Yes, you are correct. Many of the online backup services like DropBox, iCloud, StoreGrid are storing their backup data to Amazon S3 like cloud storage, because of versatility of cloud storage. As the storage provider (like S3) provides security & high availability of data storage, the service providers can concentrate on the next important part of their backup service. The storage provider won't be so numb to care about the data stored in their data center. They will have multiple redundant copy of the data on multiple location.
As we are developer of backup service (StoreGrid), we feel the online backup service to cloud is a good and safe practice. On Dec 1, 1:20 pm, Dan <[email protected]> wrote: > At 5:32 PM +0000 12/1/2011, Martin N wrote: > > >>As I pointed out in the other fork of this thread... You CANNOT > >>expect the cloud service provider to "take care of all worries". > >>In fact, all the providers are quite careful in their Terms of > >>Service to NOT accept any responsibility for your data in any way. > >>They even consider their internal infrastructure to be confidential > >>-- so you, the customer, have no way of knowing what breed of > >>gerbils they use to keep their wheels running! > > >>Unless you know of some service that's different? > > >here has been some discuss in the UK magazine PCPro about the > >importance of knowing > >which country the servers of a cloud provider are present. > > >Microsofts cloud service does not specify where the data resides and > >so there is concern that > >the American government can have access to your data under the "patriot act" > > oOo. yea. That's a whole other ball of wax! Many services (eg: > Dropbox, iCloud) are backed by the likes of Amazon's S3 cloud, and > MS' cloud - which have data centers all over the world. Donno if you > can specify where your data is bucketed. Have to look at that! :\ > > - Dan. > -- > - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
