>Why is this relevant to people having the bandwidth to do backups at their own site? By far the biggest reason most people do not do backups is because It Is

>Why is this relevant to people having the bandwidth to do backups at their own site? By far the biggest reason most people do not do backups is because It Is Fucking Tedious And Expensive. Cloud storage is the answer to that problem. It's only when we get to big enterprise companies (read: businesses that wouldn't classify as small business) that cloud storage becomes impractical or even legally infeasible. Of course, remember we are talking about the average guy at home. >I setup a Synology NAS 8 years ago and I have not had to look at it since. Surely, the UI software is even easier to use these days. I have a Synology NAS too, and I agree it is very easy to use... for special people like us who breathe computers. >We have different expectations of people. At one point, average people did not have electrical, plumbing, washers, dryers, refrigerators, laptops, smartphones, etc. I'm not sure if you realize that most people call up a professional technician or engineer for all of that if something comes up. Fridge or washer breaks down? Call. Toilet backs up? Call. Breaker keeps tripping? Call. Now yes, an average person could hire someone to setup and maintain a NAS for him at home, but that's going to be far more expensive and a hassle than just forking over a Hamilton ($10 bill) or two to Microsoft or Google every month and making it all someone else's problem. It'll be managed better and he won't have strangers coming into his home, too.