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Fortify Veeam Cloud Connect: Achieve Sovereign Ransomware Prevention
Ransomware attacks in Europe are projected to surpass 1,746 incidents in 2025, setting a new record. A reactive strategy is no longer enough; businesses need a proactive defense for their Veeam backups. This article details how to achieve secure Veeam Cloud Connect ransomware prevention with sovereign, immutable storage.
Key Takeawys
Secure Veeam Cloud Connect ransomware prevention requires EU-based, sovereign storage to avoid CLOUD Act exposure and ensure GDPR compliance.
Leveraging S3 Object Lock with Veeam on an “Always-Hot” storage platform creates immutable, instantly accessible backups that form the core of an effective anti-ransomware strategy.
A predictable cost model with no egress or API fees is critical for managing Veeam backup budgets, eliminating surprise costs during large-scale recovery operations.
With ransomware incidents in Europe jumping 80% between 2023 and 2024, IT leaders face immense pressure to secure their last line of defense: backups. For organizations using Veeam, extending protection to the cloud introduces new risks, from regulatory non-compliance to unpredictable costs. The key to a modern defense is not just about recovery, but about making backups truly invulnerable. This requires a shift to sovereign infrastructure that offers immutable storage by design, ensuring data integrity, EU legal certainty, and cost predictability for a robust, multi-layered ransomware prevention strategy.
Establish Digital Sovereignty for Veeam Backups
Storing Veeam backups with non-EU cloud providers creates significant legal risks under regulations like GDPR. The US CLOUD Act allows US authorities to access data held by American firms, regardless of where the servers are located, creating a direct conflict with EU privacy laws. A strong majority of EU decision-makers now demand European solutions to maintain control over critical data. Impossible Cloud provides a sovereign-by-design solution, operating exclusively in certified European data centers to eliminate this exposure. This ensures your Veeam backups remain under EU jurisdiction, providing the legal certainty required for regulated industries. True data sovereignty is the foundation of modern ransomware resilience.
Implement Immutable Backups with S3 Object Lock
The core of effective ransomware prevention is making your backup data unchangeable. Veeam natively supports S3 Object Lock, which creates immutable backups that cannot be altered or deleted by anyone—not even administrators—for a defined retention period. This feature is a critical defense, as attackers often target backups first to prevent recovery. Impossible Cloud’s architecture fully supports Veeam's immutability features, ensuring your recovery points are secure. Unlike complex tiering models, our “Always-Hot” architecture makes 100% of your immutable data instantly accessible for restores. This simple, effective approach strengthens your ransomware defense posture without adding operational complexity. The next step is layering additional controls for comprehensive security.
Strengthen Security with a Multi-Layered Approach
A robust security strategy for Veeam backups extends beyond immutability. It requires multiple layers of defense to protect data at every stage. Impossible Cloud integrates several security controls to provide comprehensive protection for your cloud backup data. These features ensure your data is secure and your operations align with strict regulatory frameworks. We build security into our platform with the following measures:
End-to-End Encryption: All data is protected with multi-layer encryption, both in transit and at rest, using state-of-the-art cryptographic standards.
Identity and Access Management (IAM): Granular, role-driven policies and multi-factor authentication (MFA) prevent unauthorized access to your backup repositories.
Country-Level Geofencing: You can restrict data storage to specific EU countries, ensuring compliance with data residency requirements for sectors like finance and healthcare.
Regulatory Readiness: Our operations are designed to align with GDPR and support compliance with the NIS-2 directive, which mandates continuous security processes for critical infrastructure.
This layered defense model ensures that your Veeam backups are protected against a wide range of threats, not just ransomware. With security addressed, it is vital to consider the economic model.
Achieve Predictable Costs and Eliminate Egress Fees
Many businesses feel locked into hyperscaler contracts due to complex pricing and punitive exit fees. A significant share of IT leaders now prefer providers with transparent cost models. Impossible Cloud addresses this directly with a predictable pricing structure designed for budget stability. Our model includes zero egress fees, zero API call costs, and no minimum storage durations. This transparency is especially valuable for MSPs and enterprises managing large Veeam backup repositories, where restore operations can generate massive, unexpected bills from other providers. The upcoming EU Data Act, effective September 2025, mandates easier switching and will phase out egress charges, but our model delivers this benefit today. This economic predictability allows for better business planning and removes the risk of financial lock-in. Predictable costs combined with seamless integration create a powerful value proposition.
