Why Geographic Proximity Defines Backup Speed

Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) are directly tied to network latency. For every 1,000 kilometers data travels, round-trip latency increases by at least 10 milliseconds. This delay can turn a 1-hour restore into a multi-hour incident. Choosing a storage provider with data centers inside your country is the first step. This ensures the lowest possible latency for your Hornetsecurity backups. Hosting systems closer to users can reduce page loading times by up to 30%. A recent study confirms a significant correlation between higher latency and degraded cloud performance. This makes regional proximity a critical factor for business continuity. Selecting an EU-based data center ensures your operations remain efficient and responsive.

Achieving True Digital Sovereignty for Backup Data

Data residency alone does not guarantee data sovereignty. If your cloud provider is headquartered outside the EU, your data may be subject to foreign laws like the U.S. CLOUD Act. True sovereignty requires a 100% European-owned and operated provider. This ensures your data is governed exclusively by EU law. A 2024 Bitkom study found that for 58% of German companies, the provider's country of origin is a key selection criterion. Choosing a sovereign provider eliminates jurisdictional risk for 100% of your stored data. This legal certainty is the foundation of a compliant backup strategy. It moves your data from a position of risk to one of guaranteed compliance.

How an 'Always-Hot' Architecture Accelerates Recovery

Complex storage tiers introduce delays during critical recovery operations. An 'Always-Hot' storage model ensures every byte of data is immediately accessible, with zero restore delays. This architecture eliminates the 5 to 12-hour retrieval times common with archival tiers. Our platform provides full S3-API compatibility for seamless integration. This allows you to connect Hornetsecurity VM Backup in under 10 minutes. All data is available for restore operations within milliseconds, not hours. This high-performance approach simplifies your entire backup lifecycle. It ensures your high-performance S3 storage is always ready for the fastest possible recovery.

Gaining Cost Predictability Ahead of EU Mandates

Egress fees are a major source of unpredictable cloud costs, often accounting for over 15% of a total bill. The EU Data Act will ban all data egress fees by January 2027, making transparent pricing a legal standard. Our storage platform eliminates egress fees and API call costs today. This provides a predictable, transparent model that simplifies budgeting for the 71% of companies focused on optimizing cloud spend. Here is how this model benefits you:

1. It provides completely predictable monthly costs for data storage.
2. It allows for unlimited data restores without financial penalties.
3. It enables MSPs to build services with stable, defensible margins over 40%.
4. It future-proofs your architecture against regulatory changes under the EU Data Act.

This zero-egress model can reduce total cloud storage costs by up to 80%. This financial predictability transforms cloud backup from a variable expense into a stable operational asset.

Meeting NIS-2 Resilience Mandates with Immutable Storage

The NIS-2 Directive requires organizations to implement robust measures against cybersecurity risks like ransomware. Immutable storage, enabled via S3 Object Lock, is a core technology for meeting this requirement. It creates a Write-Once-Read-Many (WORM) version of your backups, making them impossible to alter or delete for a set period. This provides a 100% tamper-proof copy of your data for recovery. Immutable backups are your last line of defense, ensuring a clean recovery path after an attack. This feature directly supports the business continuity and supply-chain security mandates within NIS-2. Using sovereign S3 object storage with immutability ensures both compliance and resilience.

Empowering MSPs with a Partner-Ready Platform

Managed Service Providers require tools built for efficiency and scale. Our platform is designed for the channel, offering features that streamline multi-client management. The partner console includes multi-tenant management with robust Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and MFA. Full automation is available via a comprehensive API and CLI. We are expanding local access for resellers with new distribution partners. These include api in Germany and Northamber plc in the UK. This partner-ready approach helps over 500 MSPs deliver high-margin BaaS and DRaaS solutions. This ecosystem provides the tools for growth in a sovereign cloud market.