Hexion Shield
Warm, immutable object storage · from 5 TB
From
R 350
per TB / month · excl. VAT
Onboarding Budget Allocation
Enterprise Storage, Protected.
Without the Migration Penalty.
Transition seamlessly to native NetApp architecture with Hexion Shield and Hexion Vault. Secure a multi-year agreement and receive an Onboarding Budget Allocation to completely offset your migration overhead.
We understand that migrating enterprise data incurs temporary dual-billing loops with your current provider. Hexion subsidises your first months of storage to ensure a financially neutral onboarding window.
Talk to a storage engineer1-Year Agreement
Standard tier continuity thereafter
50%Data Transition Credit for your first 2 months
2-Year Agreement
Standard tier continuity thereafter
50%Data Transition Credit for your first 4 months
3-Year Agreement
Standard tier continuity thereafter
50%Data Transition Credit for your first 6 months
Price your storage
Premium S3 object storage starts here
Move to native NetApp storage with Shield and Vault, with a migration contribution towards your onboarding costs. Choose a one, two or three-year agreement to receive a 50% Data Transition Credit for your first 2, 4 or 6 months. Select your service and volume below.
Build your estimateHexion Vault
Two geo-diverse copies · from 5 TB
From
R 450
per TB / month · excl. VAT
Hexion Instant
All-NVMe performance tier · from 50 TB
From R 600 / TB / month
Hexion Velocity
Fully copied primary storage · from 50 TB
From R 900 / TB / month
Shield and Vault are S3 object storage on NetApp StorageGRID. Instant and Velocity are performance tiers hosted in Cape Town. Starting rates, excluding VAT.
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Two geo-diverse copies · from 5 TB
10 TB
5 TB1,000 TB
Volume rate: R 450 / TB / month
Month-to-month is available up to 20 TB, with a 90-day minimum and +10% premium. Under 20 TB you sign online in minutes.
Comparison inputs
TB
million
million
Hexion total
R 4,500
per month
R 49,500 first-year storage · excl. VAT
50% Data Transition Credit for your first 2 months
Months 1–2: R 2,250 / month
Months 3–12: R 4,500 / month
You save R 4,500 · 12-month storage total R 49,500
Excl. VAT. Once-off setup charged separately.
Once-off service setup · 30% offR 2,500R 1,750
Hexion
R 4,500
total per month
- Storage
- R 4,500
- Egress + API
- Included*
- Base rate
- R 450 / TB
AWS
R 10,385
total per month
- Storage
- R 8,600
- Egress + API
- R 1,785
- Base rate
- R 860 / TB
Azure
R 9,467
total per month
- Storage
- R 7,800
- Egress + API
- R 1,667
- Base rate
- R 780 / TB
Estimated difference
Up to 52% lower
Compared at the standard monthly rate with the lower provisional cloud estimate; introductory savings are additional.
Comparison assumptions
Hexion uses the approved volume pricing for your selected capacity and agreement length. A once-off R 2,500 service setup fee applies to every schedule, reduced by 30% on 12-month, 60% on 24-month and waived on 36-month agreements, and is shown separately from recurring monthly costs. AWS and Azure include provisional storage, internet egress, PUT and GET request assumptions. Retrieval, connectivity, support, regional differences and VAT remain excluded.
AWS activity: R1.65/GB egress · R95/million PUT · R8/million GET
Azure activity: R1.55/GB egress · R82/million PUT · R7/million GET
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