#s3 Storage

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How to update Object First OOTBI Cluster

Object First OOTBI (Out-of-the-box immutability) is an easy to use backup storage solution designed specifically for Veeam customers and it offers ransome-proof solution by providing immutable storage and above all, it is built on Zero Trust and data security principles. In this article, I will show you the steps on how to update Object First OOTBI Cluster. Please see How to integrate ObjectFirst…

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deleting 2,387 photos off my device and they’re all just screencaps from iwtv 😭

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just putting this out here but someone with editing talents should edit lottie to "The Wind" by PJ Harvey. like if you haven't heard the song before please give it a listen because it 100% lottie! and its made by the same artist who did "Down by the Water"!!!

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rip to jonathan sims but if i were experiencing compulsions related to supernatural documents that i were reading i would simply go to therapy about it

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hd remastering process again

[ID: 1. G1 Screamer in a open palm explantory gesture inside the cool toned machincal internals of another tf alt mode. Seen in the movie open in a video player marked at timestamp 27:46. 2. Same shot clear of video player ui and crop correctly [to 4:3] END]

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I need to change my pfp BUT I DON'T HAVE NETFLIX ON MY PHONEEEEE

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Nice video on

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Multi-Platform Integration: Simplifying Workflows with S3 Storage Solutions

In today’s digital-first world, businesses rely on a variety of tools—CRMs, ERPs, HR software, communication apps, and project management platforms. With so many moving parts, managing data can get chaotic. That’s where S3 Storage Solutions come in. These powerful storage systems are designed to integrate seamlessly across multiple platforms, creating a centralized hub for all your data needs. Whether you're using Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Trello, or Monday.com, S3 Storage Solutions offer the kind of interoperability that keeps your workflow smooth and efficient.

Why Integration Matters

Data silos are productivity killers. When your marketing team works in a CRM, your operations team relies on an ERP, and your developers use a separate project management tool, syncing data becomes a logistical nightmare. Employees waste time toggling between apps, manually transferring data, or worse—working with outdated information.

Multi-platform integration bridges these gaps. It allows all departments to access the same up-to-date information, regardless of the software they use. And at the core of this seamless experience is a robust, centralized storage system—like S3 Storage Solutions—that unifies your data across platforms.

Benefits of Multi-Platform Integration with Storage Systems

1. Centralized Data Access

Instead of storing data in separate tools, a unified storage solution acts as the central source of truth. Every application reads from and writes to the same place, ensuring consistency and accuracy. This not only reduces duplication and errors but also streamlines data governance and compliance efforts.

2. Improved Team Collaboration

When different platforms are connected through a centralized storage backend, teams can collaborate in real-time. For instance, sales teams can pull up client histories from the CRM, while finance checks the same data via the ERP. With S3 Storage Solutions, this collaboration becomes faster and frictionless, helping everyone stay on the same page.

3. Time and Cost Efficiency

Manual data transfers and third-party sync tools not only consume time but also inflate your IT budget. Integrating your systems with a single storage platform eliminates these inefficiencies. You save time, reduce labor costs, and free up your IT staff to focus on innovation rather than maintenance.

Real-World Use Cases

CRM + ERP Integration

Imagine a company using Zoho CRM and NetSuite ERP. Sales reps update customer orders in the CRM, and that data instantly reflects in the ERP for inventory and billing. How? Both tools are connected to a shared storage backend like S3 Storage Solutions, which acts as the common data highway.

Project Management + Communication Tools

Consider integrating project trackers like Asana with communication tools like Slack or Microsoft Teams. When all files, attachments, and logs are saved in a centralized storage solution, users can retrieve or share them instantly without switching tabs or uploading duplicate files.

Security and Scalability: The Hidden Heroes

While integration simplifies your workflow, it also raises concerns about security. The good news? Modern storage platforms are built with multi-layered security, encryption, and role-based access controls. So, even if multiple apps access the same storage, your sensitive information remains protected.

Scalability is another key advantage. As you add more tools to your tech stack, your storage needs will grow. Flexible systems like S3 Storage Solutions are designed to scale effortlessly—whether you're adding one new app or migrating your entire infrastructure.

