Hot
Standard
$0.023 / GB / month
For frequently accessed data — cloud apps, content distribution, data sharing and hot objects.
Category · Storage
Object Storage Service (OBS)
Secure, virtually unlimited cloud storage that helps you save money and never lose data — set up by DDS on Huawei Cloud, hosted in MENA.
12 nines
Data durability
99.995%
Availability SLA
Exabyte
Scale per bucket
3
Storage classes
01 — Overview
An infinitely large, secure hard drive you never run out of
Object Storage Service (OBS) stores an unlimited amount of files — photos, videos, backups, documents, logs and datasets — in the cloud, from gigabytes to exabytes in a single bucket. Think of it as an infinitely large, secure hard drive you never run out of, with millisecond responses and tens of millions of transactions per second.
Three storage classes — Standard (hot), Infrequent Access (warm) and Archive (cold) — let you pay the least for data you rarely touch, while 12 nines of durability mean your data is, for all practical purposes, never lost. DDS sets it up on Huawei Cloud, sized for your workload and hosted close to your users in MENA.
02 — Storage classes
Pay the least for data you rarely touch
Three classes for hot, warm and cold data — move between them automatically with lifecycle rules.
Warm
Infrequent Access
$0.014 / GB / month
Inexpensive storage with real-time access — backups, active archives and monitoring data. 30-day minimum.
Cold
Archive
$0.0045 / GB / month
Lowest-cost long-term retention — medical imaging, video and records. Restore in minutes to hours. 90-day minimum.
03 — Benefits & business impact
What OBS does for your business
Virtually unlimited capacity
Store from gigabytes to exabytes in a single bucket without managing capacity.
Business impactYou never run out of space or over-provision — storage scales with your business automatically.
Tiered pricing saves money
Move data automatically between hot, warm and cold tiers based on how often it's used.
Business impactYour storage bill drops — rarely-used data costs a fraction of active data.
Extreme durability
12 nines (99.9999999999%) of durability with a multi-redundant, multi-AZ architecture.
Business impactYou protect irreplaceable business and customer data against loss.
High performance
Tens of millions of TPS, millisecond responses and 2.4 Gbit/s single-stream transfers.
Business impactApps and analytics read and write fast, even at massive scale.
Strong security & compliance
Fine-grained access control, encryption in transit and at rest, and audit logging.
Business impactYou meet data-protection and compliance requirements with confidence.
Pay as you go
Pay per GB stored per month — no upfront hardware, no capacity planning. Lifecycle rules optimise cost automatically.
Per-GB · per monthAuto-tiering · lifecycle rules
Business impactYou turn storage from a capital purchase into a flexible cost that tracks real usage.
04 — Use cases
One storage layer for every workload
Backups & archives
Safe, low-cost copies of business data for recovery and long-term retention.
Media & video
Store and deliver images and video at scale — video-on-demand and media processing.
AI & big data
Hold massive training datasets and analytics data for AI and big-data workloads.
Static website hosting
Serve static sites and assets directly from a bucket, with CDN integration.
Surveillance & IoT
Cost-efficient storage for intelligent video surveillance and device data.
Industries that benefit
Media & Entertainment · E-commerce · Security & Surveillance · Healthcare · AI & Big Data
05 — FAQ
OBS, answered
What can I store in OBS?
Any kind of file — images, videos, backups, documents, logs, datasets — at almost any scale, from gigabytes to exabytes.
How does it save me money?
Data you rarely use is moved automatically to cheaper tiers, so you don't pay hot-storage prices for cold data.
Is my data safe?
Yes — with 12 nines of durability, multi-AZ redundancy and encryption, data loss is extremely unlikely.
How do I access OBS?
Through the OBS Console, OBS Browser+, command-line tools, and SDKs in 10+ languages, plus a RESTful API.
How fast can I get archived data back?
Archive restores run from a few minutes (expedited) to a few hours (standard), depending on the option you choose.
How does DDS help?
DDS sets up OBS on Huawei Cloud in MENA, designs your bucket, security and lifecycle policies, and supports your team.
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