Amazon takes the Online out of Online Backup with S3 Import

Amazon just launched a beta import/export AWS service aimed at getting data into their S3 cloud storage platform. This follows our launch of import/export for fast remote backup and restore in Cucku Backup 2.0 last week.

Amazon has a table showing when you should consider the postal service instead of the Internet. For a T1 connection this is just 100GB, and this is the slowest connection they list. For a typical ADSL line the threshold would be closer to 20GB.

This speed problem is the largest barrier to adoption of online backup for both consumers and businesses. The rate of data growth far outstrips any advances in broadband speed. Some form of out-of-band seeding is the only way to make online backup tolerable for many.

Amazon's service costs $80 per device and $2.49 per hour of data loading. This is before you start racking up S3 storage and transfer fees. The same new feature in Cucku is free - you just need a willing friend, family member or a second PC.

posted by Rob on Friday, May 22, 2009

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