Service · Enterprise storage

High-volume data storage

Above 10 TB, storage becomes an engineering problem of its own. Transfer windows are measured in days, cost grows with access frequency, and deletion is usually not an option. Secure storage and big-data management at enterprise scale.

10 TB+
scale
Tiered
storage
Immutable
audit trail
RPO / RTO
commitment
Scope

What the service covers

Capacity alone is not the answer. Tiering, transfer, access control and recovery are part of the same design.

2 minutes · 4 questions

Is enterprise storage the right scale for you?

Four questions about your data volume and how fast it grows. If the scale does not match, we will point you at something smaller.

Roughly how much data do you hold in total?

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Roughly how much data do you hold in total?

Tiered storage economics

Why a bigger disk is the wrong answer

Adding capacity does not stop the archive from growing; it only postpones the same problem. At this scale cost scales with access frequency, not with volume. Most of an archive is read a few times a year, and keeping that data on the fastest, most expensive tier buys you nothing.

Hot tier

Access
Immediate access
What lives here
Data read daily and actively processed: recent records, live reports, the sets currently being worked on.
Cost profile
The highest unit cost. Keeping the whole archive here is using the most expensive shelf as a warehouse.

Cold tier

Access
Short-latency access
What lives here
Data opened a few times a month: previous-period records, files from closed engagements, older reports.
Cost profile
Materially lower than the hot tier. Because access is infrequent, the added latency is not a practical problem.

Archive tier

Access
Scheduled retrieval
What lives here
Data opened once or twice a year, usually only for an audit or a legal request. It cannot be deleted, but it does not need to stay instantly ready.
Cost profile
The lowest unit cost. The trade-off is that a file becomes available after a scheduled retrieval rather than instantly.

Moving between tiers is not a manual job. Lifecycle policies push objects down by age and access frequency: same data, same address, same availability — with a materially lower retention cost.

Use cases

Who lives with this pattern

Different industries, the same problem: the data keeps growing, most of it is rarely read, and none of it can be deleted.

Camera footage archive

Recordings written continuously, watched rarely, and searched backwards when an incident comes up. Legal retention usually blocks deletion as well.

Medical imaging

Study files are part of the patient record: retained for many years, expected to be unalterable, and required to be findable quickly when needed.

Production telemetry

High-frequency data streaming from line and machine sensors. Day-to-day use needs a few days; root-cause analysis needs years of history.

Log accumulation

Application, security and access logs. Daily operations read the last few days; audits and incident reviews ask for much older material.

Backup history

Backups pile up version by version and are the fastest-growing part of the archive. Without tiering they keep sitting on the most expensive storage.

Process

Five steps to go live

Each step has a defined output. You never have to ask where the project stands.

  1. 01

    Data profiling

    How much data exists, how it grows, which portion is read how often — the archive's real access pattern is measured. Tier decisions rest on that data.

  2. 02

    Tier and lifecycle design

    Which data sits in which tier, and under what condition it drops down, is written as a rule; legal retention periods are encoded into those rules.

  3. 03

    Transfer plan

    Whether the first move runs over the wire or by physical disk is decided from volume and link capacity; either way you get the schedule up front.

  4. 04

    Access control and audit trail

    Per-team and per-application keys, object-level permissions, immutable retention rules and audit trail logging all go live.

  5. 05

    Disaster recovery drill

    The agreed RPO and RTO targets are tested with a real recovery scenario. The result is reported; if the targets are missed, the architecture is revised.

Pricing policy

Tier based · commitments in the contract

Tier based

Billing is calculated from how much data sits in which tier, not from raw total volume. As lifecycle rules run, the distribution shifts in your favour on its own.

Transfer is its own line

The method and duration of the initial move are set after measurement and appear as a separate line in the quote. There is no setup cost hidden inside the monthly fee.

Commitments in a 12-month contract

RPO, RTO, retention period and data location are written into the contract as numbers and place names. "We have backups" is not a commitment. The contract runs 12 months: unit pricing holds steady through the year, and at the end of it scope and price are reviewed together against the grown archive and signed again.

FAQ

Frequently asked

From what volume does this service make sense?

It is built for archives above 10 TB. Below that, the S3 storage and backup package is both faster to set up and more economical; when the scale grows, you move onto this structure.

Why tiered storage instead of just buying a bigger disk?

Adding disk only buys capacity — it does not change the access pattern. Most of an archive is read a few times a year, and keeping that data on the most expensive tier buys you nothing. At this scale cost scales with access frequency rather than volume, and that is exactly what tiering targets.

How long does it take to reach data in the archive tier?

The archive tier has retrieval latency — the file becomes available after a scheduled retrieval, not instantly. That is why which data sits in which tier is decided together, after measuring your real access pattern.

How long does migrating an existing archive take?

It depends on volume and link capacity. If transferring over the wire will not finish in a reasonable window, physical disk shipping is planned. Either way, the schedule comes with the quote, after measurement.

What does immutable retention actually mean?

For a defined period an object cannot be deleted or overwritten — not even with administrator rights. It is used for records under a legal retention obligation and as a defence against ransomware.

What does the audit trail cover?

Which key touched which object, when, and what operation was performed. The records are held in a form that cannot be altered and can be exported for audit requests.

Do we choose the data location?

Yes. You choose between a Türkiye and a European Union location. Your KVKK and GDPR obligations are part of that decision and the choice is written into the contract.

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High-volume data storage — enterprise archives from 10 TB up

Why 10 TB is a different problem

Moving a few hundred gigabytes is file copying. Data above 10 TB is an engineering problem: transfer windows are measured in days, single-part uploads fail, and cost scales with access frequency rather than raw size.

Camera footage, medical imaging archives, production telemetry, log accumulation and backup history all follow the same pattern — the data keeps growing, most of it is rarely read, and none of it can be deleted.

Tiering and lifecycle policies

A hot tier holds daily-access data, a cold tier monthly, an archive tier yearly. Lifecycle policies move objects down automatically by age and access frequency — same data, same availability, materially lower cost.

Multipart parallel transfer, data cataloguing, object-level access control and an immutable audit trail are standard. On the recovery side, RPO and RTO targets are written into the contract as numbers.

Frequently asked questions

Is 10 TB really the lower bound?
This service is built for volumes above 10 TB. Below that, the S3 storage and backup package is both cheaper and faster to set up.
How long does migrating an existing archive take?
It depends on your link speed. If transfer over the wire is impractical, physical disk shipping is planned; either way you get a schedule up front.
Does tiering slow down access?
The archive tier has retrieval latency. Which data sits in which tier is decided together, based on your real access pattern.
Where is the data held?
Türkiye or EU location. KVKK and GDPR obligations are part of the location decision.
Is it suitable for legally retained data?
Yes. Immutable retention, retention policy and audit trail are configured for that scenario.