Prioritize Digital Sovereignty with EU-Based Storage

For enterprises in the Netherlands, digital sovereignty is a strategic imperative, not just a compliance checkbox. True sovereignty means your data is subject only to the laws of the country where it is stored, a guarantee that is compromised when using providers subject to foreign laws like the U.S. CLOUD Act. Storing data in certified European data centers ensures it remains under EU legal jurisdiction, a critical factor for 46% of organizations choosing a cloud provider. This approach provides a clear path to GDPR compliance and avoids legal conflicts.

Impossible Cloud provides this legal certainty with strictly EU-centric data storage and governance. We offer geofenced storage options that keep your data within predefined regions, satisfying even the strictest residency requirements for financial services and other regulated sectors. This commitment to EU-only operations ensures your data is shielded from foreign government access requests, a risk that is driving many to reconsider their cloud strategy. This focus on localization is the foundation for building a truly resilient and compliant data architecture.

Eliminate Cost Uncertainty with a Transparent Pricing Model

A primary pain point for IT leaders is the financial unpredictability of cloud storage, where hidden costs can inflate budgets by over 60%. Egress fees, charged for moving data out of a provider's network, are a major cause of this volatility and create significant vendor lock-in. A routine 100 TB data restore operation can unexpectedly add thousands to a monthly bill, disrupting financial planning. This is why the upcoming EU Data Act, applying from September 2025, will prohibit these charges for switching providers.

Our pricing model is predictable by design, offering a clear economic advantage. We have eliminated the most common sources of surprise costs:

• Zero egress fees: Move your data anytime without financial penalties.
• Zero API call costs: Automate and integrate your applications without worrying about usage-based charges.
• No minimum storage duration: Pay only for what you use, for as long as you use it.

This transparent approach provides the economic clarity that EU businesses demand. It allows for precise budgeting and empowers you to build sustainable, cost-effective data strategies, including predictable backup solutions. This financial freedom is essential for maintaining long-term strategic control.

Achieve Resilience and Performance with an Always-Hot Architecture

Enterprise workloads demand consistent performance and immediate data accessibility, yet complex storage tiering often creates operational friction. Fragile lifecycle policies can lead to restore delays, API timeouts, and hidden fees, undermining business continuity. An "Always-Hot" object storage model solves this by ensuring all data is immediately accessible, eliminating the delays and surprise costs associated with retrieving data from archival tiers. This simplifies operations for at least 75% of IT teams managing complex backup schedules.

Our architecture is built for consistency, availability, and scale, delivering key enterprise-ready capabilities. We provide a robust platform for your S3-compatible storage needs.

1. Full S3 API Compatibility: Protect your investments in existing tools and scripts with an API that supports advanced operations like versioning and lifecycle management.
2. High Availability: Our design eliminates single points of failure and uses multi-AZ replication to ensure data integrity under mixed workloads.
3. Predictable Performance: We deliver strong read/write consistency and predictable latencies, whether you are storing millions of small files or large archives.
4. Simplified Management: The console UX allows for easy bucket creation, role assignment, and monitoring without deep API expertise.

This resilient foundation ensures your applications remain stable and your data is always ready for recovery or analysis, paving the way for stronger security measures.

Strengthen Ransomware Defense with Immutable Storage

In an era of increasing cyber threats, robust security is non-negotiable. The NIS-2 Directive reinforces this by mandating comprehensive cybersecurity and risk management across supply chains for critical sectors. A key defense mechanism against ransomware is immutable storage, which prevents data from being altered or deleted for a specified period. This capability is a cornerstone of modern data protection and a core feature of our platform.

We provide multi-layered security to safeguard your data and ensure you meet regulatory requirements. Our platform offers a secure cloud backup solution with several integrated protections:

• Immutable Storage with Object Lock: Create tamper-proof backups to ensure you can recover clean data after a ransomware attack. This feature provides WORM (Write-Once-Read-Many) protection.
• Multi-Layer Encryption: All data is encrypted both in transit and at rest, with EU-controlled key management.
• Granular Access Control: Our Identity and Access Management (IAM) supports MFA, role-based access control (RBAC), and integration with external identity providers via SAML/OIDC.

These features provide a compliant-by-design security posture, preparing your organization for both current threats and future regulations like the EU Data Act. This proactive approach extends to our partner ecosystem, enabling them to deliver secure solutions.

Drive Predictable Margins for MSPs and Resellers

For Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and resellers in the Netherlands, profitability depends on predictable margins and operational efficiency. Our channel program is built on a foundation of economic transparency, eliminating the egress and API fees that erode margins on backup-as-a-service (BaaS) and archiving solutions. This allows partners to build defensible, stable revenue streams with at least a 15% greater margin predictability.

Our platform is partner-ready, designed for rapid onboarding and streamlined management. We provide the tools needed to efficiently serve a growing client base, including a multi-tenant console with robust RBAC and MFA, full automation via API/CLI, and detailed reporting. Recent distribution agreements with api in Germany and Northamber plc in the UK have expanded local access for our partners across Europe, demonstrating our commitment to the channel. This growing ecosystem makes it easier than ever to offer sovereign European cloud storage. With these tools, partners are fully equipped to guide clients through their cloud journey.

Implement a Practical Migration and Backup Strategy

Transitioning to a new storage platform requires a clear, practical plan. With full S3 compatibility, migrating to Impossible Cloud is straightforward, minimizing risk and protecting past investments. A typical migration for 100 TB of data can be completed with near-zero downtime. To ensure a successful transition and robust data protection, we recommend following established best practices for backup and disaster recovery.

Here is a checklist to guide your migration and setup. This ensures you leverage key features for a resilient 4-2-2 backup strategy, an evolution of the 3-2-1 rule that includes an immutable copy:

1. Assess Your Data: Identify and categorize all data to be migrated, prioritizing critical workloads.
2. Configure Endpoints: Update your existing S3-compatible tools and scripts to point to the new service endpoint.
3. Implement IAM Policies: Recreate or map your existing user roles and permissions using our granular IAM controls.
4. Enable Immutability: Activate Object Lock on backup buckets to protect critical data from ransomware.
5. Automate Lifecycle Rules: Set up policies for data archiving and retention to align with compliance needs.
6. Conduct Test Restores: Perform regular disaster recovery tests to validate the integrity of your backups and ensure your team is prepared. Our collaboration with backup leaders like NovaBackup ensures seamless integrations.

A well-planned migration is the first step toward long-term data resilience. To explore how these features fit your specific use case, talk to one of our experts.