On 23 Oct at 05:39, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallag...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2023-10-23 at 03:16 -0700, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
> > Nothing other than than cloud backup gives both my
> > wife and me the creeps.
>
> That's your call of course. It's a question of weighing the benefits
> against potential risks, which only you can do. In my case I consider
> the potential risks to be negligible and the benefits considerable, but
> YMMV.
I've been a consultant for over 45 years. I've seen fads come and go, along
with more consistent changes that survive. Cloud isn't a fad--it's not
going away--but it is still finding itself. And implementors are not, in my
professional opinion, anywhere near a secure and sustainable final
solution. None will sign meaningful contracts that hold them liable for
downtime or data loss. Punitive charges for data extraction still
exist--the "roach motel" model. Security isn't where it needs to be,
especially considering they're a high-value centralized target for attack.
And transparency across the field is lacking--who has access to the data
resident on their servers, what redundancy, backup, and protection schemes
are in use, etc.
All that said, the solution I've been implementing is a hybrid
model. Cloud for only non-critical data transfer with clients and
customers--NO sensitive information whatsoever. On-premises, we provide a
private cloud using NextCloud. It's easy to build on a Linux system, works
on a VM, and is easy to use. I have a detailed generic guide to
installation and configuration if anyone wishes.
So you might consider putting up your own NextCloud instance.
--
Dave Ihnat
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