Cold Archive
Cold Archive
The most cost-effective Amazon S3* compatible class for sustainably storing your rarely accessed data.
Cold Archive: cost-effective, long-term archiving
Cold Archive is the Object Storage class specifically designed for long-term archiving of rarely accessed data. Hosted in multiple OVHcloud datacentres in France, data benefits from proven technology that ensures durability, resilience, and a smaller carbon footprint. Reliable and affordable storage, from US$0.002 ex. GST/GB/month, ideal for managing large volumes of unstructured data while maintaining compatibility with your existing tools and applications.
New customers get US$ 200 credits to try out Object Storage and other OVHcloud products.
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A storage solution that is...
Secure
Retain control: meet the strictest regulatory requirements through encryption, immutability, and maximum durability.
Compliant
Cold Archive is built to ISO standards (27001, 27017, 27018, 27701), and data availability is ensured by a 99.9% service level agreement (SLA), with a data durability of eleven nines.
Budget-friendly
Pay only for the volume stored, starting at US$0.002 ex. GST/GB/month, with API calls and internal traffic included—and zero hidden fees.
Committed
Choosing a responsible archiving solution is a meaningful step towards sustainability, a value that has defined us for more than 20 years.
Same storage class, different methods
Cold Archive integrates seamlessly with your existing workflows via API.
Set lifecycle rules to automatically shift your objects from another compatible S3 storage class (Standard or Infrequent Access) to Cold Archive. See Documentation.
Use a PUT Object request to send your data directly to the Cold Archive class upon setup for instant and optimised archiving.
Use cases
Long-term resilience strategies
It is common to use several types of storage media as part of a well-structured backup strategy. The Object Lock feature allows Cold Archive to create an immutable, off-site copy. Object Lock protects data against cyberattacks while ensuring accessibility when needed.
Critical data archiving
Secure storage of sensitive, personal, or business data is a necessity for heavily regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, and insurance. Cold Archive facilitates the long-term archiving of petabytes of rarely accessed data while meeting compliance requirements.
Media file storage
The storage of audiovisual content (live streaming, production, video rendering, etc.) generates an ever-increasing volume of data. Thanks to Cold Archive, you can archive this multimedia content for an affordable price and still access it whenever needed.
Archived data stays under your control
Testimonials
RG System
“OVHcloud Object Storage has provided us with the perfect solution for migrating several petabytes of Microsoft 365 backups in just a few months. Achieving project performance and speed brings us peace of mind, while also assuring our customers that their collaborative data is securely stored in France.”
Mathieu Halluin, Production & Customer Service Manager, RG System
UbiCast
“UbiCast’s video hosting platform generates large amounts of data—several hundred terabytes—which is accessed completely randomly for a majority of the content. OVHcloud’s Object Storage service allows us to manage this volume and the associated scalability, while ensuring data protection and sovereignty.”
Florent Thiery, CTO and Co-Founder, UbiCast
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Your questions answered
What are the differences between the Cloud Archive and Cold Archive solutions?
Cold Archive is designed for very long-term archiving needs (years, even decades), and is based on a magnetic tape architecture. Data restoration, when needed, is billed. It should therefore be performed infrequently, ideally no more than once or twice a year, to minimise archiving costs. The Cloud Archive solution, on the other hand, is suitable for medium-term storage, limiting data access to once per month. This service is ideal for backup purposes.
What are the differences between Cold Archive and Object Storage?
Cold Archive is an Object Storage class, just like the High Performance or Standard classes. The key difference is that restoration fees apply when you access archived data, just as with the Standard Infrequent Access class. It is primarily intended for storing cold data.
The Object Storage range, on the other hand, refers to a storage space intended for unstructured data regularly accessed by users or applications. It covers a wide range of use cases, from hot to warm data, to cold data.
How long does it take, on average, to restore data?
The time it takes to restore data depends on the volume of data to be restored. For datasets in the hundreds of terabytes, the process may take a maximum of 48 hours. For volumes ranging from a few megabytes to a terabyte, restore time can vary from a few minutes to several hours.
What Service Level Agreement (SLA) does OVHcloud guarantee for access to the Cold Archive service?
The SLA guarantees 99.9% monthly availability for accessing the Cold Archive service. The data resilience rate is 11 nines.
Where is cold data stored?
Cold data is stored on magnetic tapes, a technology specifically designed for long-term archiving. This storage option is energy-efficient, making it a more cost-effective choice compared to conventional methods. The Cold Archive class also offers capabilities that enable archiving, while also maintaining the durability and security needed to protect critical data.
**S3 is a registered trademark of Amazon Technologies, Inc. OVHcloud’s services are not sponsored by, approved by, or in any way affiliated with Amazon Technologies, Inc.