Backblaze has a history of releasing their storage designs, right down to drive models, chipsets and prices. It costs them about $11k to build 180Tb, $60/Tb, or 6 cents per GB. They are using the i3-2100 – the same as I am using in my HTPC. The CPU is still pretty powerful, but frugal on […]
Human error, contract problems, payment problems, DOS (server attacks) etc etc. . can all lead to downtime, lost data, and damage to your brand. Business owners need to contemplate strategies to guard against these. The idea is to plan ahead, and have plans and strategies to deal with any issues. cloudconstulant helping out cloud/web business’s […]
Lots of people have heard about backing up to the cloud. Many are aware of amazon S3 and similar. Here are some better ways to plan it. For Safer you need to look toward encryption and multiple copies. For Durable you need either multiple copies, or other strategies. For Responsive you need to think about […]
This is fairly consumer oriented, but gives a broad overview. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeYPsmSMONs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeYPsmSMONs
The best thing about cloud backup is there are heaps of choices. The hardest thing is to work out which is best for you. My experience is : 1. know what you are trying to achieve 2. have 1 clear purpose If its cross purpose, then 1 aim will be met well, and the other […]