Prioritise Digital Sovereignty With Geofenced EU Storage

A majority of EU decision-makers now demand European solutions for their critical data infrastructure. Storing data with an EU-based provider guarantees it remains under the jurisdiction of EU privacy laws. This strategy directly addresses the risks associated with the U.S. CLOUD Act, which can compel U.S.-based companies to provide data regardless of where it is stored.

Impossible Cloud operates exclusively in certified European data centers, offering country-level geofencing. This ensures your data never leaves your chosen region, providing a clear path to GDPR-compliant storage. Choosing a sovereign provider eliminates the legal conflicts between GDPR and foreign surveillance laws.

This focus on EU data residency is a key criterion for over 60% of enterprises selecting a cloud partner. By keeping data and encryption keys entirely within the EU, businesses gain legal certainty and control. This foundation of sovereignty is the first step in building a resilient data protection strategy.

Implement Immutable Backups With S3 Object Lock

Object Lock provides WORM protection, making data unchangeable for a defined retention period. This feature is a critical defense against ransomware, as it prevents malicious encryption or deletion of your backups. Even users with administrative credentials cannot alter or remove data until the retention period expires.

Our immutable backup storage is fully S3-compatible, so it integrates with your existing tools. This allows you to enforce retention policies without rewriting applications or scripts. The key benefits of this approach include:

• Ransomware Defense: Locked objects cannot be encrypted by attackers, ensuring a clean recovery point.
• Regulatory Compliance: Meet data retention requirements for regulations that mandate WORM storage.
• Insider Threat Protection: Immutable policies prevent accidental or malicious deletions from internal users.
• Data Integrity: Versioning is enabled with Object Lock, preserving every version of an object for complete protection.

A recent study found that 94% of ransomware attacks target backup repositories. Using Object Lock creates a virtual air gap, moving your backups from a passive target to an active part of your cyber defense. This makes your EU-based object lock cloud storage the last line of defense.

Leverage an 'Always-Hot' Architecture for Instant Access

Complex storage tiering often creates operational friction and hidden costs. Restore delays from archived tiers can impact recovery time objectives by hours. An 'Always-Hot' storage model ensures all data is immediately accessible with no restore fees or delays.

This architecture eliminates the need for fragile lifecycle policies that can fail during urgent restores. Every object, from recent backups to long-term archives, is available with the same low latency. This simplifies operations for your IT team, who manage a single, consistent storage pool. Our platform delivers this consistent performance for millions of objects, supporting everything from backup to analytics workloads.

Predictable performance is essential for business continuity and is a core tenet of our sovereign backup storage. This model avoids the API timeouts and surprise egress fees common with tiered systems, ensuring your tools and recovery plans work as expected every time.

Achieve Predictable Costs and Reduce Vendor Lock-In

Many businesses feel locked into their cloud providers due to complex pricing and high data transfer fees. We offer a transparent economic model with zero egress fees, no API call costs, and no minimum storage durations. This predictable structure allows for accurate budget forecasting, a top-3 concern for IT leaders.

This approach directly aligns with the goals of the upcoming EU Data Act, which takes effect from September 2025. The regulation is designed to prevent vendor lock-in and make switching providers easier. Our model supports this with key features:

1. No Egress Fees: Freely move your data without financial penalties, preserving your negotiation power.
2. Full S3 API Compatibility: Protects your investment in existing tools and simplifies migration.
3. Open Standards: Use of open standards ensures your data remains portable.
4. No Minimum Duration: Pay only for what you use for as long as you need it, offering complete flexibility.

Provider origin and transparent costs are top selection criteria for EU enterprises. By eliminating hidden fees, we provide a practical EU alternative that significantly lowers the risk of lock-in. This financial clarity empowers you to build a more flexible and resilient cloud strategy.

Prepare for NIS-2 and EU Data Act Compliance

Forthcoming EU regulations raise the bar for cybersecurity and data governance. The NIS-2 Directive requires stricter risk management and supply-chain security from October 2024. Our platform helps you meet these obligations with multi-layer encryption, IAM with MFA, and robust operational security within certified EU data centers.

The EU Data Act further mandates data portability and interoperability by September 2025. Our commitment to full S3 compatibility and no egress fees provides a proven exit path, a core requirement of the Act. We ensure you can transfer all data, including metadata and versions, without obstacles.

Using our compliant object storage helps you turn these regulatory demands into a competitive advantage. Our platform's security and portability are designed to meet these future standards today. This proactive stance reduces compliance risks and strengthens your overall security posture.

Empower MSPs With a Partner-Ready Platform

For MSPs and resellers, predictable margins are essential for building profitable services. Our channel-first model is built on a transparent pricing structure with zero egress or API fees. This allows partners to offer Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and archiving solutions with stable, defensible margins.

The platform is designed for partners with a multi-tenant console, role-based access control (RBAC), and automation via a full-featured API and CLI. Onboarding is fast, supported by out-of-the-box integrations with leading backup tools like Veeam and our collaboration with NovaBackup. This simplifies delivering ransomware protection for your clients.

We are expanding our European channel presence with new distribution agreements. The addition of api in Germany and Northamber plc in the UK provides local access and support for hundreds of resellers. This growing ecosystem makes it easier than ever for partners to offer sovereign, compliant cloud storage solutions.