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#296274 3-Jun-2022 19:36
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I have a lot of files I'd like to temporarily back-up. It currently resides in a data-center, and we're moving to another one.

USB is just going to be a hassle, so I'd prefer a cloud-based solution.

It's about 7 TB. Lots of small files, around 17K.

Almost all writes, with almost no reads.

Since the dumps are going to be pretty intensive, I'd prefer a good connection to Auckland.

The copy needs to be something I can run from a Windows command prompt.

I'm going to assume FTP is slower than something like Azure's AZcopy.

The files are already encrypted and compressed, so not worried about security.

I'd like the file copy to be as "light-weight" as possible; not too taxing on the network.

I'd prefer a pay-as-you-go model.

Any thoughts?

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  #2922464 3-Jun-2022 20:21
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I've flicked you a PM about Vocus DataHub - sounds like it might be just what you're after :)



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  #2922467 3-Jun-2022 20:46
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I'd certainly recommend reviewing your DR plan if you don't have one as it sounds like the data only lives in one place.

We can do veeam cloud connect for you on a monthly basis, love using it for slingshotting between DCs.

7tb is a significant amount of data though, so I do get it.




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  #2922478 3-Jun-2022 21:35
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Do you need to push files there then pull them down later, or is it a backup you probably won't use?

 

If you're probably not going to download them I'd push them to AWS S3 in the Glacier Instant Retrieval class. The AWS CLI will push the data to Sydney quickly, multi-threaded uploaded. It's about US$29 per month storage.

 

If you want to download them I would look at Backblaze B2, which is cheaper to download.




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  #2922508 4-Jun-2022 08:36
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I think I'm just going to Azure blob storage, and AZcopy, because I know it.

According to their on-line calculator, should be about $50/month for 7 TB, and lots of writing.

It's goes to Sydney, but it is a fat pipe.

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  #2922509 4-Jun-2022 08:56
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Microsoft also has the first month "free", with a NZD $300 offer.

Got to get those hooks in!

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  #2922774 4-Jun-2022 18:03
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Wasabi is now in Sydney

 

 

 

https://wasabi.com/

 

 


 
 
 

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  #2923472 7-Jun-2022 11:26
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Have you looked at what your egress costs are likely to be with restoring your data?


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  #2923484 7-Jun-2022 11:44
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I only need it for a month, so the Microsoft NZD $300 credit should do.

The only important thing in setting up to save moneyThe default is "Geo-redundant storage (GRS)" which is LRS plus another copy/copies to a different data center. This is more expensive.

I'm looking at around $50 all told. It doesn't auto-renew, but I should get an email in a month asking if I want to keep it.

Based on experience, I think even after it expires, I have three months to re-enable the subscription, and get it out.

Microsoft recently added SFTP as a feature, among the many, many other features.

It does play nicely with Amazon s3 also, as Microsoft is always looking to steal business.

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