Cloud storage - lot of data *Update post #29

[MrFancyPants]

Looking for recommendations for cloud storage for a large amount of data, like 12-15 TB. I have data that I want to keep basically forever so having multiple copies in different locations is what I want, to ensure it's never lost. I currently have a 5-bay NAS and 16-bay SAN at home which provide disk and data redundancy, along with external USB drives. I am also renting a Hetzner dedicated server in Germany with 16 TB of storage for about $50 per month. Thinking about a secondary off site location but not sure if I'll find a better deal than the Hetzner server. I've looked at Amazon Glacier but it looks like it would cost about the same, plus they charge more when you want to download data, which is not ideal, though I guess it could work as a last resort restore.

Anybody use a cloud provider which provides the amount of storage I'm looking for for about the same price ($50/mo)?

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[Toyman321]

Im interested in what you find. I have about 10gb stored on a synology diskstation here at home with a redundant backup stored offsite. I'd like a cloud backup as well.

[Fizz]

Find a friend with gigabit fiber to the home and pay them to store a NAS at their place.

Then, if you needed the data, you can just go physically get it and you'll avoid $600/yr in costs.

[fishmonger]

Is the data the same or something that uodates often? Can always put it on a couple hard drive and store them off site.

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[diveRN]

6 cores, 6gb memory, unlimited domains, unmetered storage and bandwidth for $10/month at Hostgator.

I've been a customer of theirs since November 2002, they have always treated me well and have provided great service.

[Robotron2k84]

Still the cheapest and most reliable way to archive that amount of data is on tape: rotating out a copy weekly to offsite storage, keeping a close eye on tape longevity and write cycles while performing test restores to verify integrity.

[ocabj]

6 cores, 6gb memory, unlimited domains, unmetered storage and bandwidth for $10/month at Hostgator.

I've been a customer of theirs since November 2002, they have always treated me well and have provided great service.

I was curious about that "unmetered storage" statement so I checked out the website:

How much disk space and bandwidth will my plan include?

Diskspace and Bandwidth is " Unmetered" which means you are not charged according to the amount of diskspace or bandwidth you use.

However, that being said, we do require all customers to be fully compliant with our Terms of Service and to only utilize disk space and bandwidth in the normal operation of a personal or small business website.

I'm pretty sure if you put several TB of data up there for non-public archival purposes, they would probably audit it and say it violated their TOS.

[diveRN]

I was curious about that "unmetered storage" statement so I checked out the website:



I'm pretty sure if you put several TB of data up there for non-public archival purposes, they would probably audit it and say it violated their TOS.

I don't use their cloud service, but instead use their web site services with unmetered disk space. I've got a little more than 2TB of data up there now of mostly photos and documents. They haven't said anything to me about it.

[bacon_lover]

Anyone have any experience with Backblaze?

[MrFancyPants]

Is the data the same or something that uodates often? Can always put it on a couple hard drive and store them off site.

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Most of it is static data, so not going to change. I actually am going to copy the static data in chunks to individual internal hard drives and store them somewhere, since I have quite a few of those laying around. Maybe look into a safe deposit box at my bank.

For the dynamic data I'll just stick with my onsite storage and remote server, since 3 copies of that stuff should be plenty.

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[MrFancyPants]

I'm pretty sure if you put several TB of data up there for non-public archival purposes, they would probably audit it and say it violated their TOS.

It's worth looking into, but you're probably right. That seems pretty cheap for "unlimited" storage. I'm sure they have some process to check the type of data and how often it's changed or accessed. I would hate to go through the effort of uploading 10 TB of data only to have it wiped out.

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[MrFancyPants]

Anyone have any experience with Backblaze?

Heard of it, don't know much about it.

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[the86d]

I personally don't trust providers for data storage.
If they get acquired, like so many companies do... then is the TOS still valid?
Can the new company lick your data for photos of your daughter, lady, mom, etc?
Share it?

[bool1tholz]

What tools do you use to perform incremental backup?
That might influence selection of the service. You've ruled out Amazon Glacier but using that as an example you need to use their proprietary tools. I think they have a S3 interface but you still couldn't use it with something like rsync.

I'm interested in what you end up discovering. I'm not properly making that third offsite backup either.

[texas_law_dog]

How about a free ZIP drive, where you can store 250 MB at a time?

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