> Replication != backup Obviously. The context was using snapshots as backups -- you can keep them around indefinitely, space permitting, and if you're using

> Replication != backup Obviously. The context was using snapshots as backups -- you can keep them around indefinitely, space permitting, and if you're using Cassandra's multi-datacenter features they're automatically "remote" as well. > especially with Cassandra, where there is no builtin data versioning At the risk of belaboring the obvious, versioning != backup, either. :)