Protect file servers, NAS, archives, and historical data directly in S3-compatible object storage — while keeping your existing enterprise backup platform for the workloads that actually need it.
Complement enterprise backup in production. Replace unnecessary backup licensing in non-production.
Enterprise backup platforms are powerful tools — but they are often used to protect large volumes of simple file-based data that does not require their advanced capabilities. As protected capacity grows, licensing costs can grow unnecessarily.
Many enterprise backup licensing models scale with protected capacity, workload count, or infrastructure size — whether the workload needs advanced backup features or not.
File servers, NAS, archives, and historical data typically need reliable protection — but not application-aware backup, instant recovery orchestration, or advanced compliance workflows.
Using the same protection layer for every type of data — regardless of actual requirements — is a common source of unnecessary infrastructure spend.
Arkhivio and your existing enterprise backup platform can coexist in production. For suitable non-production workloads, Arkhivio can act as a standalone backup layer — without enterprise backup licensing.
Use your existing backup platform where these capabilities are required.
Complement your enterprise backup platform — without extending capacity-based licensing to simpler workloads.
Where application-aware protection and recovery orchestration are unnecessary, Arkhivio can provide a simpler standalone backup layer — storing data directly in S3-compatible object storage without a proprietary backup repository or recurring capacity-based licensing.
Reduce the amount of data that requires expensive enterprise backup licensing by moving suitable workloads to a simpler, purpose-built protection layer.
Your files are stored directly in S3-compatible object storage — not inside a proprietary backup repository. They remain accessible through standard tools, independent of Arkhivio.
Works with AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, Wasabi, MinIO, and other S3-compatible platforms. The storage layer handles what it already does well.
Complement enterprise backup in production. Provide a standalone backup layer for suitable non-production file-based workloads where enterprise capabilities are unnecessary.
Many traditional backup platforms store protected data in proprietary repository formats. To read or recover that data, you need the backup software running and licensed.
Arkhivio takes a different approach: your files are stored directly in S3-compatible object storage as standard objects. If Arkhivio is unavailable, your data remains accessible through any S3-compatible tool or API.
aws s3, rclone, or any S3 browser
Arkhivio focuses on the backup workflow. Object storage handles what it already does well.
Available capabilities vary by provider and configuration.
Enterprise backup licensing is valuable when you need advanced workload protection, application awareness, orchestration, and recovery capabilities. But not every file server, archive, or historical dataset requires those capabilities.
The goal is not to replace your backup platform. It is to use it more intelligently — and reserve capacity-based licensing for the workloads that genuinely justify it.
Keep your enterprise backup platform for what needs it.
Use Arkhivio for everything else.
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