[Hidden-tech] Music-video storage in the cloud

[Jeff Rutherford]

Roger,

Would you mind explaining the technology specifics behind your NAS and the NAS backing up to cloud storage?

And, yes, Ron was right in his earlier email. I'm really looking for storage. I don't need to be able to play those files. I just want safe copies of music and photos in case my hard drive dies.

Jeff

Jeff Rutherford
413-475-0087
jeff at jeffrutherford.com


On May 18, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Roger Williams wrote:

>>>>>> Ron Miller <ronsmiller at comcast.net> writes:
> 
>> I think he was just looking for storage, not the ability to play, so
>> that's not really an issue.
> 
> My biggest problem with using cloud storage as a primary backup medium is
> upstream bandwidth.
> 
> For instance, even a _good_ Verizon DSL connection will provide only 80 KB/s
> upstream, which means that a puny 2 GB video file will take all night to
> upload to the cloud.  This is not a good backup solution for my working
> MacBook, which is unlikely to be connected to any given network connection for
> long.
> 
> What we do is to use Time Machine to back up our notebooks during the night to
> an inexpensive NAS in the house; and then let the NAS use cloud storage for
> long-term backup.
> 
> The other purpose for which many of us find cloud storage useful is to
> maintain synchronised copies of specific folders (e.g. current customer
> working files) on our notebook and work machines, so that we can access these
> remotely when we don't have my notebook along.  For this purpose, the ability
> to access the files with a variety of different clients (from a PC to a
> smartphone) is important.  Although I haven't yet tried ZumoDrive, this
> appears to be the scenario they're addressing.
> 
> -- 
> Roger Williams <roger at qux.com>
> Chief Technical Officer, Qux Corporation
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