Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
Summary: If you were one of the 15,000 new Backupify customers who joined the service after Google's Gmail outage you may be seriously second guessing this cloud thing.
If you were one of the 15,000 new Backupify customers who joined the service after Google's Gmail outage last week you may be seriously second guessing this cloud thing.
Google Gmail has returned, but now Backupify is offline due to a system upgrade. In a blog post, Backupify said it didn't lose your data but is working through a systems upgrade.
Related: Gmail's disappearing act: Blame the storage software update
Backupify tried to spin its upgrade as a positive. The service notes that it had 15,000 new sign-ups in two days. Backupify also added that it added new functionality for searching across accounts.
I guess that's good news. Or you could argue that Backupify can't scale.
The company said:
Due to these two major events, our system has a very large backlog of archive jobs queued up, which in turn is slowing down backups for everyone. In order to speed up your backups and accommodate all our new users, we are restructuring our system, which requires us to temporarily take down the backend of Backupify.
It will take "a day or so" to resume backups.
The bottom line here is that you may want to "backupify" your data somewhere else. Look for rivals like Spanning Backup to capitalize.
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RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
One should use the cloud to one's advantage, i.e., use it but treat it as if one has lost one's data permanently.
IT First Commandment
The First Commandment for anyone who handles data for a company or household should be: [i]Thou shalt have copies of all your important data stored locally - even if you use public cloud services[/i]. If that person doesn't do this, he is playing Russian Roulette with his data.
RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
I sleep fine... I trust my bank that it will not lose all my transactions, I trust my stock market broker and I trust Google that it will not lose my emails. 0.02% accounts affected (and later recovered) is a reasonable risk I am willing to take...
Trust is based on needs
RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
Well since bank statements are often wrong, I've been scammed by a card skimmer and emails are often ephemeral, I think I'll backup locally ;-)
RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
Your bank backs up because you [sic] numbers are important to it.
Google backs up your data because they know it is important to you, and your trust in them is important to them. If you don't trust them, they know you go to their competitor for services and they lose a customer.
In the future, cloud computing won't just be an option, it will be a way of life. The options will be Google's cloud, Amazon's cloud, Apple's cloud, Microsoft's cloud, etc...
So, building trust in one's cloud (versus the competitors' clouds) is important to each company involved. If you think otherwise, you're not thinking broadly enough.
RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
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RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
First of all, this was actually just routine maintenance that hit a glitch. We put the site in maintenance mode on a regular basis, like any other major web app. I think you are overplaying the significance here.
Secondly, how can you use Spanning to backup Gmail when they don't support Gmail?
Regards,
Rob May
CEO
Backupify
RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
Agree
Spanning FAQ;
h-t-t-p-s://spanningbackup.com/faq
Q: Does Spanning Backup back up email?
A: No. Google already offers excellent email backup as part of Postini Services. We don't plan on duplicating that functionality unless there's a clear need for something that Google doesn't provide.
RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
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RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
I don't trust the cloud because as everything IT, it is man made and humans make mistakes.
I supplement with the cloud but do not put all my faith on it.
Backupify STILL not working, 15 days later
Well...DUH...
RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
Your point is what?
RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
RE: Backupify capitalizes on Gmail outage, then blows up
There you go.
Trust your data to someone who guarantees uptime, and who guarantees your data.