What is STACKIT Backup Storage?
STACKIT Backup Storage is a cost-optimized, geo-redundant storage solution for backups of STACKIT Block Storage volumes. The service enables full backups for complete volume protection as well as incremental backups on top of them, which store only changes to reduce cost and backup time. Backups are mirrored across multiple availability zones to ensure high availability and fast recovery.
Core Features
- Full backups: Complete protection of block storage volumes for fast data recovery
- Incremental backups: Built on top of full backups for cost- and time-efficient ongoing protection
- Geo-redundancy: Storage across at least two availability zones for business continuity
- Self-service: Self-service restores for quick and easy access to backup data
- Encryption: AES-256 encryption of data at rest
- Automation: Backups can be automated, for example via the STACKIT IaaS API
Typical Use Cases
Volume backups: Regular full and incremental protection of block storage volumes for production workloads.
Disaster recovery: Fast restoration of volumes in case of failure through geo-redundantly stored backups.
Long-term retention: Cost-efficient storage of backup data with retention requirements, cheaper than actively used Object Storage.
Benefits
- Cost-efficient for backup data compared to Object Storage
- Geo-redundant storage for high availability
- AES-256 encryption by default
- Automatable via the STACKIT IaaS API
- Full data residency in German data centers
Integration with innFactory
As an official STACKIT partner, innFactory supports you with Backup Storage: designing your backup strategy, automating it via the STACKIT API, operations, and cost optimization.
Available Tiers & Options
Standard Backup
- Full and incremental backups for Block Storage
- Geo-redundant storage
- AES-256 encryption
- Cheaper than Object Storage for long-term retention
- Focused on backups of STACKIT Block Storage volumes
- Higher retrieval costs than actively used Object Storage
Typical Use Cases
Technical Specifications
Frequently Asked Questions
What is STACKIT Backup Storage?
STACKIT Backup Storage is a cost-optimized, geo-redundant storage class for backups of STACKIT Block Storage volumes. It enables full and incremental backups for fast data recovery.
How does Backup Storage differ from Object Storage?
Backup Storage is specifically designed for volume backups with long-term retention requirements and is priced lower for that purpose than Object Storage. Object Storage, in turn, is better suited for actively used, frequently accessed data.
What backup types are supported?
Full backups secure a complete volume for fast recovery. Incremental backups can then be created on top, storing only changes to reduce cost and backup time.
How is the data protected?
Backup data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and stored geo-redundantly across multiple availability zones to ensure business continuity.
How is billing handled?
Billing is usage-based. Current prices are available in the STACKIT pricing calculator.
Note: All product information on this page has been compiled with care, but is provided without guarantee and may be outdated or incomplete. Cloud services evolve rapidly — features, pricing, SLAs, and availability change frequently. Authoritative and up-to-date information can only be found on the official product page of STACKIT (official documentation). This page does not represent an offer by STACKIT.
