On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 1:54 PM, Adam Chlipala <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > On 09/03/2012 12:23 PM, Steve Killen wrote: > > So we currently do backups with rsync.net for ~$60/mo. I just ran across > Amazon Glacier: > > http://aws.amazon.com/glacier/ > > It's $0.01/GB a month. > > I'm just spitballing to get the conversation started, but off the cuff it > seems worth looking into to reduce our backup costs--how much data are we > maintaining with rsync? > > > I don't even know if a working, reasonable back-up regime is in place at > this point. It wouldn't surprise me if that slipped by the wayside during > various upgrades. > > A regular process for testing the integrity of back-up data would be > great; I don't think we ever had one. > > FWIW, I've seen Clinton restore data for a few users over the last several months, so that's at least a spot-check. But I agree, an actual, thoroughgoing backup effectiveness policy is a better idea than just hoping it keeps working. :) -- Steven F. Killen <[email protected]> | elvestinkle @ twitter | pursuing.calefaction.org Etsi provectus in sententiis sis Esse parvulus in spiritus debes
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