S3-Compatible Object Storage.

S3-compatible object storage is storage that speaks the same API as Amazon S3, so any application, backup tool or SDK built for S3 works with it unchanged. Illumia Solutions runs S3-compatible object storage on a distributed, fault-tolerant platform with no data transfer charges, giving you S3 convenience with predictable costs and a choice of where your data lives.

Amazon S3 API compatible — migrate without code changes · No data transfer or egress charges · Scales from terabytes to exabytes · Redundant, self-healing architecture with failover · Pair with NVMe block storage and cold archival tiers

Our high-performance block storage solutions are powered by NVMe SSD technology, delivering exceptional speed and efficiency — high throughput, low latency, and consistent performance for critical applications.

NVMe SSD storage supports highly loaded database servers, application servers, and audio/video streaming servers, ensuring seamless performance under heavy workloads.

NVMe SSDs are built for durability and reliability, providing consistent performance and long-term data integrity.

Incremental snapshots store only the changes made since the last snapshot, optimising storage space usage without duplicating entire disks.

Snapshots enable quick data recovery, minimising downtime and ensuring business continuity.

Regular snapshots provide an additional layer of data protection, allowing system restoration to previous states in case of data loss or corruption.

Capable of scaling up to Exabyte and beyond — our solutions accommodate growing data needs seamlessly.

Redundant and failover mechanisms ensure continuous operation and data availability even in the event of hardware failures.

Hyperconverged architecture integrates compute, storage, and networking into a single platform, simplifying management and enhancing operational efficiency.

Data is replicated across multiple disks and nodes. When a drive or server fails, the platform automatically rebuilds the missing copies on healthy hardware — no manual intervention needed.

Object storage systems are designed to scale out, allowing for virtually unlimited storage capacity — ideal for big data analytics, media repositories, and cloud-native applications.

A highly durable and cost-effective solution for storing large volumes of data. The distributed architecture ensures data redundancy and high availability.

Fully identical to Amazon S3 at the API level, ensuring a smooth transition and interoperability for current Amazon S3 users — migrate without code changes.

Object storage simplifies data management with metadata tagging, making data retrieval more efficient. Supports various data formats and integrates easily with cloud services and big data platforms.

Cold storage is optimised for storing data that is infrequently accessed, providing a cost-effective solution for archival needs — easily scalable to accommodate growing volumes without significant cost increases.

Ensures data integrity over extended periods, making it suitable for compliance and regulatory requirements.

Provides robust security features to protect archival data from unauthorised access and data breaches, while ensuring data is available when needed to support business continuity.

Backup copies, financial and legal records, medical images, CCTV footage, log archives and any data you must keep for years but rarely open.

Enjoy unlimited data transfer without any additional charges, making it easier to manage costs and data volume.

Leverage Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technology as an add-on for efficient multi-cloud orchestration, enhancing your ability to manage and synchronise data across various cloud environments.

Improve global access speed and reduce latency by integrating storage with Content Delivery Network (CDN) services, available as an add-on.

Secure VPN connectivity back to your customer environment, plus comprehensive cybersecurity add-ons including EDR, SIEM, DLP, and honeypot technologies.

Object storage: HTTP API (Amazon S3 compatible) · Block storage (NVMe): Attached disk / volume · Cold storage: API, for infrequent access

Object storage: Backups, media, logs, data lakes, cloud-native apps · Block storage (NVMe): Databases, VMs, streaming servers · Cold storage: Archives, compliance retention

Object storage: High throughput · Block storage (NVMe): Lowest latency, highest IOPS · Cold storage: Optimised for cost, not speed

Object storage: Virtually unlimited · Block storage (NVMe): Per-volume · Cold storage: Virtually unlimited

Object storage: Low · Block storage (NVMe): Highest · Cold storage: Lowest

Our engineers re-platformed a VMware vSAN estate onto Proxmox VE with Ceph — redundant, self-healing storage — repurposing existing SSD and NVMe drives with under 24 hours of downtime per workload and no new hardware spend.

Cut recurring VMware licensing and vendor lock-in without buying new hardware, while keeping every hosted workload within a 24-hour downtime limit.

SSDs became Ceph OSDs for the primary storage tier and NVMe drives hosted Ceph DB/WAL. Nodes were migrated, evacuated and re-joined to the Proxmox VE + Ceph cluster across seven phases.

Licensing spend structurally reduced, minimal disruption per workload, and spare drives repurposed as Ceph and Proxmox Backup Server storage tiers.

Object storage is a way of storing data as objects — each file plus its metadata and a unique ID — in a flat, scale-out pool instead of a folder hierarchy or disk blocks. It is accessed over HTTP APIs such as the Amazon S3 API, which makes it ideal for backups, media, logs, data lakes and cloud-native applications.

Yes. Illumia Solutions object storage is compatible with the Amazon S3 API, so applications, backup tools and SDKs that already work with S3 can be pointed at our endpoint without code changes, simply by changing the endpoint URL and access keys.

No. Our storage includes unlimited data transfer with no additional egress charges, so your bill does not spike when you restore backups, serve media or move data between environments.

Block storage presents raw disks to servers and is best for databases and virtual machines that need low latency. Object storage stores files with metadata behind an API and scales almost without limit for unstructured data. Cold storage is object or archive storage optimised for rarely accessed data at the lowest cost per terabyte. We offer all three.

Data is distributed across a hyperconverged, fault-tolerant architecture with redundancy and failover, so it stays available even when individual disks or servers fail. Our engineers run Ceph-based distributed storage in production for clients, as documented in our Proxmox and Ceph case studies.

Yes. Object and cold storage are well suited to backup targets and long-term retention for compliance. Combined with our Backup as a Service and cybersecurity add-ons such as SIEM and EDR, you get protected, auditable storage for regulated data.