cloud backup

Sun Jul 26 21:06:39 UTC 2020

On 7/26/20 1:52 PM, Rob Szarka wrote:
> On 2020-07-26 16:39, Michael Thomas wrote:
>>
>> On 7/26/20 1:09 PM, Randy Bush wrote:
>>> i backup using arq on macos catalina. on two macs, i need maybe 3-4tb
>>> max.  google seems to be $100/mo for 20tb (big jump from $100/yr for
>>> 2tb).  backblaze b2 looks more like $20/mo for 4tb ($0.005/gb/mo).
>>> anyone else done a similar analysis?
>>
>> AWS S3 infrequent access is $40/month. If it's really archival backup 
>> AWS has glacier which is less than $20/month, but it's name gives you 
>> an idea of what it is.
>>
>> Mike
>>
> The other issue with Glacier is that you have to keep old versions 
> around for (IIRC) 6 months to avoid being charged extra, which can 
> really add up for weekly backups or what-have-you.
>
> I'm looking at a switch from AWS to B2 myself. I use Backblaze's 
> desktop product on a Windows machine and love it.
>
> Another possibility for sync similar to Google Drive is Jottacloud. 
> Haven't tried it myself, but it looks very competitive for personal 
> stuff. https://www.jottacloud.com/en/
>
>
Yeah, with AWS you have to be extremely careful because they meter 
*everything*. They are the new phone company.

Mike

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