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S3 is region based, not AZ based. So it should be able to tolerate an entire AZ (=DC) being lost. They offer an amazing number of 9s for durability, it is very
by gnur 5y ago
S3 is region based, not AZ based. So it should be able to tolerate an entire AZ (=DC) being lost.
They offer an amazing number of 9s for durability, it is very unlikely that a single fire will cause harm to your data.
- Heliosmaster 5y agoI can't find the article anymore, but a few weeks ago here on HN there was a piece where somebody did a few calculations on how AWS US-East-1 (the most used AWS region in the world) works, and got to the conclusion that all the things that can make that region go BOOM are likely to have major consequences to our civilization. In short: AWS will go down only when you won't care about it anyway
- H8crilA 5y agoYeah, OK. But apart from the reliability question - what's a one stop shop for uploading files to Europe and the US in one go?
- seized 5y agoFor AWS there are options but require setup. It's not exactly one click setup and can be quite complex depending on your skill level. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/replication.html#crr-scenario https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/replic... https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-cross-region-replication-for-amazon-s3/ https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-cross-region-replicatio...