Move Beyond Periodic Audits to Real-Time Assurance

Traditional security models rely on audits that provide a snapshot of compliance, often becoming outdated within weeks. The NIS-2 Directive, however, requires organizations to implement robust, ongoing risk management processes. This means continuous verification of cloud storage is no longer optional; it is a baseline requirement for operating in the EU. A modern security posture demands real-time validation of data integrity, access controls, and policy enforcement. This shift reduces the window of exposure from months to mere seconds. For more on this, see our guide on zero-trust compliance in the UK. This proactive stance is essential for true resilience.

Build Verification on a Sovereign Infrastructure Foundation

Effective continuous verification begins with full control over data residency. Storing data in certified European data centers is the first step, a key requirement under GDPR. Our platform offers country-level geofencing, ensuring your data never leaves predefined regions, eliminating exposure to foreign laws like the CLOUD Act. This provides the legal certainty that a strong majority of EU decision-makers now demand. This architectural choice simplifies GDPR compliance by design. A sovereign foundation provides verifiable proof of data location, a critical component of any audit. Explore more about zero-trust cloud storage to understand the infrastructure's role. This physical and legal control is the bedrock of trustworthy operations.

• Guarantees data is processed under EU rules, simplifying GDPR adherence.
• Eliminates legal risks associated with non-EU government data access requests.
• Provides verifiable proof of data location for auditors and regulators.
• Fosters trust with customers, as 84% of organizations plan to use sovereign solutions.
• Supports compliance with sector-specific regulations, such as in financial services.

Implement Immutable Storage for Verifiable Ransomware Defense

Ransomware remains a prime threat according to ENISA, costing businesses millions annually. Continuous verification must include a defense against data tampering. Immutable storage with S3 Object Lock creates write-once, read-many copies of your backups, making them impervious to deletion or encryption by attackers for a set period. This provides a mathematically verifiable guarantee of data integrity. Each locked object serves as a constant, trustworthy recovery point, which is a core tenet of continuous verification. You can learn more about securing your data interfaces in our post on API security for cloud storage. This immutability is your last line of defense, ensuring a clean recovery is always possible.

Ensure Operational Consistency with 100% S3 API Compatibility

Your continuous verification processes are only as good as the tools that execute them. Full S3 API compatibility ensures that your existing backup, monitoring, and security applications work without any code rewrites. This protects your technology investments, which can total hundreds of thousands of euros. It also allows for consistent policy application across hybrid environments, a process that is vital for reliable verification. Our platform supports not just basic operations but advanced functions like versioning and lifecycle management. For more on securing access, read about cloud storage authentication. This seamless integration keeps your security pipelines running without interruption.

1. Verify support for basic object operations (GET, PUT, DELETE).
2. Confirm advanced features like Multipart Upload for large files.
3. Check for Object Lock and versioning for data protection.
4. Ensure IAM policies and bucket policies are fully supported.
5. Test with your existing SDKs, CLI, and backup tools like NovaBackup.
6. Validate lifecycle management rules for automated data handling.

Simplify Verification with an 'Always-Hot' Data Model

Complex storage tiers introduce delays and hidden costs that disrupt continuous verification. An 'Always-Hot' architecture ensures every object is immediately accessible, eliminating restore delays that can take up to 12 hours with archived data. This model simplifies operations by removing the need for brittle lifecycle policies that often fail during urgent restores. Immediate data access allows for 100% of your data to be included in verification scans at any time. This predictability is crucial for both security audits and disaster recovery drills. Our article on identity-based cloud access explains how to manage permissions in this model. This approach ensures your tools and teams always have the access they need without delay.

Empower MSPs with Predictable and Verifiable Economics

For MSPs and channel partners, continuous verification extends to financial predictability. A model with zero egress fees, no API call costs, and no minimum storage duration provides stable, defensible margins. This transparency allows partners to build BaaS and archiving services with over 30% greater margin predictability. Our multi-tenant partner console, with features like RBAC and MFA, simplifies management across hundreds of clients. With new distribution partners like Northamber plc in the UK, local access is expanding. Learn more about managing partner access in our post on least privilege cloud access. This economic clarity enables partners to focus on service delivery, not surprising invoices.

Future-Proof Your Strategy for the EU Data Act and NIS-2

Upcoming regulations demand a forward-looking approach to data management. The EU Data Act, applicable from September 2025, mandates data portability to prevent vendor lock-in. Our use of open standards and a no-egress-fee model ensures you can move your data, including all metadata, within the 30-day transfer window required. Likewise, NIS-2 requires continuous security processes and supply-chain assurance, which are built into our sovereign operating model. Our platform is designed to meet these future compliance needs today. For a deeper dive, read about zero-trust data architecture. Adopting this architecture now provides a clear competitive advantage.

• Full data portability aligns with EU Data Act requirements for September 2025.
• No egress fees removes financial barriers to switching providers.
• Continuous security monitoring meets a core tenet of the NIS-2 directive.
• EU-only operations provide verifiable supply-chain assurance for regulators.
• Immutable storage supports audit-ready data retention policies.