Opinions on good cloud backup?

[dbeato]

Just beware that if you are using Backblaze to backup servers or workstations you cannot restore bare-metal. Idrive is cheap but it has its issues at times. I would give Backblaze a try.

[kuyaz]

@scottalanmiller How does they make money on such cheap pricing?
50$ / year and unlimited.

If everyone upload 10TB of data wont they loss money?

and T&C applies???

[scottalanmiller]

@kuyaz said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

@scottalanmiller How does they make money on such cheap pricing?
50$ / year and unlimited.

If everyone upload 10TB of data wont they loss money?

and T&C applies???

But everyone doesn’t upload 10TB. Most don’t upload anywhere close.

[scottalanmiller]

How many people have desktops that can hold 10TB? I don’t know anyone.

[travisdh1]

@scottalanmiller said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

How many people have desktops that can hold 10TB? I don’t know anyone.

I know of 2. 1 is me and another is someone who does video work on the side. That's probably more than anyone else here.

[kuyaz]

@scottalanmiller I have 2x8TB desktop u know lots video and stuff

[scottalanmiller]

@kuyaz said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

@scottalanmiller I have 2x8TB desktop u know lots video and stuff

In RAID or 16TB usable.

[kuyaz]

16TB usable. Important files, i sync it with synology cloud nas .

[Reid Cooper]

That's a lot of data! How long does that take to back up?

[bnrstnr]

Does BB have a referral program? I'm probably going to switch from CrashPlan to BB if I like it, and somebody here might as well benefit from it.

[Reid Cooper]

@bnrstnr said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

Does BB have a referral program? I'm probably going to switch from CrashPlan to BB if I like it, and somebody here might as well benefit from it.

I think that they might.

[Minion Queen]

We (ntg) have a Affiliate Link if you would like to use it. af2553

[kuyaz]

@reid-cooper my synology NAS is in local network with 1 Gbps link. so it is quite fast.

[JaredBusch]

What about Linux users? BackBlaze does not offer their solution for Linux. You have to use B2 and that is not as affordable.

[kuyaz]

@scottalanmiller after trying, get to know they charge 5$ per computer license.
I thought they charge 5$ flat for 1 single account with any computer backup

still considered cheap...

[jmoore]

@kuyaz said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

@scottalanmiller How does they make money on such cheap pricing?
50$ / year and unlimited.

If everyone upload 10TB of data wont they loss money?

and T&C applies???

I only uploaded a couple Tb for example

[larsen161]

@kuyaz said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

@scottalanmiller How does they make money on such cheap pricing?
50$ / year and unlimited.

If everyone upload 10TB of data wont they loss money?

and T&C applies???

~62TB

[scottalanmiller]

@jaredbusch said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

What about Linux users? BackBlaze does not offer their solution for Linux. You have to use B2 and that is not as affordable.

B2 isn't bad, though.

[JaredBusch]

@scottalanmiller said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

@jaredbusch said in Opinions on good cloud backup?:

What about Linux users? BackBlaze does not offer their solution for Linux. You have to use B2 and that is not as affordable.

B2 isn't bad, though.

It is double the cost.

This is their own calculator. (https://www.backblaze.com/b2/cloud-storage-pricing.html)

[JaredBusch]

I can get around it by backing up my Fedora Desktop to a NAS or USB and then running a Windows 10 VM on my desktop (I do already) and having BackBlaze there backup the USB or NAS.

But that is hacky.