[clug] DIY cloud services?

jhock at iinet.net.au jhock at iinet.net.au
Sun Feb 15 16:04:34 MST 2015


I'm unfamiliar with S3.could you "please explain " ;--) or point me to an explanatory URL?

Ta. 

John. 

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---- Miller-Kelly, Cody wrote ----

> A good example is backup using Duplicity against S3 etc.
> 
> All the data is encrypted.
> On 15/02/2015 5:41 pm, "Michael Still" <mikal at stillhq.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 10:01 AM, jhock at iinet.net.au <jhock at iinet.net.au>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > The current post on "The end of the personal computer is nigh "
> > indicates, in my opinion, the only good thing about storing data on a cloud
> > is that it is a backup in case of disaster. For example, if a fire destroys
> > everything then one can restore the information from the cloud.
> > >
> > > I have thought that having an encrypted hard disk as a cloud, stored at
> > a good friends home, (and visa versa) would be a great way of backing up
> > our data without the multinationals having my data. But how does one
> > achieve this? I'll have to ask a few of my friends who are still in the IT
> > business.
> >
> > If you encrypt the data before you upload it, then I don't think it
> > really matters where you store it -- be that a friends house or some
> > hosting company's cloud storage thing. Or am I missing something?
> >
> > Michael
> >
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