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Block Storage

Persistent, high-performance storage for virtual machines — operated in European data centers by Yorizon on an open OpenStack stack and fully compliant with EU data protection regulations.

For platform, DevOps, and database teams that need persistent, high-performance volumes for virtual machines in a sovereign European cloud.

What Yorizon delivers

  • Freely configurable NVMe volumes

  • Snapshots and cloning for tests and backups

  • Encryption and in transit

  • Redundant design for high availability

  • Fully OpenStack Cinder-compatible

Architecture & Technology

OpenStack Cinder on NVMe hardware. Operated under OSISM (Sovereign Cloud Stack) with Ceph backend and Neutron SDN. KVM hypervisor. Timber-built data centers with PUE below 1.1 and waste heat feed-in to connected sites (up to 80%).

Security & Sovereignty

  • EU-only data residency, no US Cloud Act

  • Encryption and in transit

  • Tenant isolation in Keystone

  • Roadmap for ISO 27001, BSI C5

Service Level

  • 99.9% monthly availability

  • Response time 90 min for critical

  • Maintenance 22:00-06:00, 3 working days' notice

  • Service credits 5-50 %

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