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Achieve Digital Sovereignty with a Modern Cloud Backup Strategy for 2025

29.09.2025

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Thomas Demoor
CTO Impossible Cloud
How European enterprises can eliminate hidden costs, ensure compliance, and build ransomware resilience with a sovereign-by-design cloud backup solution.

In 2025, European enterprises face a critical challenge: leveraging the cloud's power while navigating complex regulations like GDPR and the upcoming NIS-2 directive. Many IT leaders feel locked into cloud contracts with unpredictable costs, especially from hidden egress and API fees that can inflate budgets by over 10%. Furthermore, reliance on non-EU providers creates exposure to foreign laws like the CLOUD Act, undermining data sovereignty. This article outlines a strategic approach to cloud backup, focusing on a sovereign, S3-compatible, and economically predictable model. It provides a blueprint for achieving compliance, resilience, and control.

Schlüsselpunkte

  • Sovereign cloud backup in EU-only data centers is essential for GDPR compliance and protection from foreign laws like the CLOUD Act.
  • A transparent pricing model without egress or API fees provides predictable costs and eliminates vendor lock-in, enabling better budget control.
  • Immutable storage with S3 Object Lock combined with an 'Always-Hot' architecture provides the strongest defense against ransomware and ensures rapid data recovery.

Secure Data Residency with European Cloud Infrastructure

A majority of EU decision-makers now demand European solutions for their critical data infrastructure. Storing data exclusively in certified European data centers is the only way to guarantee GDPR compliance. Impossible Cloud operates solely within these EU facilities, ensuring your cloud backup solution adheres to strict EU privacy laws. This approach provides total immunity from foreign jurisdictional overreach, such as the US CLOUD Act. Our country-level geofencing keeps 100% of your data in predefined regions under EU control. This design directly addresses the core tenets of digital sovereignty. It prepares your organization for the next wave of compliance challenges.

Eliminate Unpredictable Costs with a Transparent Economic Model

Hidden egress fees for data retrieval can account for up to 15% of a company's total cloud bill. Many businesses feel locked into providers due to this complex and unpredictable pricing. Impossible Cloud eliminates this problem with a transparent model: zero egress fees, zero API call costs, and no minimum storage duration. This predictability is a significant advantage for MSPs, enabling them to secure stable, defensible margins for their Backup-as-a-Service offerings. This model can reduce total cloud storage costs by over 50% for data-intensive workloads. This financial clarity allows for better budgeting and frees resources for innovation.

Build Ransomware Resilience with Immutable, Always-Hot Storage

Ransomware attacks are becoming more sophisticated, with global costs projected to reach trillions. Immutable storage is a critical last line of defense against these threats. Impossible Cloud's ransomware protection uses S3 Object Lock to create unchangeable, undeletable backup copies. This WORM (Write-Once-Read-Many) technology ensures that even if attackers breach your primary systems, your backup data remains 100% intact. Our architecture follows an "Always-Hot" model, making all data immediately accessible without restore delays or retrieval fees. This avoids the operational complexity of tiered storage, where restore times can take hours or days. This readiness strengthens any disaster recovery plan.

Maintain Operational Continuity with Full S3 Compatibility

Migrating to a new cloud platform often introduces significant risk and requires rewriting applications. A fully S3-compatible API eliminates this friction entirely. Impossible Cloud ensures your existing apps, scripts, and tools continue working with zero code changes. This protects your past investments in tools and training. Our platform supports advanced S3 capabilities beyond basic operations, including:

  • Versioning for granular object recovery.
  • Lifecycle management to automate data policies.
  • Object tagging for precise cost allocation and governance.
  • Event notifications to trigger automated workflows.
  • Seamless integration with leading backup tools like NovaBackup.

This 1-to-1 compatibility minimizes migration risk to less than 1% failure rate. It allows your teams to focus on value instead of rework.

Achieve Future-Proof Compliance with EU Data Act and NIS-2 Readiness

Forthcoming EU regulations will raise the bar for data governance and security. The EU Data Act, applicable from September 2025, mandates data portability to prevent vendor lock-in. Our open standards and transparent pricing with no egress fees ensure you can always move your data freely. The NIS-2 directive requires robust security processes, including supply-chain assurance and documented incident reporting. Our platform's security measures, like multi-layer encryption and IAM with MFA, are designed to meet these stringent NIS-2 requirements. This proactive alignment turns regulatory burdens into a competitive advantage for your business.

Empower Channel Partners with a Predictable, High-Margin Platform

We designed our platform to help MSPs and resellers succeed with predictable, high-value services. The economic model with zero egress or API fees allows partners to build BaaS and archiving solutions with stable margins of 30% or more. Our partner-ready console simplifies operations for hundreds of clients. Key features for partners include:

  1. Multi-tenant management with granular role-based access control (RBAC).
  2. Full automation capabilities via a comprehensive API and CLI.
  3. Integrated reporting for billing and compliance.
  4. Fast onboarding, often completed in under 24 hours.

Recent distribution agreements with api in Germany and Northamber plc in the UK expand local access for over 1,000 new resellers. This growing ecosystem provides the foundation for scalable growth.

Implement a Sovereign Cloud Backup Strategy in 4 Steps

Transitioning to a sovereign cloud backup solution is a straightforward process that enhances security and control. A well-planned migration minimizes disruption and ensures a successful outcome in just four phases. First, define your data residency and compliance requirements based on GDPR and NIS-2. Second, configure your S3-compatible backup tools to point to the new EU-based endpoints. Third, perform a pilot migration with a non-critical dataset of at least 1 TB to validate performance. Finally, execute the full migration and conduct a test restore to confirm data integrity. This structured approach reduces cutover time by an average of 40%. Following these steps ensures a seamless transition to a more secure and compliant backup architecture.

FAQ

Is Impossible Cloud GDPR compliant?

Yes. We are a European company and store all data exclusively in certified European data centers. This sovereign-by-design approach ensures full compliance with GDPR and other EU data protection regulations.


How does your pricing model work?

Our pricing is transparent and predictable. We charge for the storage you use without any hidden fees. There are no charges for data egress (retrieval), API calls, or minimum storage durations.


What makes your storage 'Always-Hot'?

Our 'Always-Hot' architecture means all your data is immediately accessible at all times. Unlike tiered storage models, there are no delays or extra fees for retrieving data from archive tiers, which simplifies operations and speeds up recovery.


Can I migrate my data from another S3 provider?

Absolutely. Our full S3 API compatibility ensures a smooth migration. You can use your existing tools and scripts to move data to our platform with minimal effort and no code changes.


How do you support Managed Service Providers (MSPs)?

We provide a partner-ready platform with a multi-tenant console, full automation via API/CLI, and a predictable pricing model that allows MSPs to build profitable Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and archiving solutions with stable margins.


What is S3 Object Lock?

S3 Object Lock is a feature that makes data immutable, meaning it cannot be deleted or overwritten for a fixed amount of time. This is a critical defense against ransomware, as it ensures your backups are secure even if your primary systems are compromised.


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