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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Call me paranoid but I'd rather have my important data kept where I know it is, and the backups and who has access to it. Storing un-encrypted personal data in the cloud is IMHO madness. If you can't get net access then your data is as good as lost anyway.
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agreed. once you involve any third party, you introduce another point of failure, be it in terms of storage, security or any other factor. Obviously, it goes without saying that important backups should be held offsite - but I'm always dubious about 'cloud' storage, QED this article. cross-site backups within your own establishment imo, is a much safer option. you have much more control over your data, storage and links (to a point). trusting someone else with your most valuable asset (and a lot of companies will consider their data MOST valuable - without it, there simply is no business) in this day and age is just crazy.