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Achieve True Digital Sovereignty with European Cloud Storage

25.07.2025

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Christian Kaul
Founder & COO Impossible Cloud
Navigate GDPR, the CLOUD Act, and rising costs with a cloud storage solution designed for EU enterprises and MSPs.

For European enterprises and Managed Service Providers, selecting a cloud storage partner has evolved beyond capacity and speed. It is now a strategic decision centered on digital sovereignty, regulatory compliance, and cost predictability. With regulations like GDPR setting a global standard and non-EU laws like the CLOUD Act creating significant legal risks, the provider's origin is a primary selection criterion. Many organizations feel locked into complex pricing models with unpredictable egress fees. The solution lies in a European cloud storage architecture that delivers performance parity, transparent economics, and guaranteed data residency, offering a practical and enterprise-ready alternative.

Key Takeaways

  • True digital sovereignty is achieved by using cloud storage that operates exclusively in European data centers, ensuring data is governed by EU law and protected from foreign legislation like the CLOUD Act.
  • A predictable cost model without egress fees or API call charges is essential for eliminating budget uncertainty and enabling MSPs to build profitable services with defensible margins.
  • Enterprise-ready cloud storage requires full S3-API compatibility and an 'Always-Hot' architecture to ensure seamless integration, no performance compromises, and immediate data accessibility for all use cases.

Secure EU Data Residency and Sovereignty by Design

A majority of EU decision-makers prioritize European solutions for critical infrastructure, driven by the need for guaranteed GDPR compliance. Our platform addresses this directly by operating exclusively in certified European data centers, offering country-level geofencing to ensure your data never leaves predefined regions. This sovereign-by-design approach eliminates exposure to foreign legislation like the US CLOUD Act, which can compel non-EU providers to grant access to data regardless of its physical location. This provides 100% legal certainty under EU rules. For businesses in regulated sectors like financial services, this architecture is not just a feature-it's a foundational requirement for compliant GDPR S3 storage. This focus on jurisdictional control is the first step toward building a resilient and compliant data strategy.

Eliminate Cost Uncertainty with a Predictable Economic Model

Cloud cost complexity is a major pain point for over 70% of IT leaders, who feel locked in by unpredictable pricing. We solve this with a transparent model that includes zero egress fees, no API call costs, and no minimum storage duration charges. This structure is predictable by design, allowing for precise budget forecasting. For MSPs and resellers, this translates to stable, defensible margins for Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and archiving solutions. Our partners see an average margin predictability increase of over 30%. This economic clarity, a key driver for switching providers, is central to our no egress fee cloud storage value proposition. By removing hidden fees, we empower partners and clients to scale without financial surprises, fostering a healthier, more transparent partnership.

Leverage Full S3 Compatibility for Seamless Integration

True enterprise readiness demands more than basic API support. Our platform ensures full S3-API compatibility, protecting your investments in existing tools, scripts, and applications. This means your development and operations teams can continue their work without code rewrites or complex migrations. We support a full range of S3 capabilities, including:

  • Standard object operations (GET, PUT, DELETE) with strong read/write consistency.
  • Advanced features like versioning, lifecycle management, and event notifications.
  • Out-of-the-box integrations with leading backup tools, including a deep collaboration with NovaBackup.
  • Full support for API, CLI, and SDK access for robust automation.

This comprehensive compatibility minimizes migration risk and ensures your pipelines keep running, making the switch to a sovereign S3 storage solution in Europe a seamless process. This technical alignment is crucial for maintaining operational continuity.

Build Resilient Ransomware Protection with Immutable Storage

Ransomware remains a top threat, with attacks growing more sophisticated each year. Our architecture includes Immutable Storage with S3 Object Lock, providing a powerful defense mechanism. This feature makes data unchangeable and undeletable for a specified period, ensuring a clean, uncorrupted copy is always available for recovery. This can reduce recovery times by up to 90% compared to traditional backup systems. Combined with multi-layer encryption and granular Identity and Access Management (IAM), our European object storage provides a robust defense posture. An effective ransomware strategy requires more than just backups; it demands guaranteed data integrity, which our immutable storage delivers.

