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Backups Aren't Simple

359 points · 225 comments · afilipovski

  1. pizzafeelsright · · focus · HN ↗
    I don't want backups. I want synced duplicated data in geographically separated by shared credentials.
    1. offmycloud · · focus · HN ↗
      > I don't want backups. I want synced duplicated data in geographically separated by shared credentials.

      If you accidentally delete something, how long does it take for the delete to propagate to all of your geographically separated datacenters? You need some sort of point-in-time snapshots to be able to recover from accidents and silent corruption.

      1. bob1029 · · focus · HN ↗
        > You need some sort of point-in-time snapshots to be able to recover from accidents and silent corruption.

        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.aws.amazon.com&#x2F;AmazonS3&#x2F;latest&#x2F;userguide&#x2F;versioning-workflows.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;docs.aws.amazon.com&#x2F;AmazonS3&#x2F;latest&#x2F;userguide&#x2F;versio...

      2. tim333 · · focus · HN ↗
        Dropbox is quite good like that - you can get back deleted or changed stuff up to 30 days old.
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