Wasabi Technologies Achieves FedRAMP® Ready Status for Hot Cloud Storage

U.S. Government agencies will be able to use Wasabi GovCloud following full authorization for secure, affordable cloud storage

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wasabi Technologies, the hot cloud storage company, today announced its cloud storage service for the U.S. Federal Government, Wasabi GovCloud, has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP^®) Ready status.

FedRAMP is a U.S. Government-wide program that standardizes the security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring of cloud products and services. With its FedRAMP Ready certification, Wasabi is now one step closer to full FedRAMP authorization, which will allow more Government entities to take advantage of its industry-leading cloud storage service. This milestone is a significant step in Wasabi’s mission to deliver a secure, affordable, and high-performance cloud storage solution to U.S. Government agencies and other Public Sector organizations that need an additional copy of their data for data security or regulatory compliance.

As the Federal Government strives to optimize its budgets, Wasabi provides a cost-effective and secure alternative to traditional hyperscaler cloud services, offering a straightforward pricing model that eliminates egress and API request fees, and costs up to 80% less to provide greater budget predictability and significant savings. Wasabi’s single hot storage tier delivers higher performance for mission-critical use cases, including backup and recovery, surveillance, and archiving, for reliable, fast, and efficient data management. Additionally, Wasabi delivers enterprise-grade security and compliance, ensuring that federal agencies can modernize their IT infrastructure with high-performance cloud storage while meeting rigorous government standards.

“Federal agencies are under immense pressure to cut costs and drive more efficiency across the board, all while maintaining best of breed technology solutions,” said David Boland, vice president, cloud strategy, Wasabi Technologies. “By achieving FedRAMP Ready status, Wasabi becomes a trusted partner, supporting these agencies with a cloud storage solution that optimizes their budgets without sacrificing performance, freeing them up to instead focus on essential operations."

Key benefits of Wasabi GovCloud include:

• Secure data protection: Wasabi GovCloud supports all of the security controls required for FedRAMP Moderate, including FIPS 140-2 & TLS 1.2 compliant encryption.
• Predictable costs: Cost-efficient and predictable pricing of $9.99 per TB per month.
• Scalability: Seamlessly scalable storage to meet the growing data needs of Government agencies.

"Carahsoft and its reseller partners are pleased to offer Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage to the Public Sector for an economical approach to fast, secure cloud storage for mission-critical workloads," said Craig P. Abod, Carahsoft President. "With the FedRAMP Ready status, Government IT professionals will soon have a validated solution that meets the compliance standards of Federal Government agencies for backup and offsite data protection in the event of a natural disaster or cyberattack."

For more information, visit www.wasabi.com/govcloud.

About Wasabi Technologies
Recognized as one of the technology industry’s fastest growing companies, Wasabi is on a mission to store the world's data by making cloud storage affordable, predictable and secure. With Wasabi, visionary companies gain the freedom to use their data whenever they like without being hit with unpredictable fees or vendor lock-in. Instead, they’re free to build best-of-breed solutions with the industry’s fastest-growing ecosystem of independent cloud application partners. Customers and partners all over the world trust Wasabi to help them put their data to work so they can unlock their full potential. Visit wasabi.com to learn more.