astropuppy
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Amazon's recent termination of unlimited cloud drive for $60/year has led me to reevaluate my data configuration. My current subscription is set to expire next month.
I have about 4tb's of data backed up into amazon cloud drive.
Locally: media (pictures, music and video) data is replicated between a workstation and a - very old - dlna server. Losing this would be a pain; but, not the end of the world. Media was the primary reason for the amazon subscription.
General personal data (pictures, home movies, documents) is copied to usb disks and stored in a small portable home safe. usb disks are then periodically rotated to a safe deposit box at our credit union. This data is also backed up to the cloud. Losing family pictures would be sure divorce.
Sensitive personal data (tax returns etc) is replicated between 3 small usb thumb drives with the same workstation -> home safe -> safe deposit box rotation mentioned above. Basically, these thumb drives are only mounted when the data is being worked on and has never seen the cloud.
As you can imagine, all of the above is a bit of work. As for the cloud: The biggest pro is it is always current, the biggest con is it is slow. syncback is a wonderful tool! Another con is I really do not like being at the mercy of corporate decisions.
I like the idea of using an iosafe/nas as a cloud replacement. I also see the opportunity to replace my old dnla server with a nas.
My question: A regular nas box backed up to a iosafe disk drive or a iosafe nas?
I am tending towards a regular nas backed up to a iosafe disk. The nas portion of either solution will be toast should fire take our home. I like the idea of decoupling the nas from the very expensive iosafe.
What do you think?
I have about 4tb's of data backed up into amazon cloud drive.
Locally: media (pictures, music and video) data is replicated between a workstation and a - very old - dlna server. Losing this would be a pain; but, not the end of the world. Media was the primary reason for the amazon subscription.
General personal data (pictures, home movies, documents) is copied to usb disks and stored in a small portable home safe. usb disks are then periodically rotated to a safe deposit box at our credit union. This data is also backed up to the cloud. Losing family pictures would be sure divorce.
Sensitive personal data (tax returns etc) is replicated between 3 small usb thumb drives with the same workstation -> home safe -> safe deposit box rotation mentioned above. Basically, these thumb drives are only mounted when the data is being worked on and has never seen the cloud.
As you can imagine, all of the above is a bit of work. As for the cloud: The biggest pro is it is always current, the biggest con is it is slow. syncback is a wonderful tool! Another con is I really do not like being at the mercy of corporate decisions.
I like the idea of using an iosafe/nas as a cloud replacement. I also see the opportunity to replace my old dnla server with a nas.
My question: A regular nas box backed up to a iosafe disk drive or a iosafe nas?
I am tending towards a regular nas backed up to a iosafe disk. The nas portion of either solution will be toast should fire take our home. I like the idea of decoupling the nas from the very expensive iosafe.
What do you think?
