Dropbox and BackWPup to Backup WordPress Blogs
Reading some interesting creative uses for Dropbox, a file sync/storage service that is very popular. One thing some people use it for is to backup their blogs to. In terms of using it strictly as a backup service is not always recommended, in terms of a offsite destination certainly is worth looking at. Backups for blog should follow the same basic guidelines I have for backups from your system. There should be 3 copies, 1…
Drive Prices Should Not Dictate Backups
Have you looked at hard drive prices lately? If you have not been in the market for a few months, you will get a nasty surprise when going to purchase one. In many cases drive prices have doubled from six months ago. The main reason for this is that the worst flooding in decades hit Thailand where most of the worlds drive manufacturers have their factories. Western Digital announced that 75% of production was affected. …
Mirrors and Raid Arrays are not backups.
One of the most common comments/questions i get when I'm speaking or meeting with people is "I have a Drobo / RAID / mirrored drive does this mean my data is backed up?" The answer to that question is usually no. A mirrored or RAID drive (a Drobo is a RAID drive) keeps your data safe from hardware failure but if that is the only location your data is stored on, then no it is…