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AWS accused of a ‘digital execution’ after it deleted 10 years of users' data without warning (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 1 week ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/tech@programming.dev

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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.

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[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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.