Storage Architecture & BYOS
Manage digital media with complete sovereignty. Use GN-Apex's zero-egress Native Edge Vault out of the box, or route media directly into your own external enterprise cloud storage buckets (BYOS).
“Upload photos, streaming videos, and documents with zero bandwidth penalties across global content delivery points.”
Sovereign Storage Architecture
GN-Apex decouples media storage from application logic. Organizations can store media directly on our high-speed edge cluster or attach external storage providers:
GN-Apex Native Edge Vault
Our primary high-performance edge object storage with zero egress fees, automatic media optimization, and global CDN delivery.
External AWS S3 Connector
Route media directly into your own Amazon S3 bucket to maintain strict corporate ownership and compliance boundaries.
External Cloudinary Connector
Connect your Cloudinary account for specialized on-the-fly dynamic transformations and generative AI image editing.
Private Security Vault
An isolated, private storage vault with zero public access used exclusively for encrypted KYC/KYB legal documents.
Native Edge Vault vs. BYOS
Compare the capabilities of our native storage against external BYOS connections:
| Parameter | Type | Requirement | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| GN-Apex Native Edge | Included Storage | Optional | Zero configuration needed. Includes automated WebP/AVIF image compression, video transcoding, and global CDN delivery. |
| Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS) | External Buckets | Optional | Uses your own AWS S3 or Cloudinary credentials. Storage usage and billing remain on your external vendor invoice. |
| Egress Fees | Bandwidth Billing | Optional | GN-Apex Native Edge incurs zero outbound egress fees. BYOS connections are subject to your cloud provider's bandwidth rates. |
| Automated Optimization | Media Pipeline | Optional | Both Native Edge and BYOS uploads automatically pass through our media optimization cluster for compression before storage. |
Public vs. Private Security Vaults
Assets are automatically segregated into two physical security tiers based on sensitivity:
- Public Edge Assets (
nexus-public): Product photos, blog banners, video previews, and public documents served globally via edge CDN caching. - Private Security Vault (
nexus-vault): Government IDs, tax certificates, and legal contracts stored with zero public access, viewable only via expiring 15-minute encrypted links.
Per-Project Storage Routing
Storage is assigned on a per-project basis. For example, you can route Marketing Website A through GN-Apex Native Edge, while routing Enterprise Portal B into your corporate AWS S3 bucket.