Build Your Own Cloud( Byoc )

[phoenix]

Build your own cloud with TechRadar( Linux ):

 

 

http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/how-to-create-your-own-cloud-with-linux-1027159?artc_pg=2

 

 

 

 

Build your own cloud with Wired:

 

 

http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/06/pr_networkdrives/

 

 

 

 

Build your own NAS box with Bit-Net:

 

 

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/storage/2010/07/23/how-to-build-a-nas-box/

 

 

 

 

Cannae find the Micro Mart article online but I've got the mag.

[The Boofon]

What's the point in all this cloud business?

 

Am I missing something here or what?

 

I have a 1Gegabyte media playing hard drive stacked full of music, films, TV series and porn.

 

It weighs next to fuck all and I can listen or view anything from it through my telly at home or my laptop while I'm at home or away.

 

What other advantages does having a "cloud" give that I'm not currently getting with a 1Gegabyte media playing hard drive?

[thebladder]

If your drive fails you lose everyhting,

if a drive on the cloud fails they have umpteen backups to restore from.

 

You could mitigate the risk by just buying a second external drive though and copying all your data onto that.

 

Chances of both failing before you replace one is very very slim.

[The Boofon]

If your drive fails you lose everyhting,

if a drive on the cloud fails they have umpteen backups to restore from.

 

You could mitigate the risk by just buying a second external drive though and copying all your data onto that.

 

Chances of both failing before you replace one is very very slim.

 

I back up my drive regularly so I'm happy with how I have it. If cloud is purely a back up system then it seems an awful lot of stuff for what is essentially a Rapidshare account.