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You realize cloud services are vulnerable to data loss as well?[1] The cloud isn't some magic machine off in a datacenter somewhere. Its a bunch of servers an
by shiftpgdn 13y ago
You realize cloud services are vulnerable to data loss as well?[1] The cloud isn't some magic machine off in a datacenter somewhere. Its a bunch of servers and SANs just like what you or I would roll out if we needed bare metal infrastructure. The only difference is the extraordinary markup that you're paying amazon to use their servers.
[1]http://blogs.computerworld.com/18198/oops_amazon_web_services_ec2_cloud_lost_data http://blogs.computerworld.com/18198/oops_amazon_web_service...
- eloff 13y agoYes, obviously. That's why I said you should restore from backups in that event. If you lose your backups on S3, congratulations, you had better odds of winning in your state lottery. The big difference is not just the price as you say, but the flexibility.