Secure Data Sovereignty for Veeam Backups

Storing backup data in non-EU clouds creates significant compliance risks. The US CLOUD Act allows US authorities to access data held by US-based providers, even if it is stored in European data centers. This directly conflicts with GDPR principles, which require a clear legal basis for transferring data outside the EU. A truly sovereign cloud, operated by a European company in EU-only data centers, is the only way to eliminate this exposure.

This architecture provides guaranteed GDPR compliance for all your Veeam backup storage. Data is geofenced within specific EU countries, ensuring it never leaves your chosen jurisdiction. More than 46% of organizations now identify compliance as the single most important factor when choosing a cloud provider. Choosing a sovereign-by-design platform turns this complex regulatory challenge into a competitive advantage.

Achieve Faster Restores with an Always-Hot Architecture

Complex storage tiers are a primary cause of slow recovery times. Data classified as "cold" often resides on low-cost, high-latency media, which delays restores and impacts your Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs). Waiting for data to be rehydrated from an archive tier can take hours, a delay most businesses cannot tolerate after an incident. This model creates operational friction and introduces risks of failed restores.

An "Always-Hot" object storage model provides a clear performance advantage. All data is immediately accessible with no tier-restore delays, ensuring consistent, predictable latencies for every restore operation. This approach simplifies your entire backup solution and strengthens your recovery posture. Every object, from a 1-day-old backup to a 7-year-old archive, is available in milliseconds. This ensures your third-party tools and backup systems operate without API timeouts or unexpected failures.

Eliminate Hidden Fees for Predictable Budgeting

Hidden egress fees are a major source of budget overruns in the cloud. A recent study found that 95% of organizations using more than 250TB of public cloud storage have faced unexpected charges. For backup and recovery operations, which require moving data out of the cloud during a restore, these costs can be substantial. In fact, 55% of IT leaders state that egress costs are the biggest barrier to switching cloud providers.

A performant alternative to Veeam Vault must offer a predictable cost model. Impossible Cloud eliminates this problem with a transparent pricing structure that includes zero egress fees and zero API call costs. This approach provides complete financial predictability for your cloud backup storage. You can restore any amount of data, at any time, without facing a penalty. This is especially valuable for MSPs, who can build BaaS offerings with stable, defensible margins.

An Enterprise-Ready Checklist for Veeam Storage

Choosing the right storage target for Veeam requires more than just capacity. An enterprise-ready solution must deliver on several key capabilities. Here is a checklist of what to expect:

• Full S3 Compatibility: Ensure your existing scripts, tools, and applications continue to work without modification. This includes advanced features like versioning, object tagging, and lifecycle management.
• Granular IAM Controls: Implement identity-based access management with role-driven policies, MFA, and support for external identity providers via SAML/OIDC.
• Multi-Layer Encryption: Data must be encrypted both in transit and at rest, with keys held exclusively under EU control.
• Immutable Storage: Native support for S3 Object Lock is essential for creating tamper-proof backups and defending against ransomware.
• Robust Console UX: A powerful, user-friendly console for managing buckets, permissions, and monitoring without deep API expertise is a must.
• Guaranteed SLAs: Your provider must offer clear, guaranteed service levels for availability and performance to support business planning.

This comprehensive feature set ensures your Veeam integration is seamless, secure, and easy to manage.

Fortify Ransomware Defenses with Immutable Backups

Ransomware attacks increasingly target backup repositories to prevent recovery. A staggering 89% of organizations report that their backups were targeted by threat actors. Standard storage is not enough to protect against an attacker who gains administrative credentials. This is where immutable storage becomes a critical last line of defense. S3 Object Lock makes backup data unchangeable for a defined period.

This feature creates a WORM (Write-Once-Read-Many) model for your Veeam backups. Once written and locked, no one-not even an administrator with root access-can modify or delete the backup data until the retention period expires. This capability effectively neutralizes the encryption stage of a ransomware attack. By integrating object storage with Object Lock, you create a resilient, air-gapped defense that ensures you can always restore an uninfected copy of your data.

Align with 2025 EU Regulations by Design

The European regulatory landscape is evolving rapidly, demanding greater control and portability. The NIS-2 Directive, for example, imposes stringent cybersecurity risk management obligations on data center providers and other digital infrastructure. It requires a proactive approach to security, including supply-chain assurance and rapid incident reporting. A compliant storage partner must have these processes built into its core operations.

Furthermore, the EU Data Act, applying from September 2025, strengthens data portability and aims to eliminate vendor lock-in. It mandates that cloud providers must facilitate switching and will ban data egress fees entirely by 2027. Choosing a fast S3 object storage provider that already offers zero egress fees and open standards positions your organization ahead of these regulatory curves. This proactive alignment simplifies compliance and future-proofs your data strategy.

Enable Partners with Predictable Margins and Growth

For MSPs and resellers, profitability depends on predictable service delivery costs. The zero-egress, zero-API-fee model is designed for the channel. It allows partners to build Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) offerings with stable, defensible margins. There are no surprise costs that erode profitability when a client needs to perform a large-scale restore.

The platform is partner-ready from day one. Key features for MSPs include:

1. A multi-tenant console for managing multiple clients with secure role-based access control (RBAC).
2. Full automation capabilities via a comprehensive API and CLI.
3. Simplified reporting for billing and compliance.
4. Fast onboarding to get new clients protected in minutes.

With expanding distribution through partners like api in Germany and Northamber plc in the UK, local access for resellers is simpler than ever. This makes it easy to integrate a sovereign, high-performance Veeam Vault cloud storage alternative into your service portfolio.

Start Building a Resilient Backup Strategy Today

Making the switch to a sovereign, high-performance storage solution is straightforward. The full S3 API compatibility ensures a seamless migration from any other S3-based provider. You can start by pointing your Veeam workloads to the new endpoint and begin realizing the benefits of improved performance, predictable costs, and guaranteed compliance immediately. Protecting your business-critical data has never been more important.

Take the first step towards a more resilient and cost-effective backup strategy. A 10-minute consultation can reveal how much you can save while improving your security posture. Explore a solution that is sovereign by design and built for the demands of modern enterprise IT. Talk to an expert or start a free trial to experience the difference firsthand.