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What Do You Do When the Cloud Shuts Down?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the more-to-think-about dept.

jbrodkin writes "Can you trust your data to the cloud? For users of an online storage service called The Linkup, formerly known as MediaMax, the answer turned out to be a resounding 'no.' The Linkup shut down on Aug. 8 after losing access to as much as 45% of its customers' data. 'When we looked at some individual accounts, some people didn't have any files, and some people had all their files,' The Linkup CeO Steve Iverson admits. None of the affected users will get their lost data back. Iverson called it a 'worst-case scenario.'"

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  1. Same happened to me. by anomnomnomymous · · Score: 4, Funny

    I had this overly insightful comment... but it all got lost when I submitted it.

    And now look what I'm left with!

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  2. Re:Well DUH! by Chelloveck · · Score: 4, Funny

    I back up everything to /dev/null. Restoration is somebody else's job.

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  3. Re:Backups, backups, backups! by jollyreaper · · Score: 4, Funny

    There, fixed that for you. Backups aren't worth a damn if the building is blown up.

    Yeah, I already thought of that. *smug* I have a script that backs up all my files from our servers in WTC1 to our servers in WTC2. What are the odds we could lose both sets of servers?

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  4. Re:Backups, backups, backups! by bjk002 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "No kidding. Why do you think I said 'backups' three times in the subject line?"

    I think he was just backing up your statement!

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