embrace Transparent Pricing with No Egress Fees
Are unpredictable cloud storage bills and hidden data transfer fees undermining your budget? A transparent pricing model with no egress fees offers a predictable, secure, and sovereign alternative for your enterprise data.
Key Takeawys
Eliminate unpredictable cloud bills with a transparent pricing model that has zero egress fees, API call costs, or minimum storage durations.
Achieve GDPR compliance and digital sovereignty by storing data exclusively in certified European data centers, safe from foreign regulations like the CLOUD Act.
Protect against ransomware and ensure data integrity with immutable storage and Object Lock, which makes backups unchangeable and undeletable.
Many EU decision-makers now demand European solutions for their critical data infrastructure. Yet, they often feel locked into complex cloud contracts with unpredictable costs. Hidden charges, like data egress fees, can account for over 10% of a total cloud bill, making budget forecasting a constant challenge. This uncertainty slows down innovation and creates significant financial risk. A new approach is needed—one built on clarity and control. Impossible Cloud offers a practical, enterprise-ready EU alternative, delivering digital sovereignty and cost predictability through a transparent pricing model with no egress fees.
Escape the Hidden Drain of Egress Fees
Egress fees are charges for moving data out of a cloud provider's network, and they are a primary source of unpredictable expenses. Research shows these planned and unplanned charges average 6% of an organization's total cloud storage costs. Some analysts have even observed customers spending up to 15% of their cloud bill on these transfer fees alone.
This pricing strategy creates a powerful vendor lock-in, often called the “Hotel California effect.” Exporting your data can become more expensive than storing it, discouraging migration to better or more cost-effective services. This model directly impacts your financial agility and control over your own data. Adopting a cloud storage solution with transparent pricing no egress fees fundamentally changes the economic model, restoring predictability to your IT budget. This approach ensures you only pay for the storage you use, with zero penalties for accessing your data.
With a clear cost structure, you can confidently plan for the future without fearing unexpected financial penalties for data mobility.
Achieve Digital Sovereignty and GDPR Compliance
For European businesses, data residency is not just a technical detail; it is a critical compliance requirement. The GDPR imposes strict rules on how the personal data of EU residents is stored and processed. While GDPR does not mandate absolute data localisation within the EU, it places significant restrictions on transferring data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Storing data exclusively in certified European data centers provides a direct path to meeting these obligations. This EU-only approach ensures your data is governed by EU law, avoiding exposure to foreign regulations like the CLOUD Act. Impossible Cloud operates exclusively in European data centers, offering country-level geofencing to keep sensitive workloads within predefined regions. This sovereign-by-design architecture simplifies compliance for industries with stringent data handling rules. It provides the legal certainty that over 75% of EU enterprises seek when selecting a cloud provider.
This focus on sovereignty is the foundation for building a secure and compliant data strategy.
Ensure Seamless Integration with Full S3 Compatibility
The Amazon S3 API has become the de-facto industry standard for object storage, supported by thousands of applications and development tools. Choosing an S3-compatible storage solution ensures that your existing applications, scripts, and backup tools continue to work without costly code rewrites. This compatibility protects your past technology investments and dramatically reduces migration risk.
However, not all S3 compatibility is equal; some providers only support basic functions. True enterprise-readiness requires more. Impossible Cloud ensures full S3-API compatibility, supporting advanced capabilities your teams rely on. Here are some examples:
Versioning for object history and recovery
Lifecycle management policies for automation
Event notifications for workflow integration
Granular Identity and Access Management (IAM) with MFA/RBAC
Support for existing API, CLI, and SDK tools
This comprehensive support allows you to switch providers with zero disruption to your established data pipelines. A fully compatible platform is essential for maintaining operational continuity.
This seamless integration allows you to focus on security and resilience, rather than on complex migration projects.
Fortify Defenses Against Ransomware with Immutable Storage
Modern ransomware attacks have evolved; cybercriminals now actively target secondary and backup systems to ensure they can demand a ransom. This makes immutable storage a non-negotiable layer of defense. Impossible Cloud’s Immutable Storage with Object Lock uses a Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) model to make your data unchangeable and undeletable for a specified period.
Once an object version is locked, it cannot be overwritten or deleted by anyone—including administrators—until its retention period expires. This creates a virtual air gap, guaranteeing that you have a clean, uncorrupted copy of your data for recovery after an attack. This feature is a cornerstone of modern data protection strategies like the 3-2-1 rule. It provides the peace of mind that you can restore operations without paying a ransom.
Integrating this powerful security feature into your backup and disaster recovery plans is a critical step toward cyber resilience.
