▲ 282 ▼ Fire destroys Korean government's cloud storage system, no backups available (koreajoongangdaily.joins.com) submitted 10 months ago by cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/datahoarder@lemmy.ml 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/658762 Comments
[–] Artisian@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (1 child) This is a clear example where 'the cloud' really is a physical place. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) What else would it be? What do people think the cloud is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Artisian@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) For a long while, I had hoped it was at least 6 physical places, with various redundancies. A few billion small-ish servers at internet network hubs. That or the magical floating bits that go over hackers heads in the movies. Those also look like the cloud. Not very secure, but quite convenient. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago Well, a properly managed cloud storage service very much should be multiple locations with redundant copies of data lol yes. So you're not wrong in that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) What else would it be? What do people think the cloud is? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Artisian@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) For a long while, I had hoped it was at least 6 physical places, with various redundancies. A few billion small-ish servers at internet network hubs. That or the magical floating bits that go over hackers heads in the movies. Those also look like the cloud. Not very secure, but quite convenient. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago Well, a properly managed cloud storage service very much should be multiple locations with redundant copies of data lol yes. So you're not wrong in that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Artisian@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 child) For a long while, I had hoped it was at least 6 physical places, with various redundancies. A few billion small-ish servers at internet network hubs. That or the magical floating bits that go over hackers heads in the movies. Those also look like the cloud. Not very secure, but quite convenient. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago Well, a properly managed cloud storage service very much should be multiple locations with redundant copies of data lol yes. So you're not wrong in that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 10 months ago Well, a properly managed cloud storage service very much should be multiple locations with redundant copies of data lol yes. So you're not wrong in that. permalink fedilink source parent