Monthly Archives: December 2008

Amazon S3 backups: a proof-of-concept

Posted by Julian Dunn on December 04, 2008
Internet Services / 2 Comments

Recently, I decided to experiment with Amazon Web Services‘ Simple Storage Service (S3) for online backups. This was predicated by my DLT7000 tape drive dying; when I discovered the repair cost is nearly $400, I decided to do a cost-benefit analysis using the S3 platform as a proof-of-concept before sending it off to the shop. Today’s post will review the results of that analysis. Continue reading…