Use the Cloud; Just Don’t Rely on the Cloud

☝️ Online services, aka "the cloud", are often treated as if they are invincible. They're not. They represent a single point of failure that could cost you your data.

☝️ Don't rely on the cloud
Cloud services, while convenient, are a single point of failure. Relying on them alone can lead to data loss if your account is compromised, misconfigured, or the service provider experiences issues. The solution is simple: back up your data separately to avoid losing it permanently.

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Chapters
0:00 Don’t Rely on the Cloud
0:25 You’re using it, whether you realize it or not
1:00 The cloud is someone else’s computer
1:40 It’s only in one place
2:55 If it’s in only one place, it’s not backed up.
3:20 The most common way to lose everything in the cloud
4:40 A frustrating way to lose things in the cloud
6:50 A rare way to lose things in the cloud
8:00 Cloud services have backups, but…
8:40 Back up

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