Can Estonia Compete with AWS? Storadera’s Tommi Kannisto Thinks So

In this episode of Infrastructure as a Conversation, I’m joined by Tommi Kannisto, founder of Storadera, a cloud storage company based in Estonia that’s quietly building a smarter, simpler alternative to hyperscalers like AWS.

We dive into how Storadera has engineered its own storage software from scratch to deliver secure, S3-compatible cloud storage with a unique hyper-converged architecture. It’s all about cutting unnecessary hardware, avoiding bottlenecks, and delivering transparent pricing that makes sense to growing businesses.

Tommi explains:

• How Storadera’s hyper-converged design replaces gateways and load balancers with lean software
• Why performance with small files became a key differentiator
• What makes their multi-tenant system attractive to retail partners
• The impact of data sovereignty concerns on customer growth across Europe
• Why Canada is now looking eastward, not southward, for storage partners
• The Estonian tech culture that helped birth 10 unicorns from a country of just 1.3 million

We also talk about the cultural mindset that powers Estonia’s startup scene, from engineers cold-messaging CEOs for advice to a national infrastructure designed for digital innovation. Tommi shares Storadera’s future roadmap, including plans to use AI to optimize disk read and delete operations without raising prices.

If you’re curious about what comes after hyperscale, why storage software still matters, or what makes Estonia such a hotbed for digital infrastructure innovation, this is an episode you’ll want to hear.

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