| Subject: | Re: Site backup in the "cloud"? |
| Posted by: | andrew (andr…@mytrashmail.com) |
| Date: | Thu, 28 Oct 2010 |
Ignoramus15569 wrote:
> I have a certain kids website that has appx. 110,000 pageviews per day
> and it has become a quite valuable source of income and pride for me and
> whatnot.
>
> It currently runs happily on one server, that I own.
is it provider's server or you do collocation?
>If the server
> dies, I could run it at home, but there is not enough bandwidth.
any server may die any moment, especially hard drives...
> I am thinking about backup solutions. One way to go is to buy an
> expensive server (read $3-5k), host it at the ISP (read $120+ in power
> and rack charges), etc.
> Another option is to rent a cloud server at Amazon or wherever, set it
> up and essentially mothball it, maybe wake up once a week for system
> updates, etc. If I never need it, I will pay nominal charges. If I do
> need it, I would just activate it.
does it mean you have only static pages on your site? Is there database
behind?
> Has anyone considered doing that sort of thing -- having backup in the
> cloud -- and what are your experiences?
I guess, any time 1 server dies and you you need to switch to your
backup solution - there will be some time of downtime.
it looks like you want to know how to provide uninterrupted service. am
I right?
Site backup in the "cloud"? posted by Ignoramus15569 on Wed, 27 Oct 2010