Good cloud backup that offers backup by mail?

MikeLV wrote on 5/13/2017, 10:56 AM

I've been searching the various cloud backup solutions and of course, none of them make sense for us video people because of the massive size of video files. Having several TB of data to back up isn't possible by uploading through my ISP. I'm looking for a solution that allows me to ship a drive(s) by courier. What do you use? I know Amazon has options for this and I think Google does too.

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ushere wrote on 5/13/2017, 9:51 PM

what quantity of video are you looking to b/up?

why cloud and not simple off-site?

MikeLV wrote on 5/14/2017, 10:09 AM

Well, there's always the chance of damage with just off site, i.e. whenever the drive is transported or handled. But based on my research yesterday, the cost of storing in the cloud would soon exceed the cost of just having more redundant backup drives so it doesn't seem feasible after all.

ushere wrote on 5/14/2017, 7:13 PM

that's why i asked ;-) cloud storage is great for gbs made up of mbs files, given that you have a fast and reliable enough connection, but for tbs it's another matter entirely.

and what happens when you have no access to the cloud - doesn't happen often as yet, but i can foresee problems in the future from both power outages and cyber attacks...

prairiedogpics wrote on 5/15/2017, 11:52 AM

I use BackBlaze on a subscription basis. I has an auto uploader that works in the background and somehow uploads large files in chunks. I recommended it highly. It works great for very large video files. Screenshot below shows some 3+ GB film scans I have backed up there...

ushere wrote on 5/15/2017, 7:04 PM

@prairiedogpic - what type of net connection do you have?