nikonbrain wrote:
The Apple or mac is running on a 1 terabyte Samsung SSD in bay 1 , files are being written to a 1 terabyte drive in the 3rd bay and backed up on a 3 terabyte external backup plus , in the second bay a SSD is running time machine . The 3 terabyte backup plus is also being shared by the PC when in use , when the PC it is running it is using a 1 terabyte samsung SSD . I will also be installing another SSD in the PC for back up of files . Each of my customers carry 2 terabyte portable drives and all new work of theirs is saved on their drives as they are created . There have been other sites like Atmos online is shutting down , Iron mountain is shutting down in 2 years ,Vaultscape is also closed ,And Cirtas has announced it is leaving the market . I believe Shutterbug also had cloud storage and had to shut it down ....all because of Amazon and other large companies market grab and a few others . As Local Mom and Pop camera stores have closed down I have been buying a lot of photo gear at Amazon and also have a Prime membership . I still buy my Cameras and lenses from Nikonusa . Just lately a close friend told me about a Mom and Pop Camera store about 50 miles south from me in Crystal river , Florida Pasco Camera exchange , I just bought a Nikon 200-500mm F5.6 E VR , and 2 weeks later another friend bought the same lens down there . I just like trying something before buying it... Sorry I got off track..
The Apple or mac is running on a 1 terabyte Samsun... (
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You’re not off track at all. Amazon is busy gobbling up the world. And you’re also correct in that mom and pop cloud companies are going the way of mom and pop camera stores (sadly). There are probably 100-200 cloud providers in the US, but only 4 or 5 I’d recommend - Amazon (who owns as much of the cloud storage market as the next 4-5 providers combined), Microsoft, Google, Apple and IBM.
On the subject of mom and pop photo stores, we are really lucky in Raleigh to have two such stores that are alive and well. Southeastern Camera has a huge selection of both new and used equipment and is staffed by working pros. They pay fair prices for used and charge fair prices as well. How’s that for an off-topic plug for a local store?