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Frankfurt stands as the largest data center market in Europe, a critical hub for global finance and connectivity. For German and EU businesses, the choice of cloud storage in Frankfurt is a decision centered on digital sovereignty and regulatory alignment. With regulations like GDPR and the upcoming EU Data Act, storing data within the EU is a baseline requirement. An EU-owned and operated cloud ensures data remains governed by EU law, avoiding exposure to foreign statutes like the CLOUD Act. This approach, combined with a predictable cost model free of egress fees, provides a stable foundation for backup, archiving, and disaster recovery strategies.
Schlüsselpunkte
- Frankfurt is Europe's largest data center market, and using a Frankfurt-based, EU-owned cloud provider is critical for achieving GDPR compliance and digital sovereignty.
- A predictable pricing model with no egress fees or API call costs eliminates vendor lock-in and allows businesses and MSPs to forecast expenses accurately.
- S3 Object Lock provides immutable storage, a crucial defense against ransomware that ensures backups remain unchangeable and guarantees a clean recovery point.
Leverage Frankfurt's Unmatched Digital Infrastructure
Frankfurt is the backbone of Europe's digital economy, hosting over 107 data centers. The city is home to DE-CIX, the world's leading Internet Exchange, which handles traffic throughput of more than 8 Terabits per second. This immense connectivity across 850 networks provides the low-latency environment essential for modern enterprise applications. Choosing a cloud storage provider in Frankfurt places your data at the center of this ecosystem. This strategic positioning ensures high-speed data access and resilience for businesses across the continent. The next step is ensuring this powerful infrastructure aligns with strict EU data governance rules.
Achieve True Digital Sovereignty and GDPR Compliance
Data sovereignty requires that data is subject to the laws of the nation where it is stored. Storing data in Frankfurt with an EU-owned provider guarantees it falls under German and EU jurisdiction, a key requirement of GDPR. This model provides a definitive safeguard against the U.S. CLOUD Act, which can compel U.S. providers to disclose data regardless of its location. Our platform offers country-level geofencing to enforce these boundaries with 100% certainty. Here are the core benefits of this sovereign-by-design approach:
- Guaranteed EU Data Residency: All data, including metadata, is stored and processed exclusively in certified European data centers, satisfying GDPR's territorial scope.
- CLOUD Act Immunity: As a European company, we are not subject to extra-territorial U.S. laws, ensuring your data remains protected from foreign government access requests.
- Simplified Compliance Audits: Clear documentation and EU-centric governance streamline the process of demonstrating compliance for GDPR, NIS-2, and other regulations.
- Full Control Over Data: Multi-layer encryption with EU-controlled key management gives you ultimate authority over your digital assets.
With a compliant foundation, businesses can then address the economic factors of cloud storage.
Eliminate Unpredictable Costs with a Transparent Economic Model
Many businesses find themselves locked into cloud providers by unpredictable and punitive fees. A healthcare company, for example, faced $8.5M in migration costs due to price hikes and exit fees. We eliminate this risk with a transparent model that includes zero egress fees, no API call costs, and no minimum storage durations. This predictable-by-design approach provides stable margins of at least 15% for MSPs offering Backup-as-a-Service. This economic clarity allows for accurate budgeting and removes the financial penalties associated with data mobility. This financial predictability must be matched by technical reliability and compatibility.
Deploy Enterprise Workloads on a Fully S3-Compatible Platform
The global market for S3-compatible object storage is projected to reach USD 23.4 billion by 2033, growing at a 15.2% CAGR. True compatibility goes beyond basic commands to support the advanced features enterprises rely on. Our platform ensures your existing applications, scripts, and backup tools work without modification. We support a full range of S3 API capabilities to protect your investments:
- Advanced Object Management: Full support for versioning, lifecycle management policies, and object tagging for granular control.
- Immutable Storage: Utilize S3 Object Lock to create tamper-proof backups for ransomware protection and regulatory compliance.
- "Always-Hot" Access Model: All data is immediately accessible without the restore delays or fees common with tiered archival storage, simplifying operations.
