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Re:ClusterHQ is shutting down by hodgesrm on Thursday December 22, 2016 @05:33PM (#13240995)
Given the topic you are posting on, my question would be what happens if ClearSky goes out of business? Potentially any file system hosted on your storage would just disappear, right? (And the DR capability too, if I am reading your website correctly.)

I don't mean to be negative but I'm having some trouble seeing how the ClearSky feature set justifies assuming what looks like an existential risk to business-critical data on the service. Interested in your thoughts on this.

edit: typo

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Re:ClusterHQ is shutting down by chrissnell on Thursday December 22, 2016 @05:42PM (#13241050)
Exactly. Besides the obvious technical implications of off-site, "cloud-based" storage, what happens if ClearSky can't pay it's hosting bill? Presumably, your many TBs of data (which could take weeks to transfer) would vanish into thin air.
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Re:ClusterHQ is shutting down by colanderman on Thursday December 22, 2016 @07:47PM (#13241875)
This is a valid concern and I am the wrong person to answer it (not being on the business side of things) but I can get you in touch with someone who can.
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