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duplicati [0] (at least beta 2) can backup to it, however, I use Google cloud storage with it, since B2 is a single datacenter. I like a bit of extra paranoia,

duplicati [0] (at least beta 2) can backup to it, however, I use Google cloud storage with it, since B2 is a single datacenter. I like a bit of extra paranoia, even if it is backups. I hear they are spinning up a second one, but not sure how multi-Region storage will work. [0] https://www.duplicati.com/ https://www.duplicati.com/

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ShakataGaNai 9y ago
According to their FAQ, they're still running primarily out of the single DC [1]. However they did post on the blog that the new DC was online as of June 2017 [2]. I run Backblaze (backup) for Desktop but also have a local NAS that stores copies of critical items. That NAS also serves bulk storage (like old Premier Pro projects) which is backed up to B2. So critical data follows 3-2-1 backups [3]. Desktop, NAS, Backblaze. Less critical bulk data is only 2 copies, NAS & Backblaze B2. That's a really long way of saying that 1 remote datacenter is enough for me. My data is important to me, I'm a digital packrat, but the likelyhood of something taking out my home (SF Bay Area) and Sacramento (Backblaze DC) ... likely means TEOTWAWKI [4] - and my data will be of very little concern then. Caveat. I'm just a person. Not a business. If you're a business using B2 for backup... you probably want to worry more about multiple AZ/Region storage. [1] https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217667468-B2-Security-and-Redundancy https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217667468-B2-Se... [2] https://www.backblaze.com/blog/data-center-design/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/data-center-design/ [3] https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/ [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivalism#Survivalist_terminology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivalism#Survivalist_termin...
- atYevP 9y ago
  Yev from Backblaze here -> very good points! We find that some folks even use us along WITH S3 or Azure as not only a different "region" but specifically because we're a different "vendor" - for greater diversification. It's easy enough to fork data over to B2 and with the low costs, it make it an easy sell for IT folks.
brianwski 9y ago
Disclaimer: I work at Backblaze. > since B2 is a single datacenter Backblaze now has three datacenters spread about (two in Sacramento area 50 miles apart, and one datacenter in Phoenix). However, if you store exactly one file in B2, it will land in one of those three datacenters. Very soon we will allow you to choose which of the three datacenters your one file lands in. > I like a bit of extra paranoia So do I, and I would NEVER keep a valuable piece of data in only one datacenter with only one vendor. My advice to my closest friends is you value a piece of data highly, you should have three copies with three separate vendors and technologies. For example, one copy on your local laptop, one copy in Amazon S3, and one copy in Backblaze B2. You might also make sure the Amazon S3 is not hosted in the same building as the Backblaze B2. Since Backblaze B2 does not share a single line of code with Amazon S3 and no employees and a different billing system, this means a bug or network outage or malicious employee inside Amazon S3 won't affect your copy in Backblaze B2. For bonus points, use two different credit cards to pay for it that expire at different times. If you forget to pay your Amazon S3 bill, they will delete your data for sure.
- loxias 9y ago
  > > I like a bit of extra paranoia > ... three separate vendors and technologies ... > ... does not share a single line of code with ... > ... use two different credit cards ... This person legit thinks about failure modes.
  - atYevP 9y ago
    Yev from Backblaze -> we think about failures ALL the time...

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ShakataGaNai 9y ago

According to their FAQ, they're still running primarily out of the single DC [1]. However they did post on the blog that the new DC was online as of June 2017 [2]. I run Backblaze (backup) for Desktop but also have a local NAS that stores copies of critical items. That NAS also serves bulk storage (like old Premier Pro projects) which is backed up to B2. So critical data follows 3-2-1 backups [3]. Desktop, NAS, Backblaze. Less critical bulk data is only 2 copies, NAS & Backblaze B2. That's a really long way of saying that 1 remote datacenter is enough for me. My data is important to me, I'm a digital packrat, but the likelyhood of something taking out my home (SF Bay Area) and Sacramento (Backblaze DC) ... likely means TEOTWAWKI [4] - and my data will be of very little concern then. Caveat. I'm just a person. Not a business. If you're a business using B2 for backup... you probably want to worry more about multiple AZ/Region storage. [1] https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217667468-B2-Security-and-Redundancy https://help.backblaze.com/hc/en-us/articles/217667468-B2-Se... [2] https://www.backblaze.com/blog/data-center-design/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/data-center-design/ [3] https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/ https://www.backblaze.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-strategy/ [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivalism#Survivalist_terminology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivalism#Survivalist_termin...

atYevP 9y ago
Yev from Backblaze here -> very good points! We find that some folks even use us along WITH S3 or Azure as not only a different "region" but specifically because we're a different "vendor" - for greater diversification. It's easy enough to fork data over to B2 and with the low costs, it make it an easy sell for IT folks.

brianwski 9y ago

Disclaimer: I work at Backblaze. > since B2 is a single datacenter Backblaze now has three datacenters spread about (two in Sacramento area 50 miles apart, and one datacenter in Phoenix). However, if you store exactly one file in B2, it will land in one of those three datacenters. Very soon we will allow you to choose which of the three datacenters your one file lands in. > I like a bit of extra paranoia So do I, and I would NEVER keep a valuable piece of data in only one datacenter with only one vendor. My advice to my closest friends is you value a piece of data highly, you should have three copies with three separate vendors and technologies. For example, one copy on your local laptop, one copy in Amazon S3, and one copy in Backblaze B2. You might also make sure the Amazon S3 is not hosted in the same building as the Backblaze B2. Since Backblaze B2 does not share a single line of code with Amazon S3 and no employees and a different billing system, this means a bug or network outage or malicious employee inside Amazon S3 won't affect your copy in Backblaze B2. For bonus points, use two different credit cards to pay for it that expire at different times. If you forget to pay your Amazon S3 bill, they will delete your data for sure.

loxias 9y ago
> > I like a bit of extra paranoia > ... three separate vendors and technologies ... > ... does not share a single line of code with ... > ... use two different credit cards ... This person legit thinks about failure modes.
- atYevP 9y ago
  Yev from Backblaze -> we think about failures ALL the time...