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Geyser Data AcceleratesLaunch and $4M GrowthOpportunity on PlatformDIGITAL® Digital Realty’s PlatformDIGITAL®and ServiceFabric®enable Geyser Data toquickly launch their Tape-as-a-Service offering while reducing OpEx Challenge Geyser Data, a cloud cold storage startup, helps organizations uncoverthe hidden value in their long-term, historical data. Founded in 2024, thecompany is tackling the downstream effects of the data explosion by solvingorganizations’ challenge of archiving more data for longer periods—enablingArtificial Intelligence (AI) innovation, meeting growing cyber resiliencyrequirements, and complying with increasingly stringent regulations. About Geyser Data Geyser Data specializesin cloud-based cold datastorage solutions. TheirTape-as-a-Service platformcombines the durability oftape with the flexibility of cloudbackup, to support short- orlong-term data archiving,regulatory compliance, disasterrecovery, and emerging usecases such as AI. Geyser provides Tape-as-a-Service (TaaS), which combines the cost-effectiveness and durability of traditional tape storage with the accessibilityand flexibility of modern cloud object storage—but with neither the hassle ofphysically maintaining on-prem tape libraries nor the hefty cloud egress feesassociated with current cloud archives. “The volume of data that companies need to store long-term is exploding,”said Nelson Nahum, Cofounder and CEO of Geyser Data. “Geyser Dataoffers businesses an easy, cost-effective way to use tape storage withoutthe capital expense or management headaches. For companies that storedata in the cloud, our service makes it lower cost to store—and no cost toretrieve—their data.” Industry Service Provider Headquarters Tustin, California, United States To achieve their vision, Geyser sought a true partner to support their growth—one that could help them: Customer Use CasesMulti-Site & Multi-CloudInterconnectedNetwork OptimizationData LocalizationShared Data Service Launch their cloud cold data storage service quickly and grow efficientlyGeyser needed a digital foundation to bring their TaaS cold data storageplatform to market quickly. They wanted move-in-ready data centercolocation near their headquarters for their core infrastructure, with seamless Outcomes from using Digital Realty products and servicesColocation and interconnection on PlatformDIGITAL® $4M 90% Opportunity realized in4 months1 Faster deployment Network cost savings Easily scale bandwidth up or downwithout long-term commitments tomeet Geyser’s business needs withServiceFabric® Accelerate service launchfrom first colocation site Win more business by harnessingthe value of Digital Realty’s customerecosystem on Service Directory 2 weeks vs. 4 months interconnections to their TaaS platform, their customers, and public cloudproviders. To capitalize on the growing demand for affordable data archiving,Geyser needed the ability to rapidly expand into new locations. This long-term vision required a data center partner with a global footprint,the infrastructure to support rapid business growth and customers’ regionaldata protection requirements, and a collaborative relationship to helpthem accelerate growth. “As a cloud business, we need extremely goodconnectivity to many different locations,” said Nahum. Provide secure, flexible interconnection to customers To support high-volume, fluctuating data transfers, Geyser required high-performance, low-latency connectivity between their TaaS platform,customer environments, and public cloud services. Because data archivingand retrieval require moving huge, inherently bursty flows of traffic, thecolocation solution also needed to support flexible, usage-based bandwidthto avoid the inefficiencies of static capacity planning. Many of Geyser’s customers operate in highly-regulated industries likehealthcare and financial services, which have stringent compliancerequirements including data sovereignty. To meet these needs, eachcustomer has their own dedicated and air-gapped tape. Their data mustbe encrypted both in transit and at rest. Having multiple colocation facilitieswould enable Geyer Data to meet customers’ data sovereignty requirementsby maintaining data archives in multiple geographically dispersed locationsor within the country of origin. “ServiceFabric®will allow usto expand to more locations withgreater efficiency. Havinga single, open ecosystemdelivers a tremendousvalue for us and for ourcustomers.” A data center partner that would help grow their business Cloud backup was a $9 billion market in 2024, and it is expanding 11%annually.2As a startup, Geyser needed agility to win more of those opportu-nities, along with operational efficiency to grow profitably as the companyaddresses evolving data archiving use cases across industries and aroundthe world. Capturing that opportunity required more than agility—it meant finding adata center partner that offered more than just infrastructure. Geyser nee