Conclusion

In a world driven by automation and digital workflows, multi-platform integration is no longer optional—it’s essential. With the right storage platform, you can tie together all your business applications and create a smooth, centralized ecosystem for your Data. S3 Storage Solutions provide the reliability, compatibility, and scalability needed to make this a reality. Say goodbye to data silos and hello to smarter, faster workflows.

FAQs

Q1: What types of software can integrate with S3-compatible storage systems?

A: S3-compatible storage systems can integrate with a wide range of platforms, including CRMs (like HubSpot), ERPs (like SAP), project management tools (like Jira or Basecamp), and data analytics platforms (like Power BI). The flexibility of APIs and SDKs makes integration nearly limitless.

Q2: Is data synchronization automatic across platforms when using a centralized storage solution?

A: Yes, most integrations allow for real-time or scheduled synchronization, depending on your system configuration. Once integrated, data updates in one application are automatically reflected across others using the shared storage backend.

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In today's digital era, businesses and individuals depend heavily on secure, reliable cloud storage. With more scalable platforms having been in vogue, most users are now transferring their data from Dropbox to Amazon S3 to leverage more flexibility and control. If you've been wondering how to transition smoothly to this, you're not alone. Understanding how to employ Amazon S3 to store files and transfer data to Amazon S3 securely is crucial to a seamless experience. Luckily, tools such as Cloudsfer provide an easy transition out of your existing storage and into the cloud behemoth that is Amazon S3.

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How to Configure Object First OOTBI Appliance

Undoubtedly, Object First Out-of-the-Box Immutability (OOTBI) storage ranks among the best storage appliances on the market today, specifically designed for the Veeam Backup solution. The same brilliant minds who developed and founded Veeam are behind the creation of OOTBI. In this article, we shall discuss how to Configure Object First OOTBI Appliance. Please see Set up Veeam Backup for…

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Another such feature is that S3-compatible storage provides multiple storage classes for different types of use. Thus, just as Amazon S3 supports Standard, Infrequent Access, and Glacier classes, most S3-compatible storage accounts also have these classes extended, allowing companies to manage their costs effectively by choosing the right storage class based on how frequently they use their data.

[ailurinae]

ehhhh

Look, are the problems with "the cloud", sure, all kinds. Is a rather vague term, that is often oversold? Sure. But acting like "a couple external hard drives" is in any way equivalent to "the cloud" is just disingenuous. For good and for bad.

With some HDDs you have way better assurances of privacy, no fear of say a price hike, or loss of a job suddenly putting your data at risk.

But you have absolutely nothing like the reliability of cloud storage. Nor the availability. To get even a fraction of the availability you would need to get/build at least some kind of consumer NAS and run/administer it. Some of them are... pretty good, someone who is at least a "power user" can probably deal with them.

At least then any machine on your home network can access the data, and you probably (depending on setup) have some data redundancy. You still need backups though. NAS usually have backup systems built in, and plugging in an external drive to the NAS makes for a nice way to do backups, and not even have to from computer to computer with it. But if you want to access data safely from outside your home network, you need to set up a VPN tunnel to get back to your network. Which can be done, but is another thing to understand, setup and administer (it's not too bad, but for sure not as simple as using Mulvad or NordVPN for "privacy"). (The other way would be to expose some aspect of your NAS to the internet, but you really don't want to do that, unless you are already in the IT security business)

Once you did all that you are quite well off by home user standards. It'd be more than fine to stop there. But you still only have a fraction of the reliability of cloud storage. And again that is fine. But my point is, "a couple external hard drives" is a fine way to get some extra (and portable) storage, but don't pretend it is "your own cloud storage".

I would like to address something that has come up several times since I relaunched my computer recommendation blog two weeks ago. Part of the reason that I started @okay-computer and that I continue to host my computer-buying-guide is that it is part of my job to buy computers every day.

I am extremely conversant with pricing trends and specification norms for computers, because literally I quoted seven different laptops with different specs at different price-points *today* and I will do more of the same on Monday.

Now, I am holding your face in my hands. I am breathing in sync with you. We are communicating. We are on the same page. Listen.

