Cannot be re-created
Originals, signed records and historic archives with no upstream source.
What OSS storesDecide what belongs offlineIf losing it would change the business, it belongs offline.
Offline Secure Storage® holds the data you cannot re-create, on physical hardware, physically disconnected between access windows.
- Any file format
- Dedicated hardware
- Physically disconnected
- Identity-verified access
Does it belong offline?
Answer four questions about one set of data.
Is it accessed every day?
Would losing it, or losing control of it, be serious?
Is it the copy you would rebuild from?
Must you retain it, whether or not you use it?
0 of 4 point offline
Answer the questions to see a recommendation.
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The rule
Three kinds of data belong offline.
Cannot be exposed
Client, personal and commercially sensitive data, where a breach carries regulatory and reputational cost.
Not needed hourly
Data valued for its integrity and custody over time, rather than constant access.
What goes in
The eight classes we see most.
- Business recordsContracts, ledgers and statutory records
- Client and case filesRetained files and closed matters
- Gold copy backupsA clean, known-good recovery set
- Keys and recovery materialCredentials and recovery documentation
- Media, IP and researchDesigns, code, footage and research data
- System configurationsWhat you would need to rebuild systems
- Regulatory archivesRecords you must retain
- Personal recordsIdentity documents, wills and family archives
By sector
The same split, in four operating models.
Legal
Stays connected
- Case management
Belongs offline
- Closed matter files
- Signed agreements
- Client identity records
Financial and professional services
Stays connected
- Trading and client portals
- Live ledgers
Belongs offline
- Audit evidence
- KYC records
- Year-end archives
Industrial and OT
Stays connected
- SCADA and control systems
- Production data
Belongs offline
- System configurations
- OT backups
- Recovery documentation
Boards and directors
Stays connected
- Board portal
Belongs offline
- Board papers
- Deal documents
- Liability evidence
How much fits
Capacity, access and what each instance holds.
| Question | Capacity | Access | Suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUV | 300GB | One nominated day a week, in a 12-hour window | Personal records and keys |
| Vault | 2TB to 8TB | 24/7 on demand | Business records and client files |
| Storage | 20TB to 300TB, in 20TB steps | Scheduled or on demand | Gold copies and media libraries |
| Enterprise | 300TB and above | Designed around your requirements | Critical national infrastructure and government |
What it is not
What OSS deliberately does not do.
Live production systems
Systems you use every hour stay connected, where they belong.
Always-on file sync
Nothing syncs in the background. Data moves in an authorised session.
Your only backup
Keep your backups. OSS holds one copy alongside them, offline.
Systems and access control
It does not manage your users or your network. It keeps one copy out of reach.
Questions
Questions about what goes in
No. Offline Secure Storage® holds any file format.
A backup is a process. Offline Secure Storage® is where one copy lives: on physical hardware, physically disconnected between access windows.
Vault and LUV use File Manager in your browser during a session. Storage adds SFTP, a REST API and your existing backup workflows, in authorised windows.
No. Live data stays connected. Move the copies you could not re-create, could not afford to expose, and do not need hourly.
No. Immutability is a logical control on a connected system. Offline Secure Storage® removes the network path at the hardware level.
Business
Size your Vault.
2TB, 4TB or 8TB of dedicated hardware, from £360 a month inc VAT.
Larger estates
Request a Storage design.
From 20TB, designed with our solutions team.
Personal
LUV, 300GB.
Identity documents, wills and family archives, opened one day a week.