A backup bucket does not validate restores, orchestrate failover, or answer the phone at 3am. Covenco does with Wasabi’s immutable storage as the foundation.
✓ No egress fees. Fixed, predictable storage costs.
✓ Immutable Covert Copy, hidden from ransomware, aligned to cyber-insurer requirements.
✓ Managed by Covenco: 24/7 monitoring, recovery SLAs, rental hardware on standby.
COVENCO & WASABI
Why cloud storage alone leaves you exposed
Cloud object storage has become the default destination for backup workloads. It is inexpensive at scale, resilient by design, and removes significant operational burden from internal IT teams. That is precisely where the reassurance tends to stop.
A passive bucket does not validate your backups, test your recovery procedures, or provide an accountable service level when a ransomware incident occurs. Organisations that treat cloud storage as a complete backup strategy typically discover the gap at the worst possible moment, during an incident, a data centre failure, or a failed restore that was never tested end-to-end.
Wasabi supplies the bucket. Covenco supplies the intelligent orchestration. The result is a backup estate that costs materially less to operate than equivalent hyperscaler designs, while delivering recovery capability that public cloud storage alone cannot provide.
Why choose the Covenco & Wasabi platform?
Choosing this joint service means pairing one of the UK’s most experienced managed recovery specialists with Wasabi’s purpose-built, high-durability cloud storage. Here is what sets the combination apart.
Immutability by Design
Wasabi’s Object Lock and Covert Copy feature create backup data that cannot be deleted or altered, even by a compromised administrator account. Covenco configures, audits, and documents this to insurer specification.
No Egress Fees. Ever.
Wasabi charges a single, published price per terabyte, no egress fees, no API request charges, no tiered retrieval penalties. For a typical backup estate, this produces a materially lower annual cost than equivalent hyperscaler configurations.
UK Sovereignty & GDPR Compliance
Wasabi’s dedicated UK and EU storage regions, managed by Covenco under a UK contract with ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials accreditation, deliver a defensible, single-supplier answer to data residency requirements.
Managed Intelligence, Not Just Storage
Covenco provides the operational layer that cloud storage cannot: 24/7 monitoring, restore testing, recovery orchestration, rental hardware, and tape-out services – all delivered against a defined SLA.
The Architecture: Wasabi supplies the bucket. Covenco supplies the intelligence.
The division of responsibility is explicit and evidence-backed. Every component serves a defined purpose within a 3-2-1-1-0 architecture.
A Clear Division of Capability
The joint service works because the responsibilities are unambiguous. Wasabi owns the storage infrastructure. Covenco owns the operational service around it. Neither overlaps, and neither leaves a gap.
| Capability | Wasabi Platform | Covenco Managed Service |
|---|---|---|
| Storage & Economics | S3-compatible hot storage at one predictable price. No egress or API fees. | One UK contract covering storage, monitoring, and recovery. |
| Immutability & Durability | Object Lock, optional Covert Copy, and eleven-nines durability. | Policy setup, Veeam integration, and 3-2-1-1-0 architecture management. |
| Monitoring & Recovery | A durable, highly available backup repository. | 24/7 monitoring, recovery orchestration, rental hardware, and tape-out services. |
| Sovereignty & Compliance | Regional storage options, including dedicated UK and EU locations. | UK-operated service with ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials accreditation. |
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Beyond Backup: Download the Covenco & Wasabi Guide
A practical guide for IT and security leaders reviewing their cloud backup strategy. Covers immutability, data sovereignty, cost control, and the path to a managed resilience framework.
- Why cloud storage alone is not a recovery capability
- How Covenco and Wasabi combine to deliver managed resilience
- Immutability, sovereignty, and cost control in practice
- A practical route to a lower-cost, higher-resilience backup estate
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