Cloud Storage (Wasabi)

A service overview and catalog of Cloud Storage (Wasabi) provided by the UC Berkeley IT Service Hub.

Description

Designed to be a drop-in replacement for AWS S3 for multi-cloud solutions, Wasabi is a value-oriented, high-performance, low-latency, and highly-available cloud object storage offering.

Benefits & Features

Wasabi is S3-compatible cloud object storage, which is intended to be a drop-in replacement for Amazon Web Services' Simple Storage Service (S3). It can be integrated with AWS, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure solutions, using the same protocol and tools. There are no archival or warm storage tiers; it is all low-latency "hot" storage. Since Wasabi does not charge the same ancillary fees for manipulating data, it's easier to predict a month-to-month cost.

Use this option when you...
- Need a cost-effective hybrid cloud storage solution.
- Don't want to worry about GET, PUT, transitions, and other operational or transaction costs.
- Want greater predictability when estimating monthly storage costs.
- Cannot reliably separate or identify which data is static, dynamic, archive-ready, or highly transactional.
- Are comfortable integrating different cloud vendors.
- Need optional versioning.
Examples of Use Cases
- Delivering web application assets and content.
- Target for active archive.
- Secondary storage target.
- Hold data for analysis.
- Integration with service pipelines.
Cost Considerations
- Your cost will vary each month, based on usage.
- Your department Chartstring will be charged each month.
- There is a minimum charge equal to 1 TB.

Getting Started

To get started with this service, please email storage-ticket@berkeley.edu
For more detailed information, please review FAQs: Active Archive Object Storage (AAOS)

Service Details

Eligibility	This service is available to Faculty, Students, and Staff
Contact	Please email storage-ticket@berkeley.edu
Availability	Support and services are provided during standard business hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PT, excluding University holidays and curtailment periods.
Cost	Please see our recharge rates for current pricing.
Data Classification	This service is rated for Protection Level P2, Availability Level A2, and Recovery Level R2 data. Compliance: Users are responsible for ensuring data handled within this service complies with the Data and IT Resource Classification Standards.