I also had this image that "cloud is a safe place where you don't lose data"... but it seems that's not necessarily true 💭
Recently, there was a major data center fire in South Korea, and apparently about 858TB of government files and 8 years of work data were burned 😳
How much is 858TB?
Just hearing the number 858TB might not give you a sense of scale, but for example, if regular smartphone photos and videos are about 1GB, this means more than about 850,000 times that amount was lost at once 🌸
This wasn't just paper documents - all the official records and important data were stored in the cloud, but the server equipment was destroyed in the fire.
So cloud isn't safe?
Honestly, I also thought the cloud was "somewhere safe and far away," but actually, that "far away" is managed in physical facilities, so the risk of fires and disasters isn't zero 💡
We don't know the details of how much data backup and redundancy were in place for this incident, but it really highlighted the risk of relying too much on a single data center.
Why is backup important?
Storing data in the cloud is convenient, but we mustn't forget that "no matter how convenient, it's not 100% safe" ✨
For example, in disasters like this, we need measures such as:
- Distributing data storage across different locations
- Taking regular backups
- Keeping important files stored locally as well
It made me think again about how necessary these precautions are 🥺
What about the "normal" in the digital age?
Somehow, I felt that relying too much on convenient cloud services and digital data actually makes "the shock of losing it" much bigger 👀
We also cherish our smartphone photos, but if we don't back them up properly, we might someday cry "Huh? They're gone!" 😆
From news like this, I'm reminded that "it's important to take data security management personally" ❣️
We usually take the cloud for granted, but did you know it actually has risks like this hidden within? ✨
Hatena
Comments
グレース
The problem was insufficient resilience due to dependence on a single data center.
クリス
A 1PB RAID NAS costs less than $100,000 and thousands of companies have implemented them - having two non-RAID units would be better for disaster preparedness.
ジョージ
Relax, it's just that everything burned up in the cloud.
ハンナ
No redundancy? Only one regional data center in South Korea? Backups aren't isolated either? Seriously?
ジョージ
'Cloud' actually means 'someone else's computer.'
リリー
Seems like they didn't follow the 3-2-1 rule.
ロバート
Backups have been fundamental forever, and losing data is clearly a mistake. In South Korea, someone might go to prison.
ノーラン
A) Mistake, there's always a backup method B) Administrator ignorance C) Embezzlement through bribes D) Intentional? Covering up a scandal? One of these probably applies.
サム
Let's stop calling it 'cloud' and call it 'stuff on the ground that burns easily.'
ベン
Next topic: Trump will probably say 'Epstein's files are stored in South Korea so I can't release them.
