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Re: Cloud backups versus lightning strikes
From: George Herbert <george.herbert () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:16:57 -0700
My read on the situation is Yet Another Intermediate Cacheing Fail in storage, a well known problem. Yes, do a pull the power test on your storage so you KNOW what's committed... George William Herbert Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 19, 2015, at 5:44 PM, Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com> wrote: As the saying goes, cloud computing is just someone else's computer. Always backup your cloud backups... in your backup. Google's spokesperson used the percentage statistic to avoid how much data was lost. Other cloud providers have also lost customer data due to various problems. While a well-run cloud service provider is more reliable than keeping data under your mattress (just like a well-run bank is better than keeping cash under your mattress), its not magic. Nature is still more powerful than even Google. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33989384 Google says data has been wiped from discs at one of its data centres in Belgium - after it was struck by lightning four times. Some people have permanently lost access to their files as a result.
Current thread:
- Cloud backups versus lightning strikes Sean Donelan (Aug 19)
- Re: Cloud backups versus lightning strikes Matt Palmer (Aug 19)
- Re: Cloud backups versus lightning strikes Karl Auer (Aug 19)
- Re: Cloud backups versus lightning strikes George Herbert (Aug 20)
- Re: Cloud backups versus lightning strikes Matt Palmer (Aug 19)