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Snapshots vs Backups Explained, And Why You Need Both in Your Life

Jun 27, 2024

It's a common misconception in the hosting industry that snapshots and backups are interchangeable terms. However, this is not the case: snapshots are NOT equal to backups! While both snapshots and backups serve to protect data, they differ in some key ways that are important to understand.

Snapshots vs Backups Explained, And Why You Need Both in Your Life

1 in 10 Chance of an “Internet Apocalypse” Before 2031

raindog308

Oct 19, 2021

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Scientists at the University of California at Irvine predict that if a rare solar superstorm comes to pass, it could cause a months-long outage for key parts of the Internet. Particularly vulnerable a...

1 in 10 Chance of an “Internet Apocalypse” Before 2031

Fire Destroys OVH’s SBG Datacenter (Strasbourg, France)

raindog308

Mar 10, 2021

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OVH, one of the largest hosting providers in the world, suffered a runaway fire at their SBG datacenter in Strasbourg, France. We have a major incident on SBG2. The fire declared in the building. Fire...