---- Bryan Stevenson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Carbonite eh.....I've seen it mentioned a few times....saw a commercial > for it over the weekend for the 1st time. > > Perhaps I didn't understand the offer, but it sure seemed like online > (i.e. the cloud) was the repository?? > > If so, I'm curious why the cloud is seen as a safe backup solution? > > The only use I can see for cloud based backups is a secondary backup in > case of say a fire at home (where you may not have a fire safe)...or > perhaps a flood. To use it as primary backup seems even more prone to > problems than a kid yanking on cords (given that it's beyond your > control....but it would be safe from your own kids...hehe).
The "cloud" is one way to backup. The advantage to it is that it can be set up to work independently and automatically. You can also set up local media to do the same or use some sort of removable media and store off-site. The easiest way to backup means you are more likely to do it. In that way, a cloud backup may be the easiest after it is set up. Restores also should be thought out since restoring large backups could be an issue in a pinch. The only thing that I backup are files I can't reproduce like photo files or old email I have POPed off the server. There are also a few other files that I have created and are not on a server somewhere. I archive photos semiannually to DVDs and CDs and store them in a safe deposit box. I also have them on a disk locally. I backup my files to a separate disk semi-automatically in case of hard disk failure. The bigger issue for me is the loss of a working environment if a laptop or desktop image goes mental. In that case, cloning a drive may be an idea. It takes forever to get back to work if you lose a development environment. -- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/roger-austin/8/a4/60 Twitter: http://twitter.com/RogerTheGeek Google+: https://plus.google.com/117357905892731200369 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:347104 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
