> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://knowledge.woho.solutions/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cloud Data Storage

> Securely store, manage, and protect your business data with enterprise-grade cloud storage solutions from WOHO.

## Enterprise-Grade Storage, Built for Growth

Data is the lifeblood of every modern organisation. WOHO Solutions designs and implements cloud data storage architectures that keep your information secure, accessible, and cost-efficient — whether you are managing gigabytes or petabytes.

We work with leading cloud platforms to deliver storage solutions that meet the performance, durability, and compliance demands of businesses in Mauritius and beyond.

## Storage Types

Choosing the right storage tier for each workload is essential to balancing performance and cost.

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  <Card title="Object Storage" icon="box-archive">
    Highly durable, infinitely scalable storage for unstructured data such as documents, images, video, and backups. Ideal for data lakes, media repositories, and long-term archival.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Block Storage" icon="hard-drive">
    Low-latency, high-throughput volumes that attach directly to virtual machines. Purpose-built for databases, transactional applications, and workloads that demand consistent I/O performance.
  </Card>

  <Card title="File Storage" icon="folder-open">
    Fully managed network file systems that support standard protocols (NFS, SMB). Perfect for shared file access across multiple compute instances, content management, and home directories.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
  Most organisations benefit from a **multi-tier storage strategy** that automatically moves data to the most cost-effective tier based on access patterns — keeping frequently used data on fast storage and archiving cold data at a fraction of the cost.
</Tip>

## Data Lifecycle Management

Effective storage management goes far beyond initial provisioning. WOHO helps you implement policies that govern data throughout its entire lifecycle.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Creation & Classification">
    Data is tagged and classified at the point of creation to ensure it is stored on the appropriate tier and subject to the correct retention and access policies.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Active Use & Tiering">
    Automated lifecycle rules move data between hot, warm, and cold storage tiers based on access frequency, reducing costs without manual intervention.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Retention & Compliance">
    Immutable storage and retention locks ensure that regulated data cannot be altered or deleted before its mandated retention period expires.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Archival & Deletion">
    When data reaches end-of-life, it is securely archived for long-term preservation or permanently deleted in accordance with your data governance policies.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Backup & Disaster Recovery

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  <Accordion title="Automated Backups">
    Schedule regular, policy-driven backups of all critical data. Backups are encrypted and stored in a geographically separate region to protect against site-level failures.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Point-in-Time Recovery">
    Restore data to any point within your configured retention window — whether you need to recover a single file or an entire database.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Disaster Recovery Plans">
    WOHO designs and tests DR plans that define Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) tailored to your business requirements.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Cross-Region Replication">
    Replicate critical datasets to secondary regions in near real-time, ensuring data availability even during a major regional outage.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Compliance & Data Sovereignty

Organisations operating in regulated industries or multiple jurisdictions must meet strict data handling requirements. WOHO helps you navigate these obligations.

* **Data residency controls** — Store data in specific geographic regions to comply with local data protection laws.
* **Encryption everywhere** — All data is encrypted at rest and in transit using industry-standard algorithms (AES-256, TLS 1.2+).
* **Access auditing** — Comprehensive logging of every data access event to support audit and forensic investigations.
* **Regulatory alignment** — Our solutions are designed to support compliance with the Mauritius Data Protection Act, GDPR, and other applicable frameworks.

<Note>
  Need help understanding your compliance obligations? Contact WOHO at **[hello@woho.solutions](mailto:hello@woho.solutions)** for a data governance consultation.
</Note>