Mexico Cloud File Storage Market Size and Forecast by Type, Deployment Model, Organization Size, Subscription Model, End User Industry, and Use Case: 2019-2033

Mexico Cloud File Storage Market Outlook

Cloud file storage market in Mexico is undergoing rapid transformation, fuelled by the growing digitalization of businesses, hybrid workforce demands, and cloud-first mandates across public and private sectors.

According to David Gomes, Manager – IT, the sector is projected to reach US$ 870 million by 2033, underpinned by expanding use cases in media, healthcare, education, and software development. As global cloud providers like AWS, Alibaba Cloud, and Oracle launch dedicated cloud infrastructure within Mexico, file storage services have become a strategic layer for managing unstructured data with high availability, scalability, and regional data compliance.

The launch of AWS’s $5 billion Mexico cloud region in 2025 marked a significant shift for enterprises demanding scalable file systems like Amazon EFS, which support real-time collaboration, application development, and large-scale content delivery with regional latency optimization.

Similarly, Alibaba Cloud’s newly established footprint enables enterprise-grade NFS- and SMB-compatible file storage, benefiting sectors with high throughput requirements such as video rendering, post-production, and cross-border design collaboration.

Cloud file storage is playing an increasingly vital role in enabling distributed teams to access shared directories securely without relying on legacy NAS systems. Mexican companies—particularly in tech hubs like Guadalajara and Monterrey—are migrating to cloud-native file storage solutions to streamline DevOps pipelines, manage version control, and maintain compliance with ISO and GDPR-aligned frameworks.

This shift is reinforced by Oracle’s partnership with Telmex, providing seamless integration between Oracle Cloud’s file storage and Mexico’s largest telecom infrastructure, offering low-latency, high-performance file shares for businesses transitioning away from on-premises file servers.

One of the notable technological shifts includes containerized file storage architectures, enabling portability, scalability, and dynamic provisioning across cloud and edge environments. Quantum’s 2025 innovation in containerized file and object storage is influencing Mexican MSPs and SaaS firms to adopt multi-tenant cloud storage platforms with intelligent metadata handling and tiering capabilities. These architectures allow engineering, media, and legal firms to manage millions of files with efficiency while lowering total cost of ownership.

Demand is particularly strong among industries handling large volumes of user-generated content or multimedia files—such as broadcasting, online education, and marketing tech. Cloud file storage’s support for POSIX compliance and multi-user access makes it ideal for collaborative editing, archival storage, and real-time access to shared datasets.

Companies are increasingly embedding API-accessible file storage into their apps, enabling file synchronization and sharing features without investing in traditional file server hardware.

Government-led cloud adoption policies and SME digitization programs in Mexico are also accelerating the adoption of file storage services, particularly among educational institutions and municipal agencies. These public sector users benefit from secure, access-controlled file repositories that meet national data residency standards and enhance cross-departmental coordination.

As hybrid cloud strategies take hold, businesses are leveraging intelligent tiering between hot and cold file storage to optimize costs, while retaining performance for active workloads. File storage also integrates with leading backup and disaster recovery platforms, offering automated snapshots, lifecycle management, and encryption-at-rest—all of which are increasingly demanded in Mexico’s compliance-sensitive sectors.

With hyperscale investments, telco partnerships, and rising digital maturity, Mexico’s cloud file storage market is set to evolve into a strategic enabler of distributed content workflows, real-time collaboration, and application agility.

Authors: David Gomes (Manager - IT)

*Research Methodology: This report is based on DataCube’s proprietary 3-stage forecasting model, combining primary research, secondary data triangulation, and expert validation. [Learn more]

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