<div dir="ltr">I've tried cloud backups from home with Crashplan.<div><br></div><div>Downloading one's backups from the cloud to restore lost data is a great idea. Uploading them, however, is a major PITA.</div>
<div>ADSL is, by definition, asymmetrical - so I get on average 1Mbps upload (max) and 10 Mbps download.</div><div><br></div><div>If I need to backup any significant amount of data to the cloud, I cripple my web browsing for the duration because my upload bandwidth is saturated. So I have to schedule backups during non-browsing periods... which sort of ruins the appeal of instant, automatic backups.</div>
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<div>So I return to backing up to naked HDDs in a caddy (<a href="http://www.arrowcomputers.com.au/products-page/external-hdd-caddy/brianology-usb3-sata-hdd-docking-station/">this sort of thing</a>) where I can be sure my data is safe... at least as far as <i>any</i> HDD is safe...</div>
<div><br></div><div>So I also back the stuff up to 2 NAS devices, and sometimes to DVD...</div><div>And to hidden folders on my hosted domains...<br></div><div>And I STILL manage to lose stuff over time.<br></div><div><br>
</div><div>I'm hanging out for the NBN to pass by so I can finally enjoy decent upload speeds...</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 August 2013 14:30, Mark Scott <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:msc@luther.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">msc@luther.vic.edu.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">A bit like 3D TV methinks.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">A good idea at the time, but now…<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Mark Scott<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<div></div><br></div><div><font color="#808285"><span style="font-size:9.333333015441895px;line-height:10px"><br></span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au" target="_blank">itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 16 August 2013 1:49 PM<br><b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 IT Apps] U4O2 - Maybe the cloud isn't so great...<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/08/memsql-and-amazon/" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/08/memsql-and-amazon/</a><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Some say the cloud is not as good as good old servers in the back room...<br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal">--<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Mark Kelly<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">mark AT vceit DOT com</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div dir="ltr">
--<div>Mark Kelly</div><div>mark AT vceit DOT com</div><div><a href="http://vceit.com" target="_blank">http://vceit.com</a></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(253,253,255)">Day 19, I have successfully conditioned my master to smile and write in his book every time I drool.- Pavlov's Dog</span><br>
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