[clue] cloud backups that support linux [TALK]

[Shawn Perry]

Crap. I need a bigger hard drive.  Does Seagate make a ∞  EB Hard Drive yet?
 I'll need ∞ of them.


Shawn T Perry
Red Mop Computing Services
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On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Mike Bean <beandaemon at gmail.com> wrote:

> What's the old joke?  2 rules, #1 = have a backup for EVERYTHING. #2 = have
> a backup for EVERYTHING.
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Shawn Perry <shawn at redmop.com> wrote:
>
>> I've had problems with SpiderOak and Syncing.  Backup works great.
>>  Syncing has lost me files.  Glad I keep my own backups.
>>
>>
>> Shawn T Perry
>> Red Mop Computing Services
>> email: shawn at redmop.com
>> office: 720-319-7627
>> cell: 303-881-2623
>> web: http://www.redmop.com
>> facebook:
>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Red-Mop-Computing-Services/114352628589778
>> linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnperry
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Adrian Nagle <anagle at naglenet.org>wrote:
>>
>>> I've been using Spideroak for several years. It is not the best overall
>>> but they keep improving. I chose them so I can backup up multiple computers
>>> on multiple OS.
>>>
>>> Adrian
>>> On Jul 19, 2011 9:28 AM, "Mike Bean" <beandaemon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > Hey, just sharing in case someone can benefit. I've been reading all
>>> the
>>> > security news coming out of dropbox, and some of the security guys I
>>> know
>>> > suggested SpiderOak, so I've been fiddling with them.
>>> > https://spideroak.com/
>>> >
>>> > At first I thought they were just charging extra for the extra
>>> encryption,
>>> > but then I realized their linux support is actually fairly robust, and
>>> their
>>> > sync feature isn't locked down to one directory. It's customizable. Set
>>> up
>>> > your own syncs.
>>> >
>>> > I've been using their Ubuntu [Natty] client and my distro of choice is
>>> > Mint11, so far it's working great. So I thought I would relay the
>>> > suggestion in case someone out there in the intertubes might be
>>> interested
>>> > in a similar service.
>>> >
>>> > I realize that they are more expensive then the average
>>> > mozy/carbonite...etc...., and money's precious - so I thought I'd
>>> include a
>>> > link to some coupon codes: *http://tinyurl.com/3n6hdcf*
>>> >
>>> > I also realize that the whole cloud backup strategy can be a topic of
>>> some
>>> > discussion, there are benefits and disadvantages...etc...etc..., and it
>>> > isn't my intention to take sides in that whole red v blue debate, but I
>>> do
>>> > believe there's some value in having an "offsite" so I thought I'd
>>> share
>>> > because cloud services that support linux aren't exactly coming out of
>>> the
>>> > woodwork. To my knowledge it's Spideroak and Crashplan, and I wasn't
>>> crazy
>>> > about Crashplan. (though I did like their peer to peer feature)
>>> >
>>> > Mike Bean
>>>
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