- Seamless Integrations: Out-of-the-box compatibility with leading backup vendors like Veeam and our collaboration with NovaBackup ensures smooth deployments.
This robust feature set provides a powerful defense against modern cyber threats like ransomware.
Fortify Ransomware Defenses with Immutable Backups
About 40% of organizations have dealt with a SaaS ransomware incident in the past two years. A core defense is an immutable backup, which cannot be altered or deleted by any user for a defined period. Our object storage platform uses S3 Object Lock to make data tamper-proof, guaranteeing a clean recovery point. This feature is a critical component of a modern 3-2-1-1 backup strategy, where one copy is immutable. Storing these immutable backups in a sovereign Frankfurt cloud adds a layer of physical and legal protection. This proactive security posture is essential for meeting new EU-wide cybersecurity mandates.
Meet Emerging EU Regulations Like NIS-2 and the Data Act
The regulatory landscape is evolving with two key pieces of legislation. The NIS-2 Directive, effective from October 2024, mandates rigorous cybersecurity risk management and supply chain security for critical sectors. The EU Data Act, applicable from September 2025, strengthens data portability and is designed to prevent vendor lock-in. Our platform directly addresses these requirements by providing an EU-sovereign supply chain, transparent exit paths, and robust security features. This built-in compliance helps businesses turn regulatory obligations into a competitive advantage. These advantages are particularly valuable for our channel partners.
Empower MSPs and Resellers with a Partner-Ready Platform
We built our platform to enable our channel partners to succeed. The predictable cost model with zero egress or API fees allows MSPs to build services with defensible margins. Our partner console offers multi-tenant management with granular role-based access control (RBAC) and MFA for security. With our expanding distribution network, including api in Germany and Northamber plc in the UK, partners have local access and support. This makes it simple to onboard new customers and deliver sovereign cloud backup and archiving solutions. Now is the time to explore these capabilities directly.
Mehr links
The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) provides statistical data and tables related to the use of cloud computing by companies in Germany.
The European Commission describes the European strategy for data, outlining policies and initiatives related to data governance, access, and utilization within the European Union.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) presents guidance and recommendations regarding the use of cloud-based services by the public sector, focusing on data protection compliance.
DE-CIX offers information about its internet exchange point in Frankfurt, Germany, a major hub for internet traffic.
Bitkom provides its Cloud Report 2024, including charts and analysis of the cloud computing market and trends.
The IT-Planungsrat outlines Germany's government cloud strategy (DVS), detailing the approach to cloud adoption and implementation within the public sector.
FAQ
Is your cloud storage platform fully GDPR compliant?
Yes. As a European company with data centers exclusively in Europe, our platform is sovereign by design. We ensure all customer data, including metadata, remains under EU jurisdiction, which is a core requirement for GDPR compliance.
Can I use my existing backup software with your storage?
Absolutely. Our platform is fully S3 API compatible, which means it integrates seamlessly with leading backup and archiving tools like Veeam, Rubrik, and many others without requiring any changes to your existing workflows or scripts.
How does your pricing work if there are no egress or API fees?
Our pricing is simple and transparent, based only on the volume of data you store. There are no charges for data retrieval (egress), no fees for API requests (GET, PUT, LIST), and no minimum storage duration, providing a predictable and fair cost structure.
What does 'Always-Hot' storage mean?
Our 'Always-Hot' architecture means all your data is instantly accessible at any time. Unlike traditional tiered systems that move data to 'cold' or 'archive' layers, we eliminate restore delays and retrieval fees, simplifying operations and ensuring your data is ready when you need it.
How do you ensure the security of my data?
We provide multi-layer security, including encryption in-transit and at-rest, fine-grained Identity and Access Management (IAM) with MFA and RBAC, and S3 Object Lock for immutability. Our infrastructure is built to eliminate single points of failure, ensuring high availability and resilience.
How can I migrate my data to your platform?
Migration is straightforward due to our full S3 compatibility. You can use any S3-compatible tool, including the AWS CLI, Rclone, or integrated migration services from our partners, to move your data efficiently. Our support team is also available to assist with planning your migration.



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