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  1. <p><em>Matt- It's more of a fleet management problem these days.</em><br> <em> </em><br> Good problem to have, Matt! :)<br> Ideally, having one for each occasion would be nice... ? Maybe one day :)<br> David- I wasnt aware they were getting recalled, i'll have to look into that more.<br> <em> </em><br> <em> </em></p>
  2. <p>That's true about having real time data stored to RAID. That is why it's imperative to have a data management plan. Having daily, weekly, and/or monthly backups ensure recovery at any level of corruption. Daily backups ensure the "oops I deleted a file" can be restored and weekly if you discover that "oops" later or discover a virus.<br> RAID works best at handling data over multiple disks and maybe not so much as "THE" backup strategy. Granted it is a storage solution.<br> RAID (depending on the level) mitigates a failed drive, or as Eric brought up, failing sectors. It distributes or mirrors sectors to alternate sectors spanning multiple disks.<br> Ray as you stated, if a virus were to propagate through a RAID'd storage array, the cleanup would be lengthy at best and a total loss at worst.<br> My point is this, backups should be implemented to negate a total catastrophe. If you're running RAID, taking a weekly backup of the data on the RAID disks should be backed up off site. Be it cloud or another drive.<br> Also, to save drive space and if your backup software can handle it, implementing snapshots can greatly decrease the size of data being retained. Although, snapshots work best on VM's.</p>
  3. <p>-Ray- So it's essentially RAID 1 or mirroring the drives with SyncBack acting as a raid controller? I also have a SSD as a boot drive and a 1TB data storage drive that I store my videos on. It's very stable but takes a few minutes to point everything in the right direction. </p>
  4. <p>-Jos- I like the 3-2-1 idea, but it may not scale very well.</p> <p>-Eric- Pulling out the big guns with the 5 bay NAS!! Very nice, I assume that's RAID? What level RAID?<br> I'm not familiar with Syncback software, I'll have to research that. Does it offer deduplication of data?<br> <br> -<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=831118">Bela</a>- Does that not add up in trees? Printing off.. LOL also trying to pick at the digital photographers too :) Play nice! ;)<br> -<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=640949">Jochen</a>- I understand that. In many areas, cloud storage is managed differently with different incurred costs... :( Not the best idea for the future. Being organized is best practive though. That way when it becomes necessary it is almost second nature with no real adjustment in how you handle operations. <br> -Ian- I hope you have a good handle on that 9TB!! That's a ton of data!!! <br> -Ray- That's #2 for syncback being recommended... Must be worth looking into! </p> <p>Looks like a majority consensus is expand when needed. This seems to be best practice as you grow out! Awesome, thanks for all the responses! This was a great first post experience! <br> <br> </p> <p> </p>
  5. <p>With the rise of digital photography at its peek, and picture resolution becoming so great, the file sizes are growing exponentially!<br> My question to you will be:<br> How do you aggregate, maintain and secure your photo albums? </p> <p>Do you implement a designated external data storage solution or do you post it to the cloud and hope for the best?</p> <p>My answer would be to do both, and here's why. <br> With the cost per byte decreasing rapidly, it's common to find 1TB drives at or under $50. This makes storing your files and photos locally as easy as a plugable device. There are many brands, most are reliable, some are prone to failure. Combine you data storage solution with cloud storage like and you have data redundancy.<br> What are your thoughts?</p> <p> </p>
  6. <p>With the latest arrival and launches of top brands in the aerial photography arenas, there are many choices when it comes to choosing your next piece of gear.<br> You have DJI releasing 3 heavy hitters in rapid succession: DJI Inspire, Phantom, and Mavic Pro!<br> Also, GoPro came out with their attempt to break into the marketplace with the fold-able Karma.<br> Bringing up the tail is the Parrot Bebop 2 that is customizable with extended-range controller and seven sensors.<br> The Parrot, i'll be honest, is probably not the choice I would go with, so we'll mark that on out.<br> The DJI Inspire offers great accommodation for many types of optical equipment, but comes with a hefty price tag. It also requires proper training and dedicated photographer to operate the gimble professionally. The size and weight of the unit also comes into play if you plan on tacking excursions of the beaten path. It is a magnificent piece of technology though, incorporating many user friendly add-ons and flight stabilization software. <br> The Phantom 4 is a bit bulky and cannot fold down. Requiring the removal of the blades to decrease the size. It also has the suit f flight stabilization features and a 4k ready attached gimble. The GoPro Karma and DJI's Mavic Pro however do fold down and weighing in around 1 pound!! <br> <br> So with this all being said, how in the world do you pick just one? <br> <br> </p>
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