Comments on: Archiving data to the cloud http://electronicmuseum.org.uk/2007/08/10/archiving-data-to-the-cloud/ musings about electronic culture Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:02:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: scott mischnick http://electronicmuseum.org.uk/2007/08/10/archiving-data-to-the-cloud/#comment-1155 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:41:35 +0000 http://electronicmuseum.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/archiving-data-to-the-cloud/#comment-1155 When evaluating services, I opted for the one at http://www.filebackup.net

It has some key advantages over Carbonite and the others in that it offers versioning. Since file corruption is a problem with most of us, versioning allows you to restore an earlier version of a file in the event something corrupts the most recent version. This happens to me quite a bit. The pricing at File Backup is a bit more than the cheaper services, but you get better data centers, no upload limits, etc.

Just my two cents

]]> By: Mike http://electronicmuseum.org.uk/2007/08/10/archiving-data-to-the-cloud/#comment-1098 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:57:19 +0000 http://electronicmuseum.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/archiving-data-to-the-cloud/#comment-1098 Hi Tom

Yes, I gave Mozy a go but the ease of use for Carbonite was a bit of a winner. I like the Windows Explorer icon which tells you at a glance which folders and files are backed up, rather than having to go into the client to find out. Also the web access of Mozy (which as per my post, would be a winner) doesn’t seem to offer the means to actually open those files online (as opposed to just see which ones are backed up). I could be wrong – let me know if so!

I see Mozy does a professional edition for businesses. Not sure about Carbonite – I’ll drop them an email and find out.

]]> By: Tom Goskar http://electronicmuseum.org.uk/2007/08/10/archiving-data-to-the-cloud/#comment-1080 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:08:02 +0000 http://electronicmuseum.wordpress.com/2007/08/10/archiving-data-to-the-cloud/#comment-1080 It took me a while to find a backup service that I felt was “safe” enough to commit my data to, and I agree that it’s a slightly odd feeling that you’re sending your treasured data off into the ether of a data centre somewhere in the world. But the thought of my data disappearing entirely tends to counter those feelings!

Have you come across Mozy? It does the auto backup for you and has web access.

A lot of these facilities are for personal use only though – I recommend close scrutiny of the terms and conditions first…

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