Offsite Backup for Data Centers
Your customers colocate with you for uptime. But backups in the same building don't protect against building-level events. Add offsite backup to your service catalog — stored in German data centers, geographically separated from your facility.
Why Data Centers Partner With Us
Colocation customers increasingly ask for backup. It's not your core business, and building backup infrastructure in a second facility is capital-intensive. remote-backups.com lets you offer managed offsite backup without owning or operating a single backup server.
What You Get:
- Geographic separation: Our DCs are in Germany — physically separate from your facility
- No CAPEX: No hardware to buy, rack, or maintain
- GDPR compliance: Data stays in Germany, full EU data sovereignty
- Partner pricing: Resell at your margins, we handle storage
- PBS native: Direct integration with Proxmox Backup Server
- Any backup tool: Also supports Borg, rsync, SFTP for non-Proxmox workloads
DC Partner Benefits
- €8/TB partner pricing
- German DCs for geo-separation
- No hardware investment needed
- GDPR compliant by default
- Reseller program available
The Problem With Same-Site Backup
Fire & Flood
A facility-level event takes out production and backup at once. Geographic separation is the only protection.
Power & Network
Extended power outages or upstream network failures affect the entire facility. Offsite backups remain accessible.
Ransomware
If an attacker reaches the backup server on the same network, both copies are compromised. Air-gapped offsite storage survives.
Service Models for Data Centers
Add to Service Catalog
Offer offsite backup as an add-on service for colo customers.
- Per-customer datastores
- Customer-facing usage reports
- Bill alongside rack and power
- You set pricing, we store data
- No minimum commitment per customer
Reseller Partnership
White-label our platform and sell backup under your brand.
- Your brand on the portal
- Volume discount tiers
- API for automated provisioning
- Co-branded marketing materials
- Dedicated partner manager
Compliance Package
For customers with regulatory requirements.
- German data residency guaranteed
- ISO 27001 certified DCs
- Client-side encryption (AES-256)
- Audit-ready logging
- Data processing agreement included
Geo-Replication
Extra redundancy for mission-critical customers.
- Replicate to a second German DC
- €4/TB additional for geo-replication
- Automatic failover between sites
- Two independent copies in different cities
- Maximum protection for critical data
DC Partner Scenarios
Regional Colocation — 40 Customers
Setup: Single-site colo in Frankfurt, mix of Proxmox and VMware customers
Challenge: Customers ask for offsite backup, no budget for a second facility
Solution:
- PBS sync for Proxmox customers, Borg for the rest
- Per-customer namespaces with usage reporting
- Backup added to service catalog at €15/TB
- Cost: ~€160/month for 20TB at partner pricing, billed at €300/month
Multi-Site DC Operator — 200+ Customers
Setup: Three facilities in Germany, enterprise and SMB customers
Challenge: Compliance-driven customers need geographically separate backup outside their DC
Solution:
- White-label portal under DC's brand
- API-driven provisioning tied to CRM
- Geo-replication for enterprise tier
- Cost: Custom pricing at 100TB+, significant margin on resale
Compliance & Data Sovereignty
Built for European Requirements
Data Location:
- All data stored in Germany
- No transfer outside the EU
- German company, German jurisdiction
- ISO 27001 certified facilities
Security:
- Client-side encryption — we can't read your data
- TLS 1.3 for data in transit
- Per-tenant access isolation
- Audit logging for all operations
Getting Started as a DC Partner
Contact Us
Tell us about your facility and customer base.
Test Setup
Get a free test environment to validate the integration.
Go Live
Launch backup services for your first customers.
Scale
Grow usage across your customer base with volume pricing.
Backup Strategy
Recommended strategies for data center customers:
- 3-2-1 Strategy — Minimum standard for colo customers
- 3-2-1-1-0 Strategy — For regulated industries and compliance
- 4-3-2 Strategy — Maximum protection for enterprise customers
Add Backup to Your Services
Start with a free test environment. No commitment, no hardware, no risk. See how offsite backup fits into your service catalog.