Storware Cloud Storage-as-a-Service: Built on Seagate Lyve Cloud Infrastructure
Eliminating Cloud Backup Egress Fees. Delivering Predictable, Transparent Data Protection Costs
Storware and Seagate have partnered to address one of the most significant pain points in cloud backup: unpredictable egress fees that can inflate IT budgets by 20-30% beyond expected costs. This strategic partnership combines Storware’s enterprise backup expertise with Seagate’s zero-egress-fee Lyve Cloud infrastructure to deliver comprehensive data protection without hidden costs.
The Storware-Seagate partnership combines distinct, complementary capabilities that address the complete spectrum of enterprise backup requirements. Neither company competes in the other's domain; instead, this collaboration creates a complete solution that neither could deliver independently.
Zero egress fees eliminate 20-30% of unexpected cloud costs
Predictable costs enable unlimited disaster recovery testing
Immutable backups for ransomware protection without recovery penalties
S3-compatible infrastructure with enterprise-grade security
Agentless backup for VMware, OpenStack, Kubernetes, and more.
The Hidden Cost Challenge
Organizations migrating backup infrastructure to cloud environments encounter a fundamental challenge: egress fees and data transfer charges that are rarely transparent during vendor evaluation. Most organizations underestimate the total cost of cloud computing. Beyond monthly disaster recovery testing, consider the costs associated with actual recovery events, compliance testing, and data migration scenarios.
Major hyperscalers charge up to $0.09 per gigabyte for data egress, meaning a mid-sized enterprise retrieving 50TB of backup data faces charges of $3,500 to $4,500 simply to access their own information. These costs compound during disaster recovery testing, compliance validation, and actual recovery events, creating financial barriers to sound data protection practices.
Competitive Differentiation
Traditional cloud backup vendors obscure total cost of ownership through complex pricing structures with hidden egress fees, API charges, and tiered storage costs. Storware Cloud Storage-as-a-Service delivers transparent pricing based solely on storage consumption, enabling accurate budget forecasting and eliminating surprise charges that undermine financial planning.
As an OpenInfra Foundation member, Storware provides native support for open-source virtualization platforms including Red Hat OpenStack and Canonical OpenStack. Organizations standardizing on open infrastructure gain enterprise backup capabilities without compromising on open-source principles or requiring proprietary agents.
Managed Service Providers gain predictable service margins through zero egress fees and universal licensing. MSPs can offer clients unlimited restore operations, frequent disaster recovery testing, and responsive support without eroding profitability through unpredictable cloud charges. This enables differentiated service offerings that competitors cannot match.
Immutable backups on Seagate Lyve Cloud infrastructure provide ransomware protection without recovery penalties. Organizations can restore massive data volumes during ransomware incidents without triggering egress charges that compound crisis situations. Traditional cloud providers charge thousands of dollars for emergency data retrieval precisely when organizations can least afford it.
Large enterprises managing 50TB to multi-petabyte data volumes face the most significant impact from egress fees. These organizations conduct regular disaster recovery testing for compliance, maintain geographically distributed backup copies, and require frequent data access for business intelligence and analytics. Unpredictable egress costs create budget uncertainty and discourage best-practice disaster recovery validation.
Businesses operating across on-premises infrastructure, private cloud, and public cloud environments require unified data protection without artificial barriers. Traditional cloud providers charge egress fees for data movement between environments, creating cost penalties for architectural flexibility. Hybrid organizations need backup solutions that support workload mobility without financial constraints.
Ready for immediate deployment with existing Storware infrastructure.
Joint Solution Benefits
Financial Advantages
→ Eliminate 20-30% cost inflation from egress fees and data transfer charges
→ Predictable monthly costs based solely on storage consumption
→ Unlimited disaster recovery testing without financial penalties
→ Zero-cost data retrieval during actual disaster recovery events
→ No API charges for backup operations and metadata access
Technical Capabilities
→ Agentless protection reduces administrative overhead and security vulnerabilities
→ Immutable backups protect against ransomware with write-once-read-many storage
→ S3-compatible interface enables seamless migration from existing cloud providers
→ Comprehensive platform support for virtualization, containers, and cloud workloads
→ Application-consistent backups protect database integrity and application state
Operational Benefits
→ Rapid deployment with fully managed infrastructure
→ Flexible recovery options including instant recovery to minimize downtime
→ Distributed architecture supports data sovereignty requirements
→ Compliance-ready with comprehensive audit logging and encryption
→ Scalable infrastructure from petabytes to exabytes without architectural changes
Secure. Scalable. Cost-Effective.
The Storware Cloud Storage-as-a-Service built on Seagate Lyve Cloud infrastructure delivers advantages that competing solutions cannot match. Traditional approaches force organizations to choose between hyperscaler convenience with unpredictable costs, or on-premises control with capital-intensive infrastructure. This partnership eliminates that false choice.
