Wasabi Technologies, Inc. is an American company specializing in cloud data storage. Based in Boston, it offers an object storage service accessible over the Internet, used notably for backups, archives, audiovisual content and video surveillance data. Unlike general-purpose platforms, which combine computing, databases and development tools, Wasabi focuses its offering on data retention and availability. Its official website is wasabi.com.
A company built on the experience of Carbonite
Wasabi was founded in 2015 by David Friend and Jeff Flowers, two entrepreneurs who had previously co-founded Carbonite, an online backup specialist. Its commercial service launched in 2017. Their observation: the growth in digital data volumes creates a market for a provider focused on storage, with a simpler pricing structure than that of major cloud providers.
The company has gradually expanded its infrastructure beyond the United States, notably into Europe and Asia-Pacific. It also relies on technology partners, distributors and IT service providers to integrate its storage into customers’ environments.
Object storage for backups and media
Its main offering, Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage, is built on object storage and an Amazon S3-compatible interface. This compatibility makes it easier to use with numerous backup, archiving and content management applications. The “hot” positioning means that data remains accessible without going through the delayed retrieval procedures associated with some cold archival storage offerings.
Wasabi highlights billing with no separate data egress or API request fees, subject to the service’s terms of use. This approach aims to make spending more predictable, but does not remove the need to review contractual rules, particularly minimum billable storage periods. Actual costs therefore also depend on the volumes stored and access patterns.
The platform offers protection features, including object immutability, which helps prevent backups from being modified or deleted during a defined period. Wasabi also develops offerings tailored to video surveillance and, with Wasabi AiR, to searching multimedia content using artificial intelligence.
What next?
The proliferation of backups, videos and datasets intended for artificial intelligence creates opportunities for Wasabi to grow. Its challenge will be to keep its offering clear while meeting requirements for data security, location and governance. In competition with general-purpose cloud providers and other storage specialists, differentiation will depend as much on costs as on reliability and the quality of integrations. For European customers, choosing a hosting region will also need to be accompanied by an analysis of legal and contractual safeguards.