Greg,
I am using Amazon S3 with Cloudberry Labs Backup software and it work good, the
software allows you to either copy the files up, so you can get to a single
file from anywhere over the web or it can create a compressed backup. I have
about 25GB up there now and it is costing me $6 or $7 a month.
Bill Chesnut
BizTalk Server MVP
Melbourne, Australia
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From: Greg Keogh [mailto:[email protected]]
To: 'ozDotNet' [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tue, 31 May 2011 23:57:51 +1000
Subject: [OT] Cloud backup
Folks, yeah it’s me again, futzing overtime.
I’ve been reading the results of web searches on expressions like “cloud
backup” and I’m getting interesting results, but some of them (like Backblaze)
want to treat you like a dummy and have some locally installed utility run
backups for you. Some are really expensive (mostly AU), and some are
suspiciously cheap. As usual, it’s like trying to pick fruit at the market, too
much choice and too many options.
Has anyone here chosen a cloud backup provider that just gives you a vanilla
service for pros like us who know what and when we want to back things up? No
fancy UIs or patronising apps, or at least ones that have a small footprint.
I personally wouldn’t want more than about 200MB of space for my vital files.
I have backups on memory sticks, and on a removable drive, and I have monthly
DVDs with alternate ones placed in the tool shed for offsite backup. But, I’d
still like the convenience of zipping files when I feel like it and sending to
cloud backup.
Lord knows about the security issues! That’s something I’d like to be reassured
about.
Greg
