is SES a tier 3 storage(for backup and archival etc) ?

Thanks for your very input/feedback. I checked the URL(https://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/200-libby-clark/815268-suse-explains-why-the-future-of-enterprise-storage-is-open-source) you shared and there I found a response from Mr. Jason Phippen, SUSE’s head of global product marketing. as:

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SUSE is building our technology on top of Ceph and deploying our engineering resources to build and deliver storage solutions. Initial use cases will target archive, object and bulk (block) solutions.
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don’t you think it sounds pretty close to: