Immutable object storage
Essential defence for multi-vendor environments
Scality ARTESCA provides native S3-compatible object storage that integrates with your existing backup infrastructure. Support includes:
- Veeam Backup & Replication (Direct-to-Object, SOSAPI, SOBR)
- Commvault with S3 cloud library support
- Veritas NetBackup cloud storage tiers
- Rubrik cloud archival targets
- Acronis, Arcserve, HYCU, and 100+ backup applications
- Custom applications using standard S3 APIs
One storage platform eliminates the need for separate immutable targets per backup vendor, reducing costs and management overhead.
Unbreakable Cyber Resilience
The CORE5 Framework
Scality’s five-layer security architecture protects against sophisticated ransomware attacks:
- API-Level Protection: S3 Object Lock with WORM (Write Once Read Many) compliance mode prevents deletion or modification
- Data-Level Security: AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit, with integrated key management
- Storage-Level Resilience: Erasure coding distributes data fragments, making unauthorised reconstruction impossible
- Geographic Distribution: Multi-site replication for air-gapped protection across data centres
- Architecture-Level Defence: Hardened Linux OS with no root access, preventing privilege escalation
Flexible Deployment Options
Deploy Scality to match your infrastructure requirements:
- Software-Defined: Install on your existing Dell, HPE, Lenovo, or Supermicro servers
- Virtual Appliance: Deploy on VMware vSphere for rapid proof-of-concept
- Hardware Appliance: Pre-configured systems for turnkey deployment
- Capacity Options: Start from 50TB usable, scale to 100+ petabytes
- Growth Model: Add nodes without downtime or performance impact
35+ Years of UK Data Protection Excellence
Why Covenco for Scality?
Since 1989, Covenco has protected mission-critical data for UK enterprises. Our unique capabilities include:
- Multi-vendor expertise: As both a Veeam Platinum Partner and Scality Partner, we understand complex backup environments
- UK-based support: ISO-27001 certified recovery centres in Banbury and Langley
- Rapid recovery: Mobile ship-to-site hardware within 4 hours
- Complete services: Architecture design, deployment, integration, and 24/7 management
- Proven experience: 60+ specialists managing data protection for hundreds of UK organisations
Real-World Use Cases
Mixed backup estates
Manufacturing company using Veeam for VMware backups and Commvault for physical servers – Scality provides a single immutable target for both platforms.
Backup platform migration
Financial services firm transitioning from NetBackup to Veeam – Scality maintains data accessibility during and after migration without re-ingesting archives.
Compliance requirements
Healthcare provider requiring SEC 17a-4(f) and GDPR-compliant immutable storage – Scality’s compliance mode meets regulatory mandates across all backup platforms.
Long-term retention
Media company archiving 10+ years of content – Scality’s erasure coding provides 14 nines durability with 60% less storage overhead than traditional replication.
Technical Specifications
- Native S3 API (AWS signature v4 compatible)
- Erasure coding schemes: 6+3, 9+3, 12+4 configurable
- Small object aggregation for backup efficiency
- Inline deduplication and compression support
- Multi-tenancy with IAM policies and bucket isolation
- Object Lock retention: 1 day to 100 years
- Legal hold capabilities for litigation requirements
- Versioning with automated lifecycle policies
- Cross-region replication (synchronous/asynchronous)
- CloudSync to AWS, Azure, GCP for hybrid scenarios
- 50TB to 100PB+ in single namespace
- 80GB/s throughput per rack
- 100 billion+ objects per system
- Linear performance scaling with node addition
- Sub-millisecond latency for metadata operations
- RESTful management APIs
- SNMP/Syslog monitoring integration
- Active Directory/LDAP authentication
- CloudWatch-compatible metrics
- Grafana/Prometheus dashboards
Scality ARTESCA vs Traditional Solutions
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Single-Vendor Solutions
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| Backup Platform Support | Any S3-compatible | Vendor-specific only |
| Deployment Flexibility | Software/Virtual/Hardware | Usually hardware only |
| Minimum Capacity | 50TB usable | Often 100TB+ |
| Scaling Method | Non-disruptive node addition | Forklift upgrades |
| Multi-Site Support | Native replication | Requires additional licensing |
| API Access | Full S3 API | Limited or proprietary |
Backup Technologies
Covenco works with the top technology vendors to give you choice when it comes to protecting your data.
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