S3 Object Storagepowered by Ceph

Unlimited storage — on Swiss infrastructure. stepping stone offers S3-compatible object storage based on Ceph: triple-redundant, encrypted and infinitely scalable. Ideal for backups, archives and cloud-native applications.

S3 Object Storage from stepping stone offers scalable, secure storage for large volumes of data — based on Ceph and fully compatible with the S3 API. Your existing tools and applications will work without any modification.

The storage architecture is tiered: Tier 1 (NVMe SSD) for IOPS-optimised access, Tier 2 (SATA SSD) for applications with high-speed requirements, and Tier 3 (SATA HDD) as mass storage for backups and archives. All data is stored with triple redundancy, encrypted — both at rest and in transit — and checked for integrity using checksums during every read operation. Storage capacity scales with your needs: you pay for what you use. stepping stone operates the object storage entirely on Swiss infrastructure — your data remains in Switzerland.

Developers, IT teams and businesses in Switzerland that require scalable storage for large volumes of data — with no volume restrictions and without having to transfer data to US cloud providers.

Typical use cases: Backup storage in combination with Kopia for encrypted, immutable backups; long-term archiving of documents, logs and regulatory data; storage for cloud-native applications with S3 API integration; media storage for large image, video and audio files.

Swiss data centres. S3-compatible. Triple redundancy. Unlimited scalability.

Works with existing S3 tools and applications without any customisation. Three storage tiers depending on speed requirements: NVMe SSD, SATA SSD and SATA HDD. Encryption at rest and in transit. Automatic checksum verification with every read operation to protect against silent data loss. You pay for what you use — no minimum volumes. An integral part of the stoney cloud. Personalised advice and operation provided by stepping stone in Bern.

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Scope of services

S3-compatible object storage

Scalable storage with full S3 API compatibility, based on Ceph. Three storage tiers are available: Tier 1 (NVMe SSD) for IOPS-optimised access, Tier 2 (SATA SSD) for applications, and Tier 3 (SATA HDD) for backups and archives. Storage capacity scales with your needs — you pay for what you use.

Data security and integrity

All data is stored with triple redundancy and encrypted — both at rest and in transit. Automatic checksum verification during every read operation ensures data integrity. Your data remains fully intact even in the event of a failure.

Supervised operation

Deployment, monitoring and maintenance of the Ceph infrastructure on Swiss systems. An integral part of stoney cloud, seamlessly combinable with cloud servers, GPU servers, block storage and managed backup with Kopia.

S3 Object Storage cost calculator

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Yes, we offer stoney backup.

This depends on your expected amount of data. You can purchase additional storage at any time.