Nov 08
Not too long ago, Amazon introduced Glacier
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Sep 06
Pogoplug adds Amazon Glacier-based cloud storage, includes gratis devices with $29 and $99 Family plans
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Amazon’s Santa Monica press conference is still a few hours out, but some news has already begun to flow, starting with a fairly minor tidbit from Pogoplug. Beginning today, the company will be offering a new cloud storage solution, powered by Amazon’s Glacier service. Two Family plans are available, including 100GB of storage for $29 or a full terabyte for $99, each billed annually. For a limited time, you’ll also get a free Pogoplug device with either Family plan. Enterprise customers can opt for a Team plan — prices start at $199 per year for five users and five terabytes of storage — but it’s unclear whether or not you’ll score a $50 appliance there. Head over to the source link below to sign up.
Update: We previously stated that the $29 plan included 100MB of storage, however the correct amount is 100GB. This misprint has been corrected.
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Aug 21
Amazon launches Glacier archiving service, a cheap way to put your files on ice
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Amazon’s S3 cloud service has proved a popular proposition, with many large web enterprises happily depending on it (most of the time) to serve up its content. Now, the internet retail giant is offering a similar product, aimed squarely at archives, called Glacier. The idea seems pretty simple, starting from a penny, you can store 1GB of data on the firm’s servers for one month. You’ll only pay for what you store, and there are no upfront costs. Thinking this sounds like a cheap way to host your website? Well, maybe not, as retrieval requests are sent to a queue, and won’t be available to download for a few hours. There’s no limit on the amount of data you can store though, which is not surprising, but each individual archive does have a 40TB limit — so those DNA back-ups are off the menu. Retrieval is priced differently, with 5 percent of your storage (pro rata) downloadable for free, but beyond that you’ll have to pay. The service is available from today, with storage locations in the US, Europe and Japan. Full details of pricing can be found via the source.
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Amazon launches Glacier archiving service, a cheap way to put your files on ice originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Aug 21
Would You Pay Less for Backup Storage You Can’t Immediately Access? [Chatroom]
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So Amazon Glacier is here as super cheap storage for “data that is infrequently accessed and for which retrieval times of several hours are suitable.” But that’s different from a lot of the storage you might have used in the past. More »
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