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Uh, yeah? A common rule in IT is 3-2-1 backups.

3 copies

2 different devices or medias

1 offsite

If your data isn't that important, then don't.

https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/publications/dat...




A) Cloud backup solutions already abstract away replicating multiple copies for redundancy.

Unless Google/Dropbox/Amazon/Microsoft go out of business, you are not likely to lose data from your backup via act of god (aka data center fire)

B) The simple interface of web solutions is still ultimately that if you want redundancy, just pick 2 (or 3) different providers. Myself - I use Google Drive for backup of my most core files, and Backblaze for the whole shabang.


Right, so you have as part of your backup solution "another backup solution"


My point is backup that's not Offsite is not backup at all.




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