[HCoop-Discuss] Backups: rsync vs. Amazon Glacier

[Steve Killen]

On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Adam Chlipala <adam at chlipala.net> wrote:

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> On 09/03/2012 12:23 PM, Steve Killen wrote:
>
> So we currently do backups with rsync.net for ~$60/mo. I just ran across
> Amazon Glacier:
>
> http://aws.amazon.com/glacier/
>
> It's $0.01/GB a month.
>
> I'm just spitballing to get the conversation started, but off the cuff it
> seems worth looking into to reduce our backup costs--how much data are we
> maintaining with rsync?
>
>
> I don't even know if a working, reasonable back-up regime is in place at
> this point.  It wouldn't surprise me if that slipped by the wayside during
> various upgrades.
>
> A regular process for testing the integrity of back-up data would be
> great; I don't think we ever had one.
>
>
FWIW, I've seen Clinton restore data for a few users over the last several
months, so that's at least a spot-check. But I agree, an actual,
thoroughgoing backup effectiveness policy is a better idea than just hoping
it keeps working. :)

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