One Scality India platform: RING to scale, ARTESCA to guard backups.
Scality runs on the servers you already own, not proprietary boxes. RING scales to exabytes. ARTESCA locks ransomware out of your Veeam backups. Sized for India.
Scality Object Storage at a glance
Why Scality anchors most Indian object storage estates.
- What it is
- Scality is object storage software: RING for scale-out file and object at petabyte to exabyte scale, ARTESCA for immutable S3 backup storage, and ADI for AI data infrastructure. All hardware-independent, all running on standard x86 servers.
- Who it fits
- Enterprises and mid-size data centres storing unstructured data at multi-petabyte scale, and any IT team that wants Veeam, Commvault or NetBackup pointed at immutable, ransomware-proof storage instead of another tape library.
- The real decision
- Not which array to buy. Which server to run it on. Scality is 100% software and hardware-independent, so the hardware choice, and the margin on it, stays with you and your integrator, not with Scality.
- Why it is different
- Named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage for seven straight years. ARTESCA alone grew 5x year-over-year, entirely through channel partners.
- How you buy in India
- Licensed by usable capacity, deployed on the x86 servers Sirius Star specs and racks for you. Quote-based, sized to your actual data, not a brochure petabyte figure.
The Scality Object Storage ranges Sirius Star supplies
Pick the range that matches the use case. We size the mix in the free 30-minute review.
Scality RING
The original: scale-out file and object storage for petabyte-to-exabyte estates. Runs on the x86 servers you or your integrator already spec, no proprietary array to get locked into.
- No proprietary hardware, runs on standard x86 servers
- Scales from tens of terabytes to exabytes without a forklift upgrade
- Native S3 and file access on one platform
- Long-standing HPE alliance for turnkey hardware options
Scality ARTESCA
The immutable S3 target that sits behind Veeam, Commvault or NetBackup. Built so a ransomware attack becomes a restore, not a renegotiation with the attacker.
- Grew 5x year-over-year, entirely through channel partners
- Purpose-built for immutable backup, not general file serving
- Lighter footprint than RING, faster to deploy for a single use case
- Works with the backup software you already run
Scality ADI
Launched 2025-26. Autonomous data infrastructure aimed at feeding AI training and analytics pipelines from the same object storage estate, without a separate data lake project.
- Newest series, still proving itself in Indian deployments
- Aimed at AI training and inference data pipelines
- Runs on the same hardware-independent model as RING
- Ask us for a reference deployment before committing budget
Zenko
The open-source multi-cloud data controller Scality still maintains. Useful if you are moving data between S3-compatible clouds and want to avoid a paid layer for it.
- Free and open source, community maintained
- Multi-cloud data movement across S3-compatible targets
- Not a replacement for RING or ARTESCA support SLAs
- Good fit for a dev or test tier, not production petabytes
Scality Object Storage vs MinIO, Dell
All four are honest choices. Most Indian buyers land on the first option for service depth and ecosystem fit.
| Brand | Where it wins | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Cloudian | Simpler out-of-box appliance model and a lighter learning curve for a first object-storage deployment. | Teams that want object storage as an appliance, not a Linux platform to operate. |
| MinIO | Lower entry cost and a container-native design that fits Kubernetes-heavy shops. | Cloud-native teams running everything in containers who do not need Scality’s enterprise support depth. |
| Dell ECS / ObjectScale | One throat to choke when you are already a Dell shop for compute and primary storage. | Estates standardised on Dell end to end that would rather not add a second storage vendor. |
How a Sirius Star Scality procurement runs
Free 30 minute review first. Then a written quote in 24 working hours.
Tell us the data
Share what you are storing, how much, and what backs it up today. That sizes RING or ARTESCA.
We size the platform
We map your unstructured data and backup targets to RING, ARTESCA or both, on hardware you choose.
We spec the servers
Scality is software. We spec and quote the x86 servers it runs on, so there is one PO, not two vendors.
We deploy and hand over
Racked, configured, tested against your real data. Written quote lands in 24 working hours.
Buying Scality object storage in India: RING vs ARTESCA vs ADI
The deeper read for IT heads sizing object storage: which series fits which workload, what hardware it needs, and the questions to ask before you sign.
- RING vs ARTESCA vs ADI, decided by workload not brochure
- The hardware-independence question, answered plainly
- Six questions to ask before a ransomware-backup pitch
- Real numbers: capacity growth, and when to add a second site
Scality Object Storage India FAQ
Common questions about this brand for Indian buyers. Hover any underlined term for a plain-English definition.
How much does Scality cost in India?
There is no fixed price list. Scality is licensed software, charged by usable capacity, and it runs on the x86 servers you or Sirius Star specs separately. A RING deployment for tens of terabytes costs far less than an exabyte-scale estate. Sirius Star sizes it to your real data and quotes both the licence and the hardware in one number.
What is the difference between Scality RING and ARTESCA?
RING is the original scale-out platform for file and object storage at petabyte to exabyte scale, built for large, growing, mixed-use estates. ARTESCA is smaller and purpose-built as an immutable S3 target for backup software like Veeam, Commvault or NetBackup. Most Indian buyers start with ARTESCA to solve the ransomware-backup problem, then add RING if their unstructured data grows past what a backup target should hold.
Do I need special hardware to run Scality?
No. That is the point. Scality is 100% software and hardware-independent, so it runs on standard x86 servers, not a proprietary array. You keep the hardware choice, and the upper hand in price talks, with your integrator. Sirius Star specs the server tier that fits your capacity and performance target, and you are not locked into buying Scality’s own boxes because there are none.
Is Scality only for very large enterprises?
Not any more. ARTESCA in particular was built to be lighter than RING, and a single-use backup target can start at a few tens of terabytes. RING still suits the petabyte-scale estate, but the entry point for Scality as a whole has come down, especially if the first job is immutable backup rather than general-purpose file storage.
How does Scality protect against ransomware?
ARTESCA provides immutable, write-once object storage, so a ransomware attack that reaches your backups cannot alter or delete them. Paired with your existing Veeam, Commvault or NetBackup policies, an attack becomes a restore from an untouched copy, not a negotiation. Sirius Star configures the immutability window to match your compliance and retention needs.
Who supports Scality in India if something breaks at 2am?
Sirius Star holds the support relationship and the hardware relationship in one place, so you are not stuck between a foreign software vendor and a separate server OEM when something breaks. We size, deploy and support the platform, and escalate to Scality directly where the fault is in the software layer. Written response inside 24 working hours.
Not sure if you need RING, ARTESCA, or both?
Send us what you are storing and what backs it up today. We will tell you which Scality series fits, sized to your real data, before anyone talks price.
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