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Find the Fastest Object Storage for Enterprise and Cut Costs by 80%

07.10.2025

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Christian Kaul
CEO Impossible Cloud
How an "Always-Hot" architecture eliminates egress fees and vendor lock-in for mission-critical workloads.

Cost unpredictability remains the number one pain point for enterprise cloud adoption. Hidden egress fees and complex API charges can inflate storage bills by 3-5x, making ROI calculations impossible. Many IT leaders feel trapped by vendor lock-in, unable to move data without facing punitive costs. This guide outlines a strategy for adopting the fastest object storage for enterprise workloads, one that delivers performance, S3 compatibility, and cost predictability by design, cutting typical cloud expenses by 60-80%.

Key Takeaways

  • Eliminate 60-80% of cloud storage costs by choosing a provider with zero egress fees, API charges, or minimum storage durations.
  • Achieve up to 20% faster backup and restore performance with an "Always-Hot" architecture that makes 100% of data instantly accessible.
  • Break free from vendor lock-in with a fully S3-compatible alternative that provides a built-in exit strategy through open standards and no data transfer penalties.

Eliminate Cost Uncertainty with a Predictable Financial Model

Most enterprises struggle with surprise egress fees from major cloud providers. These hidden costs erode budgets, making ROI calculations nearly impossible for over 75% of IT leaders.

Our model eliminates 100% of egress fees and API call costs. This transparency allows for predictable budget planning, a top priority for 9 out of 10 CFOs.

Organizations report immediate cost savings of 60-80% on backup and disaster recovery workflows. This is achieved by removing variable charges entirely.

With no minimum storage duration, you only pay for what you use for as little as one day. This financial flexibility is key to optimizing your cloud storage costs. This model provides the foundation for true data control.

Achieve Full S3 Compatibility Without Application Rewrites

S3 compatibility is now a basic requirement for over 95% of new storage deployments. True compatibility must support advanced capabilities like versioning and lifecycle management.

Our platform ensures your existing applications and scripts continue working with zero code rewrites. This protects 100% of your past software investments and minimizes migration risk.

As a drop-in S3-compatible replacement, migration involves changing a single endpoint in your configuration. This simple switch accelerates time-to-value by weeks or even months.

Full API, CLI, and SDK support ensures your automation pipelines run without interruption. This seamless integration is critical for maintaining operational efficiency. This compatibility is the first step toward a more performant architecture.

Boost Performance with an "Always-Hot" Architecture

We deliver up to 20% faster backup performance compared to traditional cloud storage. This is achieved through an "Always-Hot" object storage model with consistent low latency.

All data is immediately accessible without any tier-restore delays or fees. This model reduces operational complexity for 100% of your stored data.

Complex tiering often leads to restore failures and API timeouts. Our architecture eliminates these fragile lifecycle policies, ensuring data is always ready for recovery.

Here is how an always-hot model benefits enterprise workloads:

  • Guarantees strong read/write consistency for mixed workloads.
  • Provides predictable latencies for millions of small files.
  • Eliminates restore surprises and hidden retrieval fees.
  • Keeps third-party backup tools like Veeam stable with zero API timeouts.

This design ensures predictable performance for analytics, archival, and backup patterns. Such reliability is essential for building robust security and governance frameworks.

Implement Enterprise-Grade Security and Governance

Ransomware attacks increasingly target backup infrastructure as the primary objective. Immutable storage is now a non-negotiable requirement for business continuity for over 80% of enterprises.

Our Immutable Storage with Object Lock provides audit-ready retention. This feature is critical for ransomware defense and meeting compliance mandates.

We provide enterprise-grade certifications, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001. These standards are required for 100% of regulated workloads in finance and healthcare.

Identity-based IAM with granular, role-driven policies secures your data. Support for external IdPs via SAML/OIDC allows for seamless integration. This level of enterprise-grade security is vital for MSPs managing multiple clients.

Drive MSP Profitability with a Partner-Ready Platform

For MSPs, predictable margins are everything. Our zero-egress-fee model ensures the price you quote is the price you pay, protecting 100% of your margin.

The multi-tenant partner console simplifies management with features like RBAC and MFA. Automation via API/CLI allows for onboarding new clients in under 15 minutes.

Cost efficiency becomes a competitive advantage for 100% of our partners. You can pass savings to customers or increase profitability on existing BaaS/DRaaS contracts.

Here are the core benefits for our channel partners:

  1. Predictable by design: Zero egress or API fees mean stable, defensible margins.
  2. Partner-ready console: Multi-tenant management simplifies operations.
  3. Fast onboarding: Automation tools get new clients running quickly.
  4. Competitive pricing: Offer superior value without eroding your profits.

This predictable model empowers partners to build a truly scalable business. It also gives them the tools to offer clients a clear exit strategy.

Preserve Long-Term Freedom with a Built-In Exit Strategy

Vendor lock-in is a top-3 strategic risk cited by enterprise IT leaders. Punitive egress fees make switching prohibitively expensive for 90% of them.

We offer an exit strategy by design. Our combination of S3-compatible APIs and zero egress fees preserves your negotiation power.

Data portability is guaranteed through open standards and proven bulk data movement tools. This ensures you maintain 100% control over your object storage data's location.

Breaking free from vendor lock-in gives you long-term freedom of action. This is the foundation of a modern, resilient data strategy.

FAQ

What is "Always-Hot" object storage?

"Always-Hot" object storage is an architecture where 100% of data is stored in a single, high-performance tier and is always immediately accessible, eliminating the delays, fees, and complexities associated with retrieving data from slower, cheaper archive tiers.


Does Impossible Cloud charge egress fees or API fees?

No, Impossible Cloud operates on a transparent, predictable pricing model with zero egress fees, no API call costs, and no minimum storage durations, which typically saves customers 60-80% compared to traditional cloud providers.


What compliance certifications does Impossible Cloud hold?

Impossible Cloud is enterprise-ready with key compliance certifications, including SOC 2 and ISO 27001, making it suitable for regulated workloads in industries like finance and healthcare that require verified data security and control.


How does Impossible Cloud ensure data control and independence?

We ensure data control through country-level geo-fencing to keep data in specific regions, customer-controlled key management, and a commitment to open standards (S3 API) and zero egress fees, which prevents vendor lock-in and provides a built-in exit strategy.


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