Do cloud storage providers backup your files?
Video Transcript:
"Welcome back. Today we're going to talk about cloud storage: OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.
"Most of these providers do not back up your data. A lot of people think 'I'm using a cloud server to store my data - so everything should be backed up, right?'
"Well, it's great that it's redundant, so you can access it from anywhere and if one of their servers goes offline your data's not actually offline - but what if you get a virus that gets on your machine and connects to your OneDrive or Google Drive or Dropbox and encrypts all your files?
"What are you gonna do?
"They're not a backup provider. They're a place where people like to store backup copies of their data, but it's not innately backed up.
"So you need to think about: what are you storing there, and can you afford to lose it if you get a virus that can attack that drive.
"Most of them will give you 30 days of changes or retention, so you could potentially go back 30 days, but sometimes that's not enough.
"Depending on what data you're storing, it's probably worth exploring a backup solution that you're using on your corporate network, for your other devices, to also backup your cloud subscription products.
"Check it out. Talk to your IT. Talk to you next week."
