TechCrunch on Cucku

Jason Kincaid at TechCrunch writes:

Here's how it works: Each user pairs off with a friend, who becomes their "backup buddy". Every time you modify a file on your drive, it gets uploaded and saved to the allotted backup portion of your friend's drive. Likewise, whenever your backup buddy modifies one of their files, it gets saved to your hard drive. Everything is encrypted, so you shouldn't have to worry about prying eyes.

CEO Rob Ellison says that Cucku solves some of the problems associated with cloud-based remote backup solutions like Mozy and Carbonite by keeping all of your files nearby. Instead of having to wait a few days for your files to arrive on a DVD, you can just call up your friend and get access immediately.

Jason is concerned about the amount of hard drive space that a partner would need to give up. It's a concern for some people, although PC Pitstop data shows that as hard drives grow free space is outstripping used space across the board. Given that Cucku is free you could buy an extra hard drive for your backup partner and still come out ahead compared to paying for online backup month after month. He also talks about the speed of Internet backup in general, I discussed this yesterday.

Read Jason's post: Pair Up! Cucku Lets You Swap Data With A Backup Buddy.

posted by Rob on Tuesday, July 29, 2008

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