NVMe-SSD Powered Block Storage with Guaranteed Data Sovereignty
High-performance Block Storage – ideal for Big Data, Machine Learning, or Blockchain nodes. Flexible scaling from €0.04/GB with 99.95% availability.
Block Storage with Transparent Pricing – Flexible, Scalable, and Sovereign
Our NVMe-SSD Block Storage comes with clear fixed and flat rates – no hidden fees. You always keep full cost control, while your data remains securely stored in Germany – fully GDPR-compliant and completely independent of US clouds. Combined with our ccloud³ VMs, you can scale your server resources dynamically and on demand, tailoring your IT infrastructure precisely to your project requirements. This ensures your business stays powerful, agile, and future-proof at all times.
Example configurations – custom storage sizes available
1 GB Disk Block Storage
€0.04 / month
€0.00006 / hour
250 GB Disk Block Storage
€10.00 / month
€0.013 / hour
1000 GB Disk Block Storage
€40.00 / month
€0.055 / hour
100 GB Disk Block Storage
€4.00 / month
€0.005 / hour
500 GB Disk Block Storage
€20.00 / month
€0.027 / hour
2000 GB Disk Block Storage
€80.00 / month
€0.110 / hour
Scalable SSD and NVMe Block Storage for Growing Data Volumes
centron Block Storage is built on high-performance NVMe SSD volumes, designed specifically for data-intensive workloads that demand high IOPS and low latency. With 99.95% high availability and hosting in an ISO-certified data center in Germany, your data remains secure, sovereign, and fully accessible at all times.
Outstanding Performance with NVMe SSDs
Our block storage volumes are designed for demanding, business-critical applications. They are powered by cutting-edge NVMe SSDs – among the fastest storage media available today. Compared to conventional SSDs, they deliver significantly higher bandwidth, making them ideal for data-intensive workloads, CI/CD pipelines, or real-time analytics.
Highly Available, Secure, and Data Sovereign
All data volumes are encrypted at rest and during replication – automatically and at no additional cost. Our block storage remains reliably available even in the event of hardware failures. Your data never leaves Germany: fully GDPR-compliant, ISO-certified, and independent of US cloud providers.
Built as a Business Solution for Enterprises
Benefit from a guaranteed 99.95% SLA availability, scalable storage packages, and transparent pricing from €0.04/GB. Our block storage grows with your requirements – no detours, no surprises.
Flexible for Your Use Case – from Dev-Test to Production
Whether you are hosting databases, training machine learning models, or running Kubernetes clusters, our storage solution delivers the scalability and reliability required for a wide range of modern enterprise use cases. Your data is always stored in Germany – fully GDPR-compliant and under your complete data sovereignty, ensuring maximum control and independence from US cloud providers.
Powering Machine Learning and Big Data Applications
With centron Block Storage, you can easily store and manage large datasets – ideal for AI models, machine learning, training data, and data-intensive workloads requiring high I/O performance.
Flexibly Extend Storage for ccloud³ VMs
Increase the storage capacity of your ccloud³ VMs at any time – independent of VM size and with zero downtime.
Securely Run Web Applications and Blockchain
Use block storage volumes as high-performance storage for distributed systems. Our solution is ideal for blockchain nodes (e.g., Proof-of-Stake) as well as applications in the NFT and Web3 ecosystem.
Store Files, Logs, and Backups Without Downtime
Access web data, logs, or backups quickly and without delay through block storage. This ensures maximum availability and prevents outages caused by slow storage.
Reliably Host Databases with Block Storage
Connect your databases to high-performance block storage to easily meet the demands of high-traffic applications and services.
Protect and Duplicate Data with Snapshots
centron secures your volumes with snapshots to keep your data protected. These backups can also be used to create new volumes that can be shared across multiple ccloud³ VMs.
API-Driven Block Storage from Germany
Our API allows you to easily and programmatically implement and manage block storage volumes – from creation to deletion. With flexible backup options, your data is reliably protected, while our transparent pricing model ensures you always maintain full cost control.
✓ Powerful APIs ✓ Daily backups for your security ✓ Transparent and affordable pricing
Backups and Management – Without the Hassle
With our fully automated managed backups, your ccloud³ VMs are securely protected – daily and file-based. This backup option is available as part of our Premium Full Managing package, with storage billed based on actual usage.
When you choose this all-round service for your VMs, you also benefit from integrated 24/7 monitoring. Your systems are continuously supervised, ensuring issues are detected and resolved early – before outages occur. In addition, the available disk space is constantly checked to prevent capacity bottlenecks.
Managed Backup in Premium Full Managing
€0.03 / GB / month
Premium Full Managing
€50.00 / VM / month
Block Storage FAQ
Everything you need to know about centron Block Storage, NVMe storage volumes, and scalable cloud storage.
What is Block Storage and what are its advantages?
Block Storage is a storage solution that organizes data into fixed-size blocks, making it particularly suitable for business-critical applications that require high IOPS and throughput. With centron Block Storage, you benefit from NVMe-powered performance, high availability, and seamless scalability.
Each data block is assigned a unique address, enabling fast access to specific pieces of information. In short, block storage is a widely used and proven technology for virtual machines, offering high performance, flexibility, and strong isolation.
Block Storage provides the performance, scalability, and flexibility needed for data-intensive workloads. It ensures rapid data access, making it ideal for databases, virtual machines, and applications with high I/O demands. In addition, block storage is easy to scale and hardware-independent, simplifying migrations and virtualization scenarios.
Which use cases does centron Block Storage support?
centron Block Storage is ideal for Kubernetes clusters, big data analytics, machine learning, database hosting, and distributed web applications. Our solution provides the performance and reliability your applications need.
How can I increase the storage of my ccloud³ VMs?
With centron Block Storage, you can flexibly expand the storage of your ccloud³ VMs without having to upgrade to a larger VM. The storage is secure and highly available, ensuring your data is protected at all times.
How secure is my data with centron Block Storage?
Your data is protected at all times through encryption, daily backups, and data replication. centron Block Storage provides 99.95% high availability, ensuring secure storage and reliable recovery of your data.
How flexible are ccloud³ VMs with additional Block Storage, and can they adapt to my requirements?
Our ccloud³ VMs can be expanded with additional block storage at any time – completely independent of the original VM size. This allows you to dynamically adjust capacity without rebuilding your existing infrastructure. The combination of flexible VM configuration, scalable storage, and transparent pricing enables you to quickly respond to changing market conditions or project sizes without wasting resources. Billing is transparent and usage-based – giving you full cost control.
What are the alternatives to the major US cloud providers?
There are numerous alternatives to the large US-based cloud providers. European or German solutions stand out in particular when it comes to data protection (GDPR compliance), data sovereignty, and digital independence. With centron’s ccloud³, you gain a powerful and secure foundation – operated in an ISO 27001-certified data center in Germany, featuring 24/7 monitoring and dedicated support. By adding Block Storage, you can extend this cloud with high-performance, flexibly scalable storage for virtual machines, databases, and business-critical applications – all without dependency on US clouds.
NVMe Block Storage vs. Traditional SSDs – What Are the Advantages?
centron NVMe Block Storage delivers significantly higher speeds compared to conventional SATA SSDs. By leveraging the PCIe interface, NVMe achieves greater bandwidth while reducing latency. The technology was specifically developed for flash storage and is therefore perfectly optimized for the requirements of modern SSDs. This results in improved overall performance, especially for applications that demand high data transfer rates. For demanding workloads, this means faster, more responsive, and more efficient storage.