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[Scott Dorsey]

Bill Gunshannon  <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
>On 3/5/22 16:37, Grant Taylor wrote:
>> On 3/5/22 12:38 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> Who is responsible for backups in a Cloud based system?
>> 
>> The same people that are responsible for backups when in an on premises 
>> data center.
>> 
>> Why would the location of the system alter who's responsible for 
>> ensuring that backups are being created and tested?
>
>How would I perform backups and test them if I don't even know where,
>physically, the system I am running on is?  If I did, would they even
>let me in the door, much less into the data center?

"Cloud" is a new word for "timesharing."  You're hiring some people to run
computers for you, and that includes doing backups and keeping them offsite. 
Your service level agreement with them will detail how these are done and 
how often they are tested, and you have a right to occasionally demand a 
restore for test purposes.

Everything they do and they expect of you is in the SLA.  If it's not in the 
SLA, don't expect it to happen.

>Still don't see the advantage of The Cloud.

The advantage is in economies of scale.  Running a million computers doesn't
cost a thousand times what running a thousand does.
--scott
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