A software engineer has warned against trusting cloud data storage services in a painstakingly detailed blog post detailing their own “complete digital annihilation” at the hands of AWS admins. Developer Abdelkader Boudih, pen name Seuros, says they had been a fee-paying AWS subscriber for a decade, with the cloud service becoming a firm part of their workflow. Suffice to say, the developer’s long-standing relationship with AWS has now ended acrimoniously.
No. The ‘whole idea’ of the cloud is that it’s cheaper than self-hosting via your hosted servers you manage in a DC or in-house. That’s been its primary value proposition for the last 15+ years.
Rigorous backups and data safety are secondary concerns that you often pay for as an additional service or add-on feature with your cloud provider.