Future-Proof Your Strategy for Evolving EU Regulations
The European regulatory landscape is continuously advancing to protect data and promote fair competition. Two key regulations are set to reshape the cloud market. The EU Data Act, fully applicable from September 2025, is designed to dismantle vendor lock-in by enforcing data portability and phasing out switching fees entirely by 2027.
At the same time, the NIS-2 Directive strengthens cybersecurity requirements across the EU, with a major focus on supply-chain assurance. This means your organization is responsible for ensuring your cloud provider meets stringent security standards. Failure to comply can result in fines of up to 10% of your annual turnover. Impossible Cloud is built to meet these future challenges today. Our commitment to transparent pricing with no egress fees aligns perfectly with the Data Act's goals. Our EU-only operations and robust security posture help you meet NIS-2 supply chain obligations by design.
Choosing a provider aligned with these regulations simplifies your long-term compliance and strengthens your competitive advantage.
Empower MSPs with a Predictable, Partner-Ready Platform
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) face immense pressure to deliver value while maintaining profitability. Complex hyperscaler pricing models, with their hidden fees and unpredictable costs, can shrink margins by 30-50% annually, making it difficult to offer competitive pricing for services like Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) or archiving.
A predictable-by-design model is the solution. Impossible Cloud’s partner program was created to address these challenges directly. We offer a platform that is partner-ready from day one:
Predictable Margins: With zero egress and API fees, you can build defensible margins into your service offerings.
Multi-Tenant Management: A dedicated partner console with RBAC and MFA simplifies managing multiple clients securely.
Automation and Reporting: Full support for API/CLI allows for deep integration and customized reporting.
Fast Onboarding: Our out-of-the-box integrations with leading backup tools mean you can onboard new clients in minutes.
Recent distribution agreements with api in Germany and Northamber plc in the UK expand local access for our partners. This growing ecosystem provides the foundation for MSPs to thrive. You can find more details on our pricing page.
This partner-centric approach ensures you have the tools and economic model to succeed.
Simplify Operations with an 'Always-Hot' Architecture
Take Control of Your Cloud Storage Strategy
Making the switch to a sovereign, predictable cloud storage provider is a strategic move to reclaim control over your data and your budget. The process is straightforward with a platform built on open standards. A successful migration involves just a few key steps: update your application endpoints, replicate your IAM and lifecycle policies, and run a test restore to validate the process. With a cost-efficient cloud solution, the benefits are immediate.
By choosing a provider with transparent pricing and no egress fees, you are not just cutting costs—you are building a resilient, compliant, and future-proof data infrastructure. You gain the freedom to move your data when you want, without financial penalties. This is the practical path to reducing lock-in risk and achieving true digital sovereignty. Now is the time to move beyond complex pricing and embrace a simpler, more predictable cloud. Talk to an expert today to get a demo.
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Bitkom discusses how companies are driving digitization forward with the cloud.
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PwC examines Europe's cloud sovereignty amidst geopolitical shifts.
Wikipedia offers a comprehensive article on cloud computing.
FAQ
What does 'transparent pricing with no egress fees' really mean?
It means your monthly bill is simple and predictable. You pay for the storage you consume, and that's it. There are no extra charges for data transfers (egress), API requests, or minimum storage durations, eliminating the risk of surprise costs.
Is migrating to Impossible Cloud difficult?
No. Because we offer full S3 API compatibility, migration is straightforward. Your existing applications, scripts, and tools will work without any changes. You simply need to update the endpoint, credentials, and bucket details to point to our platform.
How does Impossible Cloud ensure data sovereignty?
Our platform is 'sovereign by design.' We operate exclusively in certified European data centers and offer country-level geofencing. This ensures your data always stays within your chosen EU region, governed solely by EU laws.
Can I use Impossible Cloud for my Veeam backups?
Yes. Impossible Cloud is an ideal storage target for leading backup solutions, including Veeam. Our platform supports S3 Object Lock, allowing you to create immutable backups for robust ransomware protection, a key feature for modern data protection strategies.
What is 'Always-Hot' storage?
'Always-Hot' storage means all your data is instantly accessible with high performance, eliminating the need for complex and costly storage tiers (like hot, cool, archive). This simplifies operations, prevents restore delays, and avoids unexpected retrieval fees.
How does Impossible Cloud support MSPs and channel partners?
We provide a partner-ready platform with a multi-tenant console, full automation via API/CLI, and a predictable pricing model with zero egress fees. This allows partners to build profitable BaaS and archiving services with stable, defensible margins.
