Amazon S3 For Backup: Penny Wise, Dollar Foolish

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Zetta Explains Why Amazon S3 is a Poor Choice for Backup and Recovery

Author: Nick Mueller, Zetta.net

Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) is the leading online storage service, but that doesn’t mean it’s a good choice for your company’s backup or disaster recovery solution. Since using S3 for backup requires 3rd party backup software, deployment and configuration is complicated. Also, by the time you add up the costs to use S3, you may not be saving any meaningful amount of money.

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