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OAuth 2.0 Support in MSP360 Explorer for Google Storage
As always we are trying to stay on top of the new functionality offered by Google Storage team to offer the most compelling Google Storage client on Windows platform. Continue reading
Data Transfer to AWS: Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration vs Amazon Snowball
While having a timely created backup is essential, the ease and speed of its retrieval is also a major concern. This task often requires special tools, especially when the backup data are stored on a geographically distant server which takes a long time to answer the requests. We are going to describe some Amazon features that would help.
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Moving EC2 Instance to a Different Availability Zone, VPC, Region
Moving Amazon EC2 instance to another Availability Zone, VPC or AWS Region may result in a headache for administrators, who think that it is a must to stop the existing and brand a new instance each time. If it’s a production instance, the interruption disrupts the working process and leads to the significant money/time losses. So, do you really have to migrate all the data manually? Continue reading
How to set custom HTTP headers for Amazon S3 objects with MSP360 Explorer
In MSP360 we are trying to make what works best for our customers and custom HTTP headers are no exception. This is something that was brought up many times. Continue reading
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Azure VM vs Amazon EC2 vs Google CE: Cloud Computing Comparison
If you look for a cloud VM infrastructure, there are 3 biggest cloud systems available: Amazon Elastic Cloud 2, Google Compute Engine and Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines. Since it’s still hard to choose the right one, we are going to explain key differences to make the choice easier.
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AWS CloudWatch: What Is It?
You probably already use the built-in report to monitor instance usage peaks. In the same time, it’s not unusual for developers to be unaware of AWS CloudWatch and its’ ability to collect metrics over major AWS tools, including Amazon EC2 performance and loads, send notifications via Amazon SNS, initiate auto-scaling or other actions in response to different events on schedule-basis and store instance logs.
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How to Use MSP360 Explorer with Amazon S3 Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
AWS Multi-Factor Authentication (AWS MFA) is an additional layer of security that offers enhanced control over your AWS account settings. It is an opt-in account feature that requires a valid six-digit, single-use code from an authentication device in your physical possession in addition to your standard AWS account credentials before access is granted to your AWS account settings. Continue reading
How to Improve Amazon S3 Data Protection Using Cross-Region Replication
By default, Amazon S3 stores multiple copies of your data inside different facilities within one AWS Region. In case of region-level disaster like tornado, flood or earthquake all these facilities will experience outage and despite all precautions your crucial data may be lost. Consequences are catastrophic, especially in case of user-generated content that can’t be easily reproduced.
This article explains how to Configure Cross-Region Replication between buckets in different AWS Regions to achieve region-level data protection. Continue reading
Amazon Cloud Storage: S3 or Cloud Drive?
In this article, we compare Amazon S3 and Amazon Drive (previously Amazon Cloud Drive) — a standalone storage service designed by AWS. Continue reading
How to Switch to Another Edition in MSP360 Backup
As you know MSP360 Backup comes with a single installer in which you can choose an edition that meets your requirements: Desktop, Server, Ultimate and other. Learn more at MSP360 Backup editions.
We always suggest to start with a 15-day trial that allows you to evaluate the product and make a decision as to which edition is your right choice.
This post explains how to switch from one edition to another. Continue reading
Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration in MSP360 Drive
Note: this post applies to MSP360 Drive 2.3 and later.
Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration is a built-in feature of Amazon S3. When enabled, it speeds up data transfer to Amazon S3 bucket to up to 6 times. MSP360 Drive natively supports that feature. Further, we are going to explain how to enable Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration in MSP360 Drive. Continue reading
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