PBS loses 50TB of data; 70 years of TV history after cloud vendor defunct
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/cloud-storage/nine-pbs-loses-access-to-70-years-of-data-after-contracted-cloud-storage-vendor-goes-defunct-public-tv-channel-sues-iron-mountain-data-center-which-hosts-archival-materials-to-ensure-preservation
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CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 32d
Throwing shade at PBS for not adhering to expensive but best practice 3-2-1 rule is Dumb. PBS doesn't have the money to do things right.
I hope they're able to get their data back.
cubism_pitta@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 31d
In most cases customers are relying on their cloud vendor to do all of this and follow best practices.
Without PBS’s contract we don’t know what was promised or stipulated
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 32d
Nine PBS found an extra $30 million to refurb their headquarters this year. They could have afforded a NAS.
ToiletFlushShowerScream@piefed.world · 5 pts · 31d
PBS headquarters is not located in Missouri, where the affected station is.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 31d
Nine PBS is the affected station.
realcaseyrollins@hilariouschaos.com · -3 pts · 31d
You think this issue just fell out of a coconut tree?
PBS had quite a lot of time before the 2024 Trump administration to get this figured out, and they didn't.
NathanDerWeise@feddit.org · 6 pts · 31d
Worth noting that it's just one particular PBS station.
DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 31d
Just over here filling another square in my "We Are Completely Fucked" bingo card.