Hi everyone,

I’ve started pushing backups of media important to me (family pictures, video etc) to backblaze with client-side encryption.

However, are they a reliable storage provider? I can’t help but compare them to something like Amazon who likely has a better chance of maintaining my files but they are so expensive that I don’t even bother.

What do you think? Yes, I’ve heard of 3-2-1, however for now I only have backblaze and a local backup. I’m trying not to spend too much on this.

Thanks!

    • Findmysec@infosec.pubOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I’m worried about reliability; what are the chances that they will lose my data? I have a local backup but I’m also feeling paranoid

      • Dlayknee@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Bottom line, there’s always a possibility a cloud/service provider could lose you data. That chance is (/should be) exponentially smaller on their environments however than the likelihood of your own local stores.

        If you’re really serious about preserving your data, consider the 3-2-1 Backup Rule:

        3 copies of your data 2 different types of media 1 copy stored off-site

  • 𝔻𝕒𝕧𝕖@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    4 months ago

    I am a happy backblaze user and generally I’ve only heard good things about them.

    They do have multiple data centers and they are operating B2B products too.

    Is there anything in particular that would make you think they could be unreliable?

  • nickiam2@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I’ve used backblaze b2 for almost 8 years now and it just works. I’ve never had any data lost by them in that time.

    I just recently switched over to Storj.io as it a bit cheaper at only $4/TB as compared to B2 at $6/TB. Both are S3 compatible and work with just about every backup software out there. I have used Borg, Kopia and now Restic to do backups of important data. All 3 tools deduplicate all your data and reduces the amount of storage used. They also do encryption client side and are open source. They also have a built-in verification mechanism that checks the data is intact.