Computer question: Online Storage

[digitaldean]

I use Amazon S3 to back up periodically for my freelance work.

What happens when you stop using their service?

What guarantees or safeguards are there that your intellectual property remains yours alone?

I'm obviously a novice. I'm just asking out of curiosity.

I use it as a 3rd level backup in case of worst case scenario (fire in my office destroying my computer plus the CDs/external HDs storing my backups). That way I can still retrieve work and not reinvent the wheel.

If I stop using the service, I don't think I will have to worry stealing my artwork. A lot of larger companies (Johnson & Johnson, etc.) use it for storing their web application programming for online applications. If they are comfortable with it, a penny ante graph. designer like me should sleep OK.

Besides it's DIRT cheap (we're talking about pennies per gigabyte). Only problem I could run into is if TimeWarner throws in bandwidth caps on my RoadRunner service.

[Partial]

We have used it to deploy some small web apps. It's a really nice service. We've been pretty happy with it. I intend to host my app on their someday. It's surprisingly quick for a virtual machine.

[SkinBasket]

I'm going to use it to host my virtual cock. Then when my real one gets cut off by an angry biker, I can still slap all of you in the face with my google hosted virtual beefaroni.

[Partial]

I'm going to use it to host my virtual cock. Then when my real one gets cut off by an angry biker, I can still slap all of you in the face with my google hosted virtual beefaroni.

It's actually Amazon, but sure.

[Little Whiskey]

I'm going to use it to host my virtual cock. Then when my real one gets cut off by an angry biker, I can still slap all of you in the face with my google hosted virtual beefaroni.

It's actually Amazon, but sure.

I didn't think it would get better than Partial throwing out his his Best Buy resume........I stand corrected. Priceless!

[Partial]

I'm not saying best buy people are qualified (I was very good), I'm saying that I HAD customers come in (probably 10) in the year and a half working there that had fried their computers from power outages (brownouts, storms, etc) and most had used a surge protector.

That's not citing anything even remotely close to best buy employee = qualified to answer computer questions.

[GBRulz]

I just use an external drive to back things up. However, I do store my photos online for redundancy.