![]() ![]() The storage prices per GB per month are greatly reduced compared with S3, but the cost to retrieve and download are much higher both in terms of time and money. It's a cloud storage similar to S3, but the pricing schedule is much different because unlike S3, Glacier is designed for archiving data that will be very infrequently accessed, which is perfect for me. Amazon Glacier is a specific storage offering by Amazon.It supports all kinds of cloud services though, like Google Drive, B2 BackBlaze, etc. It bridges the networked drive to any cloud service- in my case, it's a bridge that manages the backup between my Drobo 5N and my Amazon Glacier storage. Arq Backup is a client that sits on the computer that has access to the NAS.For the uninitiated (ie., me just a few weeks ago), what this means is: I currently have Arq Backup encrypting and copying all the files on my Drobo 5N to an S3 bucket in the Amazon cloud, and setting the lifecycle policy of that S3 bucket to make it a Glacier bucket. So copies of my files are on my various devices for immediate access, and on the Drobo 5N as a backup. Third offsite backup: Amazon Glacier via Arq Backup And I keep a subset of favorites on my iPhone. I won't be able to look through photos while I'm away from the house is the only drawback, but I usually go through old photos while I'm at home anyway. This helps me feel okay about deleting all photos and videos on my iPhone, especially when it starts to get full. Using FileBrowser, I can browse any file or stream any photo or video on the NAS using any iOS device that I have, as well as save things to the Drobo. Access and save anything on any iOS device.TransferSync is able to then use the FTP protocol to upload the files. ![]() Unlike GoodSync, which communicates with the Drobo via a mapped mounted volume, I had to set up an FTP server on my Drobo for TransferSync to be able to connect. It keeps track of photos and videos that I've already uploaded and only puts the ones that are new. As soon as I walk in the door, my phone also does an automatic transfer of any new photos or videos I've taken to the NAS thanks to a utility called PhotoSync. Transfer all photos from my iPhone to the NAS.just get synced without my having to think about it. Things like tax folders, creative and client work, etc. I use a program called GoodSync which has reliably been copying specified folders to my Drobo 5N at regular time intervals. Sync files from my Mac computer to the NAS on a regular basis.As soon as I enter my home, I can connect to the network and store these files on the Drobo 5N. I have things on many devices around my home and in my mobile devices. First & second copies: on my computer, iPhone, what-have-you ( Check out this calculator I made to figure out what your cost might be) All for a one-time upload cost of about $50 and a per-month cost of $2.40 for 600GB of data. Combined with the low cost of Amazon Glacier whose pricing model and design fit my needs completely (ie., I only need to retrieve my data if my house explodes and I'm still alive), this really provided me with the exact solution I'm looking for. Within a day, I had a better, much more elegant solution that came in the form of Arq Backup. On a whim, I started researching alternatives this holiday and I'm glad I did. Still, at the time it was the only option and I figured I'd get to it eventually when I had time. Also I wasn't able to get the headless agent on the machine and the steps were just a little too inelegant/homegrown/unsupported. I messed around with CrashPlan before, thinking I would take advantage of the unlimited space but I think they stopped offering that. I've been backing up my home data to a Drobo 5N NAS for a few years now, but never felt fully comfortable about the idea that if my home were to burn down, that data would be gone. ![]()
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