The Geyser Blog

Modern media archives do more than store completed content. They connect production, archive-management software, Amazon S3-compatible workflows, and cold data storage so valuable assets remain searchable, protected, and ready for reuse. Learn how platforms such as Archiware P5 and Spectra Logic Rio Media Suite work with Geyser Data Buckets to reduce production storage costs, simplify long-term retention, and preserve media for future creative, commercial, compliance, and AI

Cold cloud storage can reduce long-term retention costs, but the monthly storage rate is only part of the equation. This guide explains how enterprise IT and storage leaders should evaluate pricing, egress, retrieval, Amazon S3 compatibility, recovery workflows, ransomware resilience, portability, and sustainability before choosing an archive platform.

Compare eight cold data cloud storage and archive options for AI training datasets, backup retention, and petabyte-scale data. Review costs, access, Amazon S3 compatibility, security, and deployment models.

Hyperscaler archive storage can appear inexpensive when monthly capacity pricing is viewed in isolation. This article compares Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud archive options, including retrieval fees, API charges, egress, minimum storage durations, restore delays, and access models, to reveal the true cost of long-term cloud data retention.

Compare the Top 8 Amazon S3-Compatible Cold Storage Platforms for Research Data in 2026, including Geyser Data Buckets, Spectra Logic, Amazon S3 Glacier, Backblaze B2, Wasabi, IBM, Oracle, and Cloudian. Learn how research institutions can preserve valuable data, reduce long-term costs, and avoid archive fee surprises.

Gartner Hype Cycle for Storage Technologies - AGAIN. Geyser Data was named as a Sample Vendor for Cold Storage in 2026, alongside major cloud and storage providers. Learn why cold data archiving is becoming a bigger priority for compliance, AI reuse, analytics, and long-term retention.

Learn how to budget petabyte-scale cold storage in 2026 by modeling egress fees, retrieval fees, access patterns, retention timelines, data growth, and predictable archive pricing.

Learn how universities and research organizations can choose S3-compatible cold storage that reduces archive costs, supports long-term retention, avoids egress fees, and protects valuable research data.

How do you build a cold data archiving strategy? Follow six steps to reduce storage costs and protect backups, media, compliance data, and cloud archives.

Oracle’s new OCI blog features Geyser Data and reinforces why modern cold data archiving matters. In this short post, Kevin Thomas, VP of Marketing at Geyser Data, shares why we’re proud to work with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and how OCI + Geyser Data help organizations rethink long-term data retention, cost efficiency, recovery confidence, and the future value of cold data.