[Info-vax] Special deals on Tape Drives

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 3/5/2022 8:01 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> 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.

I think that depends on the type of cloud.

With IaaS cloud then I would expect the IT department being responsible
for backup as always.

Only with PaaS cloud and managed services it would fully be the
cloud vendors responsibility to do backup.

Arne