Nelson Nahome on Rethinking Cold Data Storage

Watch Interview: https://youtu.be/2EpIdDelngg

In this episode of the LTO Show, host Pete Paisley speaks with Nelson Nahome, co-founder and CEO of Geyser Data, about the rapidly growing challenge of managing cold data. As organizations generate massive amounts of data—driven by AI, media production, research, and compliance requirements—much of that data must be retained for years or decades, even though it is rarely accessed.

Nelson explains how many organizations turn to cloud archive services to store this data, only to discover the hidden costs associated with retrieval fees, API charges, and minimum retention periods. These costs can significantly increase the total cost of ownership over time.

Geyser Data addresses this problem by delivering Buckets for Cold Data Archiving as a fully managed service. This approach allows organizations to benefit from predictable storage pricing, faster retrieval times, built-in air gap protection, and reduced energy consumption—without needing to purchase or manage storage infrastructure.

Key topics covered in the conversation include:

• Why cold data is growing rapidly across industries

• The hidden costs of cloud archive storage

• How predictable pricing simplifies archive economics

• The role of air-gapped storage in ransomware protection

• Sustainability advantages of modern archive architectures

• Emerging opportunities to unlock value from archived data using AI

Watch the interview to learn how organizations are rethinking cold data archiving strategies and gaining better control over long-term storage costs. Watch Interview: https://youtu.be/2EpIdDelngg

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