Use case · cheaper S3-compatible storage
Use cheaper S3 storage without giving up enterprise controls.
AWS S3 is where teams expect a mature enterprise control plane. Many lower-cost S3-compatible services deliver basic storage, but not the IAM, policy, encryption, quota, replication, audit, and operator workflows production teams need. DeltaGlider adds that layer.
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The tradeoff
Cheap storage is easy. Enterprise control is the gap.
The product story is not just cheaper bytes. It is cheaper bytes with encryption, policy, and operations your platform team can trust.
AWS-grade controls
AWS S3 sets the benchmark for enterprise object-storage control: IAM, policies, quotas, audit, replication, and operational visibility.
Lower-cost storage
Many newer S3-compatible SaaS providers are much cheaper and good at basic object storage, but stop short of the enterprise control plane.
DeltaGlider layer
Put DeltaGlider in front to keep S3 workflows, add the missing controls, and route data to the backend that makes economic sense.
Real-world scenarios
Where DeltaGlider fits.
Use it when low-cost S3-compatible storage is attractive, but the missing control plane blocks adoption.
Storage bill pressure
You want to move cold artifacts, dumps, or backups to a lower-cost S3-compatible provider without losing operational control.
Governance blocks migration
Security teams accept cheaper storage only if access control, encryption, public prefixes, audit, quotas, and replication remain explicit.
Provider optionality
Keep applications talking S3 while changing the backend economics behind the proxy.
Control plane
Add the controls in front of the backend.
DeltaGlider centralizes encryption, policy, and operations while your objects land in the storage backend you choose.
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Product view
IAM, groups, S3 credentials, OAuth/OIDC, and mapping rules stay in the proxy control plane.
Production controls
Keep governance portable.
Manage identity, encryption, public access, quotas, replication, audit, and config sync in one layer instead of rebuilding those controls for each storage provider.
- ✓IAM, OAuth, groups, and ABAC
- ✓Proxy-side encryption with local key custody
- ✓Bucket policy, public prefixes, and soft quotas
- ✓Replication, metrics, audit, and encrypted config sync
Next step
Compare the control plane, not only the storage price.
Bring the cheaper S3 provider you are considering and the controls you need to preserve. We will map the deployment shape.