Ensure Seamless Integration with Full S3 Compatibility
Migrating backup infrastructure can be a major operational risk if the new platform is not fully compatible. Impossible Cloud eliminates this risk with 100% S3 API compatibility. This ensures your existing Veeam jobs, scripts, and management tools continue to work without any code rewrites. Our platform supports not just basic object operations but also advanced S3 capabilities like versioning and lifecycle management. This deep compatibility protects your past investments and minimizes migration friction. We also foster a strong ecosystem, including collaborations with ISVs like NovaBackup, to deliver certified integrations for MSPs. This focus on seamless integration makes adopting a sovereign, secure object storage solution for Veeam straightforward and risk-free. This partner-centric approach is a core part of our strategy.
Leverage a Partner-Ready Platform for Growth
We built our platform to help MSPs, resellers, and system integrators succeed. The predictable-by-design cost model allows partners to build BaaS and archiving services with stable, defensible margins. Our partner console provides the tools needed to manage a multi-tenant environment efficiently. We provide the following to enable our partners:
Multi-Tenant Management: A centralized console with role-based access control (RBAC) and MFA simplifies managing multiple clients securely.
Full Automation: The entire platform is controllable via API and CLI, enabling automation of provisioning, management, and reporting tasks.
Fast Onboarding: We provide a streamlined onboarding process to get partners up and running in hours, not weeks.
Expanding Distribution: With new distribution agreements with api in Germany and Northamber plc in the UK, we are expanding local access and support for our partners across Europe.
These features provide our partners with a competitive advantage in the growing market for sovereign data protection services. Now, let's turn these capabilities into an actionable plan.
Follow Practical Steps for a Resilient Backup Strategy
Begin Building Your Sovereign Ransomware Defense Today
The threat of ransomware is not diminishing, and the need for digital sovereignty has never been greater. Protecting your Veeam backups requires a modern approach that combines immutability, EU-based infrastructure, and a predictable cost model. Waiting for an attack to test your defenses is a risk no business can afford. Impossible Cloud offers a practical, enterprise-ready EU alternative that strengthens your ransomware defense strategy without compromising on performance or ease of use. Take the first step toward a more secure and sovereign data protection future. Talk to an expert to design your resilient Veeam backup architecture.
More Links
Wikipedia provides a comprehensive overview of ransomware.
Deutsche Bundesbank offers insights into IT security and cyber risks relevant to banking supervision.
eco presents information on IT security from a leading German internet industry association.
FAQ
What makes Impossible Cloud a secure choice for Veeam backups?
Impossible Cloud provides a multi-layered security model for Veeam backups, including immutable storage with S3 Object Lock, end-to-end encryption, granular IAM with MFA, and country-level geofencing. Our infrastructure is sovereign by design, operating only in certified EU data centers to ensure GDPR compliance and protection from the CLOUD Act.
How does your pricing model benefit Veeam users?
Our pricing is transparent and predictable. We charge a simple per-terabyte rate with no egress fees, no API call charges, and no minimum storage durations. This eliminates the surprise costs common with hyperscalers, especially during data restores, making it ideal for managing BaaS and DR budgets.
Is it complicated to switch my Veeam Cloud Connect repository to Impossible Cloud?
No, the process is straightforward. Because we offer full S3 API compatibility, you can add Impossible Cloud as a new object storage repository in your Veeam console in minutes. Your existing backup and restore jobs will work without modification.
What is 'Always-Hot' storage and why does it matter for restores?
Our 'Always-Hot' architecture means all your data, including immutable backups, is immediately accessible without any delays or restore fees associated with retrieving data from archival tiers. This simplifies operations and ensures you can begin recovery from a ransomware attack instantly.
How does Impossible Cloud support MSPs offering Veeam backup services?
We are a partner-first company. Our platform offers a multi-tenant console, full automation via API/CLI, and predictable pricing with zero egress fees, which allows MSPs to build profitable and scalable Veeam BaaS offerings with defensible margins. We also provide local support through distributors like api (DE) and Northamber plc (UK).
How does your solution align with new EU regulations like NIS-2 and the Data Act?
Our platform is built for regulatory readiness. Our security measures support NIS-2 compliance by providing continuous process security and supply-chain assurance. Our transparent, no-egress-fee model aligns with the EU Data Act's goal of preventing vendor lock-in and ensuring data portability, which becomes mandatory from September 2025.
