Backups you can actually restore
Practical pipelines, honest comparisons, and a cost calculator. Everything here is written to be run, not skimmed.
What do your database backups really cost?
Model dump size, change rate, and retention against S3, restic on B2, and Backup Data. Add engineering time to see the number that actually lands on your budget.
Back up model checkpoints before your spot instance disappears
GPU hours are money. A checkpoint backup pipeline for training runs, encrypted, deduplicated, off the box, with a restore drill that proves you can resume.
Backup Data vs AWS Backup: which fits your stack?
An honest comparison of Backup Data and AWS Backup: portability, encryption models, pricing, restore verification, and when each one is the right call.
Backup Data vs Backblaze B2: a backup system or a cheap bucket?
Backblaze B2 is the best-value object storage there is. But a bucket is not a backup system. An honest comparison of where each fits for database and application backups.
Backup Data vs restic: managed service or self-run tool?
restic and Backup Data agree on how backups should work: dedupe, snapshots, client-side encryption. The real difference is who runs the system. An honest comparison.
Docker volume backups you can actually restore
docker commit doesn't save your volumes, and copying /var/lib/docker while a database is running gives you a corrupt file. Build a Docker volume backup pipeline with verified restores.
DynamoDB backups you can actually restore
PITR and on-demand backups live in the account you're protecting against. Build a DynamoDB backup pipeline with off-provider copies, table schema captured, and verified restores.
MongoDB backups you can actually restore
Most mongodump cron jobs have never been test-restored. Build a MongoDB backup pipeline with consistent archives, verified restores, encryption, and retention, in about 10 minutes.
MySQL backups you can actually restore
Most mysqldump cron jobs have never been test-restored. Build a MySQL/MariaDB backup pipeline with consistent dumps, verified restores, encryption, and retention, in about 10 minutes.
Postgres backups you can actually restore
Most pg_dump cron jobs have never been test-restored. Build a Postgres backup pipeline with verified restores, encryption, and retention, in about 10 minutes.
S3 versioning is not a backup: how to actually back up a bucket
Versioning, replication, and lifecycle rules all live inside the account that gets compromised. Build a real off-provider S3 backup with verified restores, in about 10 minutes.