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# Service description

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Utilize Archive Storage for data that is accessed infrequently and requires a longer retention period. [Learn more](https://glesys.com/services/archives)

### Regional availability

The product is delivered from the following locations:

* dc-fbg1 (our Falkenberg DC, Sweden)
* dc-sto1 (our Stockholm DC, Sweden)

### Technical specification

| **Customer self-service**       | Yes, managed in the control panel         |
| ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **Protocol(s)**                 | FTP / FTPS / SMB/CIFS                     |
| **Storage tiers**               | Up to 3 TiB                               |
| **Suitable use cases**          | Backups, bulk data, cold storage          |
| **Integrated backup**           | No                                        |
| **Encryption at rest**          | No                                        |
| **Encryption in transit**       | <p>No (FTP, SMB/CIFS) /<br>Yes (FTPS)</p> |
| **Processing of personal data** | Storage, transfer                         |

### Responsibilities

| **Infrastructure platform** | Glesys   |
| --------------------------- | -------- |
| **Client setup**            | Customer |
| **Client troubleshooting**  | Customer |