The answer to this question depends entirely on the details of the use case. For example, if we're talking about an HTTP server where a small number of files are more popular and are accessed significantly more frequently than most others, you can get a bunch of cheap VPS with low storage/specs but a lot of cheap bandwidth to use as cache servers to significantly reduce the bandwidth usage on your backend.
Ask HN: Suggestions to host 10TB data with a monthly +100TB bandwidth
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#32Hetzner auctions have a 4x 6TB server for €39.70/mo. Throw that in RAID10 and you'll have 12TB usable space with > 300TB bandwidth.
Isn't that enterprise HDD going to be slower for a cloud instance though?
SSDs are definitely not "cost-effective" for 10 TB if that's what you're suggesting.
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#33I would also like to ask everyone about suggestions for deep storage of personal data, media etc. 10TB with no need for access unless in case of emergency data loss. I'm currently using S3 intelligent tiering.
S3 is tough to beat on storage price. Another plus is that the business model is transparent, i.e., you don't need to worry about the pricing being a teaser rate or something.
Of course the downside is that, if you need to download that 10TB, you'll be out $900! If you're worried about recovering specific files only this isn't as big an issue.
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#34Is there a reason people aren’t suggesting some cloud object storage service like S3, GCS or Azure storage?
I once had a Hetzner dedicated server that held about 1 TB of content and did some terabytes of traffic per month (record being 1 TB/24 hours). Hetzner charged me 25€/month for that server and S3 would've been like $90/day at peak traffic.
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#35Had 300tb of traffic on a Hetzner server up and down no problem with much storage
Re: Ask HN: Suggestions to host 10TB data with a monthly +100TB bandwidth
#36I would also like to ask everyone about suggestions for deep storage of personal data, media etc. 10TB with no need for access unless in case of emergency data loss. I'm currently using S3 intelligent tiering.
I do my archiving to S3 Glacier Deep Archive but my data volume is still so low that Amazon doesn't bother charging my card.
How do you achieve deduplication with S3?
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#37I would also like to ask everyone about suggestions for deep storage of personal data, media etc. 10TB with no need for access unless in case of emergency data loss. I'm currently using S3 intelligent tiering.
GSuite Google Workplace business plan is still essentially unlimited, for 10TB anyway.
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#38I would also like to ask everyone about suggestions for deep storage of personal data, media etc. 10TB with no need for access unless in case of emergency data loss. I'm currently using S3 intelligent tiering.
Wasabi is the best option for you. 10TB would be around 60$/month and they offer free egress as much as your storage. So you can download upto 10TB per month.
Re: Ask HN: Suggestions to host 10TB data with a monthly +100TB bandwidth
#39I would also like to ask everyone about suggestions for deep storage of personal data, media etc. 10TB with no need for access unless in case of emergency data loss. I'm currently using S3 intelligent tiering.
Tarsnap.
Re: Ask HN: Suggestions to host 10TB data with a monthly +100TB bandwidth
#40To host it for what? A backup? Downloading to a single client? Millions of globally distributed clients uploading and downloading traffic? Bittorrent?