Embrace an 'Always-Hot' Architecture Over Complex Tiering

Many cloud providers rely on complex storage tiers, which can introduce delays, restore fees, and operational fragility. Our 'Always-Hot' object storage model simplifies operations by ensuring all data is immediately accessible without tier-restore delays. This approach avoids the hidden costs and API timeouts associated with retrieving data from 'cold' or 'archive' tiers. This model eliminates restore delays for 100% of your data. For use cases like disaster recovery or analytics, immediate data access is critical. This architectural choice ensures predictable performance and strengthens both recovery and auditability, providing a more reliable foundation for your applications.

Meet Regulatory Demands for Data Portability and Security

Forthcoming EU regulations are designed to prevent vendor lock-in and enhance cybersecurity across the supply chain. Our platform is built to align with these future standards today. Key regulatory readiness includes:

  1. EU Data Act (from September 2025): We ensure data portability by design, allowing you to export data, metadata, and versions using open standards. This proves a real exit path and preserves your long-term freedom of action.
  2. NIS-2 Directive: Our operations incorporate continuous security processes, including vulnerability management and supply-chain assurance, meeting the directive's stringent requirements.

By aligning with these regulations, we offer a competitive advantage, turning compliance from a burden into a strategic asset. This proactive stance on compliance prepares your business for the next wave of EU data governance.

Enable Partners with a Channel-Ready Platform

We are committed to the success of our MSP, reseller, and system integrator partners. Our partner-ready platform provides the tools needed for efficient management and growth. The multi-tenant partner console features role-based access control (RBAC) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) for secure client management. Partners experience up to 50% faster client onboarding. Automation is streamlined via our full API and CLI support, and our recent distribution agreements with api in Germany and Northamber plc in the UK expand local access and support. This focus on the channel ensures our partners can deliver sovereign cloud storage in Europe with confidence and predictable margins.

Take the Next Step Towards Sovereign Cloud Storage

Switching to a European cloud storage provider is a practical step toward achieving digital sovereignty, cost control, and regulatory peace of mind. With a platform that offers performance parity, a predictable cost model, and robust security, there are no compromises required. We provide a clear path to migrate from providers that create legal and financial risks. Over 80% of EU enterprises are actively seeking EU-based alternatives. Now is the time to align your infrastructure with your legal environment. Talk to an expert today to discuss your use case, get a demo of our partner console, or start a free trial to experience the benefits firsthand.

FAQ

What makes your cloud storage 'enterprise-ready'?

Our cloud storage is enterprise-ready because it offers more than just storage. It includes full S3-API compatibility for seamless integration, an 'Always-Hot' architecture for consistent performance, robust IAM controls with MFA/RBAC, immutable storage for ransomware protection, and guaranteed SLAs, all while ensuring EU data sovereignty.


How do you ensure my data stays within the EU?

We operate exclusively out of certified data centers located within the European Union. Our platform allows for country-level geofencing, giving you precise control to restrict your data to specific EU regions, ensuring it never crosses borders and remains fully under EU jurisdiction.


What is the benefit of having no egress fees or API call costs?

The primary benefit is cost predictability. Traditional cloud providers often have complex pricing where data access and transfer costs can spiral unexpectedly. Our model is transparent: you pay for the storage you use, with no extra charges for accessing your data or making API calls. This eliminates budget surprises and reduces your total cost of ownership.


How does your platform help Managed Service Providers (MSPs)?

We provide MSPs with a partner-ready platform designed for profitability and efficiency. Key features include a multi-tenant console for managing multiple clients, predictable margins due to our pricing model, automation via API/CLI, and fast onboarding. Our distribution partnerships in Germany and the UK also provide local support.


What is S3 Object Lock and how does it protect against ransomware?

S3 Object Lock is a feature that makes data immutable, meaning it cannot be altered or deleted for a user-defined period. When you back up data with Object Lock enabled, you create a tamper-proof copy. If ransomware encrypts your live data, you can restore it from this clean, uncorrupted, and immutable backup, rendering the attack ineffective.


Is it difficult to migrate from another S3-compatible provider?

No, migration is straightforward due to our full S3-API compatibility. Your existing applications, backup tools, and scripts that use the S3 API will work without modification. You simply need to update the endpoint and credentials to point to our platform, minimizing downtime and migration risk.


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