Cloud Storage
S3 Compatible
VAR S3 compatibility offering
How a VAR S3 Compatibility Offering Delivers Sovereignty and Predictable Margins
Enterprises now demand digital sovereignty, but many VARs struggle with complex cloud pricing that erodes margins. A true VAR S3 compatibility offering provides a solution. It delivers predictable costs and EU-centric compliance without sacrificing performance.
The topic briefly and concisely
A true VAR S3 compatibility offering delivers predictable margins by eliminating egress and API fees, which cause 56% of European firms to overspend on cloud storage.
Full S3 compatibility protects client investments by ensuring existing applications and backup tools work without modification, minimizing migration risk.
Storing data in certified EU data centers with geofencing provides digital sovereignty and helps clients comply with GDPR and avoid CLOUD Act exposure.
A majority of EU decision-makers now prioritize European solutions for their critical data infrastructure. For Value-Added Resellers, this shift presents a massive opportunity but also a challenge. Navigating hyperscaler cost models with unpredictable egress and API fees makes it difficult to offer competitive, profitable services. This article outlines how a sovereign, S3-compatible object storage platform, designed for the channel, addresses these pain points. It provides the tools to build resilient, compliant, and profitable Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and archiving solutions for the modern enterprise.
Deliver S3 Compatibility That Protects Client Investments
Full S3-API compatibility is the baseline for any modern object storage solution. It ensures that customers' existing applications, scripts, and backup tools continue to work without expensive rewrites. This protects their technology investments, with hundreds of third-party tools integrating seamlessly. A robust VAR S3 compatibility offering supports not just basic operations but also advanced capabilities like versioning and lifecycle management. This consistency across the API, CLI, and SDK minimizes migration risk for clients. Our S3 compatible storage ensures that established data management pipelines keep running, providing stability from day one. This approach allows partners to deliver immediate value without forcing disruptive changes on their customers.
Additional useful links
Wikipedia offers a comprehensive overview of Object Storage, a data storage architecture that manages data as objects.
Fraunhofer IOSB discusses cloud computing for industrial applications.
German Data Protection Conference (DSK) provides a resolution regarding cloud services.
FAQ
How does your S3 compatibility work with my existing backup software?
Our platform offers full S3-API compatibility, meaning it works out-of-the-box with leading backup tools like Veeam and others that support S3 as a storage target. You simply point your software to our endpoint, and your existing scripts and jobs will run without any code rewrites.
What makes your pricing model predictable for MSPs and VARs?
Our pricing is designed for the channel. We eliminate unpredictable variables by charging zero egress fees, zero API call costs, and having no minimum storage durations. This allows you to forecast your costs accurately and build profitable, fixed-fee services for your clients.
How do you ensure data sovereignty and GDPR compliance?
We are a European company operating exclusively in certified European data centers. We offer country-level geofencing to ensure data stays within a specified region, helping your clients meet GDPR data residency requirements and avoid exposure to non-EU laws like the US CLOUD Act.
What is 'Always-Hot' storage and why is it better than tiering?
Our 'Always-Hot' model ensures all data is instantly accessible without any delays or restore fees associated with tiered storage (hot, cool, archive). This simplifies operations, prevents API timeouts during urgent restores, and makes performance predictable for all applications, especially backup and recovery.
What tools do you provide for partner and multi-tenant management?
We provide a partner-ready console with multi-tenant management capabilities, including role-based access control (RBAC) and multi-factor authentication (MFA). Partners can also automate provisioning and reporting via our full-featured API and CLI.
How does your solution help me comply with the EU Data Act?
Our platform is built on open standards with full S3 compatibility, which aligns with the EU Data Act's requirements for data portability and interoperability. We ensure clients can easily migrate their data, including metadata and versions, to another provider at any time, preventing vendor lock-in.
