http://blogs.oreilly.com/lightroom/2008/01/the-economics-of-online-backup.html
In the comments to my previous posts about storing a photo library, quite a few people have mentioned using an online backup solution like Amazon S3 or Mozy. I've looked into this many times and keep running the two sets of numbers that matter. The first of these is how much the storage costs in dollars. The second is how much it costs in bandwidth.
Note: For me, when I run these numbers, I use a 1TB photo library as a working size. It's a both the size of my current library and a nice round number. Your library is, of course, a different size. I know many of you have smaller libraries. Some have larger. The point I'm going to make is the thought process you need to look at when considering online storage. My own solutions fit my needs, other solutions will probably fit yours. With all that said, let's dive in.
In the comments to my previous posts about storing a photo library, quite a few people have mentioned using an online backup solution like Amazon S3 or Mozy. I've looked into this many times and keep running the two sets of numbers that matter. The first of these is how much the storage costs in dollars. The second is how much it costs in bandwidth.
Note: For me, when I run these numbers, I use a 1TB photo library as a working size. It's a both the size of my current library and a nice round number. Your library is, of course, a different size. I know many of you have smaller libraries. Some have larger. The point I'm going to make is the thought process you need to look at when considering online storage. My own solutions fit my needs, other solutions will probably fit yours. With all that said, let's dive in.