![]() The missing piece since I got the Synology has been a completely silent cloud archive. I like that DropBox is automatic, the Synology can backup to another external automatically, so I only have to think about rotating drives off-site every month, or at least a few times a year. If you have to think about it, it is likely to be forgotten. More importantly a good backup strategy "Just Works" and Doesn't Require Much Thought. 1 off-site backup - If the house burns down, how will you get your memories back?.2 different formats - Example: Dropbox+DVDs or Hard Drive+Memory Stick or CD+Crash Plan, or more.3 copies of anything you care about - Two isn't enough if it's important.You can see how my strategy has changed since my 2007 Backup Strategy, but not much.Īny good backup strategy follows the Backup Rule of Three. There are also non-cloud-based backup strategies if you don't have persistent fast internet. Sure, these guys might use S3 underneath, but as a consumer (or pro-sumer) I don't need to know or see that. S3 is great, but it's not an awesome cloud backup experience like some of the more consumer focused backup systems like CrashPlan* or BackBlaze. The Synology does support Amazon S3 as a remote backup location, but I find the opacity of my digital blobs in Amazon's S3 buckets systems frustrating. However, the lack of a good integrated cloud storage setup has been a frustration. I have four 2TB drives in my Synology giving me approximately 5TB of redundant space. I've even lost a whole drive and just repaired it by pulling it out and replacing it. I can add a drive of any size and get more storage, I can install add-in packages for more functionality, and most importantly, everything has multiple copies. The Synology gives me virtually all the features I had when I was in love with the Windows Home Server. ![]() NOTE: This article has been upgraded for Synology systems that are running DSM 5.0!Īt home I use a Synology 1511+ NAS (Network Attached Storage) server for all my family's digital things.
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