Lumen.com Lumen Data Protect, $ 2.80/mo. on Linux Cloud

Lumen Data Protect is an enterprise-grade Backup-as-a-Service offering designed to protect and recover critical business data, applications, and systems quickly and with reduced operational overhead compared to hardware-centric backup environments.

Core service design and operations:
- Turn-key backup and recovery: fully managed service with rapid deployment and flexible self-service storage options.
- Lumen Data Protect portal: self-service access to managed backup services, configuration of custom backup plans, scheduled and ad-hoc backups, and restore workflows for files/systems/databases to a location of your choosing.
- Reporting: view and download reports covering backup status, history, usage, and consumption, with the ability to track current or historical usage at a glance.
- Usage model: pay-as-you-go pricing aligned to the type and amount of data protected and the storage consumed, supporting on-demand and usage-based deployments that remove capital expenses.

Supported workloads and integrations:
- Supported data types include Office 365, Salesforce, file systems, databases, Kubernetes, and virtual machines.
- Protection for virtual or physical servers includes integration with VMware vCenter and recovery options to other sites, support for Azure VM, Hyper-V, and Kubernetes, coverage for Linux or Windows file servers, and database-consistency capabilities for SQL Server, Oracle, and Oracle RAC with point-in-time database recovery.
- Agile data protection patterns are enabled when paired with Lumen Internet On-Demand and Lumen Network Storage, allowing backups to be created whenever required (including during business hours) while flexing bandwidth to meet backup windows and maintaining lower-cost connectivity when not in use.

Security and compliance:
- Role-based access controls to limit backup/restore functions based on operational role.
- Immutable backups encrypted in flight and at rest.
- Self-service audit reports to support compliance evidence gathering and operational review.

Pricing (lowest listed rate used for Plan Price; additional rates included below):
- Object Tier storage: starting at $0.022 per GB per month.
- Adaptive Tier storage: starting at $0.065 per GB per month.
- File workload protection: $0.028 per GB protected.
- Database Plugin Hot Backup: $0.043 per GB protected.
- VM Standard: $4.40 per VM (VM snapshots backup and restore, entire VM).
- Each workload type can incur additional storage charges based on the amount of data stored after deduplication, measured on an hourly maximum basis.
- Listed rates are usage-based, available to qualifying business customers purchasing new service in an eligible U.S. location, and exclude taxes and fees; availability varies and additional commercial requirements (such as credit approval and deposit) may apply.

This service is positioned for organizations seeking simplified operations and scalable protection for mixed environments, including SaaS, databases, VMs, and Kubernetes, while maintaining strong encryption controls, immutable backup options, and transparent usage reporting. It can be deployed alongside Lumen Network Storage for storage tiers that support long-term retention and cost-optimized archives without network egress fee charges.

Both Lumen Network Storage and Lumen Data Protect are positioned as edge compute and storage services for business customers that emphasize rapid deployment, self-service portal management, and usage-based consumption models rather than fixed-capacity contracts. Services may not be available everywhere and can vary by region and eligible service locations. Listed rates are presented as month-to-month USD pricing and generally exclude taxes and fees; additional commercial requirements such as credit approval or deposit may apply. Assistance is available through live chat, sales callback requests, and phone-based engagement for solution scoping and ordering support.