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Re:Canon's cloud platform has lost users' files and can't re... by njharman on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @11:02AM (#24199466)
Replication includes replicating deletes (and overwrites, and subtilier changes). Replication is READ / WRITE.

Backups are WRITE ONCE. They persist if the original is deleted or modified.

Separate infrastructure and geographical distribution are orthogonal.

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