I got a call from them a few months ago regarding a month with ~400GB up&down. (I was running my initial BackBlaze backup.) They said they would cut me off if my usage continued to be that high... so I'd rather not.
If I had a choice of providers, that'd be one thing, but for now, Comcast is the only way to go in my area. (No Uverse, no FiOS). Thanks for everyone's suggestions! Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:19:21 -0500 Subject: Re: Home RAID enclosure recommendations? From: [email protected] To: [email protected] It wouldn't tick off Comcast so much as tick you off as Comcast throttles your download so that it would take longer than the time remaining in the life of the universe to restore your data. On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Jim Slattery <[email protected]> wrote: I'm using offsite backup now (Backblaze). Onsite (tape/DVD/BD) backup solutions that can handle the amount of data I have (and will have) cost more than I can afford. I could wait and restore from backups, but after thinking about it, restoring a couple TB of stuff over my home internet connection would take quite some time, not to mention piss off Comcast. I'm less interested in continuous uptime as I am in being able to eliminate a single point of failure. Hard disks will eventually fail, and when that happens, I'd like to be able to recover relatively easily. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Home RAID enclosure recommendations? > Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 07:17:20 -0700 > > Make sure you're not using RAID in lieu of backups. Few people have a > need for RAID in a home file storage solution unless it's to construct a > very large volume that can't easily (or safely) be achieved with > individual disks. You use RAID to assure continuous uptime, as in your > Exchange server or SQL server in the office, where a business can't afford > downtime. I'd venture that your home file server can afford to be down > for a few hours or days while you replace a drive and restore from > backups. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Slattery" <[email protected]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 6:56 AM > Subject: OT: Home RAID enclosure recommendations? > > > > I recently started taking a lot of photos and videos, and I'm realizing > that my current storage solution at home isn't going to cut it very soon. > > Does anyone have a recommendation for a good price/performance RAID > enclosure (or populated solution) for home use? I'd like to have 3-4TB > available if possible. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
