OVHcloud Object Storage evolves toward S3 compatibility

OVHcloud discusses the evolution of its Object Storage service, including its move from HubiC and OpenStack Swift to S3 compatibility, its resilience mechanisms, and an upcoming backend revamp.

• 2020 acquisition of OpenIO acted as the catalyst for adding a compatible S3 offering; the first S3 class arrived one and a half years later, followed by infrequent-access and hyper-performance classes, creating a multiclass portfolio.
• The article is a blog recap of a Twitch #VeryTechTalk conversation with Rémy, Antonin, and Édouard; it also mentions Object Storage 2.0 in private beta, with aims to remove soft limits and reduce TTFB. It cites tape archiving from 2025 at 1-2 €/To with an hour-level TTFB.