Computer manufacturers don't expect users to store things locally so it is no longer standard to get a terabyte of storage in a regular desktop or laptop. You're lucky if you can find one with a 512gb ssd that doesn't have an obnoxious markup because of it.

If you think that the norm is for computers to come with 1tb of storage as a matter of course, you are seeing things from a narrow perspective that is out of step with most of the hardware out there.

I went from a standard expectation of a 1tb hdd five years ago to expecting to get a computer with a 1tb hdd that we would pull and replace with a 1tb ssd to expecting to get a computer that came with a 256gb ssd that we would pull and replace with a 1tb ssd, to just having the 256gb ssd come standard and and only seeking out more storage if the customer specifically requested it because otherwise they don't want to pay for more storage.

Computer manufacturers consider any storage above 256gb to be a premium feature these days.

Look, here's a search for Lenovo Laptops with 16GB RAM (what I would consider the minimum in today's market) and a Win11 home license (not because I prefer that, but to exclude chromebooks and business machines). Here are the storage options that come up for those specs:

You will see that the majority of the options come with less than a terabyte of storage. You CAN get plenty of options with 1tb, but the point of Okay-Computer is to get computers with reasonable specs in an affordable price range. These days, that mostly means half a terabyte of storage (because I can't bring myself to *recommend* less than that but since most people carry stuff in their personal cloud these days, it's overkill for a lot of people)

All things being equal, 500gb more increases the price of this laptop by $150:

It brings this one up by $130:

This one costs $80 more to go from 256 to 512 and there isn't an option for 1TB.

For the last three decades storage has been getting cheaper and cheaper and cheaper, to the point that storage was basically a negligible cost when HDDs were still the standard. With the change to SSDs that cost increased significantly and, while it has come down, we have not reached the cheap, large storage as-a-standard on laptops stage; this is partially because storage is now SO cheap that people want to entice you into paying a few dollars a month to use huge amounts of THEIR storage instead of carrying everything you own in your laptop.

You will note that 1tb ssds cost you a lot less than the markup to pay for a 1tb ssd instead of a 500gb ssd

In fact it can be LESS EXPENSIVE to get a 1tb ssd than a 500gb ssd.

This is because computer manufacturers are, generally speaking, kind of shitty and do not care about you.

I stridently recommend getting as much storage as you can on your computer. If you can't get the storage you want up front, I recommend upgrading your storage.

But also: in the current market (December 2024), you should not expect to find desktops or laptops in the low-mid range pricing tier with more than 512gb of storage. Sometimes you'll get lucky, but you shouldn't be expecting it - if you need more storage and you need an inexpensive computer, you need to expect to upgrade that component yourself.

So, if you're looking at a computer I linked and saying "32GB of RAM and an i7 processor but only 500GB of storage? What kind of nonsense is that?" Then I would like to present you with one of the computers I had to quote today:

A three thousand dollar macbook with the most recent apple silicon (the m4 released like three weeks ago) and 48 FUCKING GIGABYTES OF RAM with a 512gb ssd.

You can't even upgrade that SSD! That's an apple that drive isn't going fucking anywhere! (don't buy apple, apple is shit)

The norms have shifted! It sucks, but you have to be aware of these kinds of things if you want to pay a decent price for a computer and know what you're getting into.

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Amazon RDS Performance Insights | Monitor and Optimize Database Performance

Amazon RDS Performance Insights is an advanced monitoring tool that helps you analyze and optimize your database workload in Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora. It provides real-time insights into database performance, making it easier to identify bottlenecks and improve efficiency without deep database expertise.  

Key Features of Amazon RDS Performance Insights:  

✅ Automated Performance Monitoring – Continuously collects and visualizes performance data to help you monitor database load.   ✅ SQL Query Analysis – Identifies slow-running queries, so you can optimize them for better database efficiency.   ✅ Database Load Metrics – Displays a simple Database Load (DB Load) graph, showing the active sessions consuming resources.   ✅ Multi-Engine Support – Compatible with MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MariaDB, and Amazon Aurora.   ✅ Retention & Historical Analysis – Stores performance data for up to two years, allowing trend analysis and long-term optimization.   ✅ Integration with AWS Services – Works seamlessly with Amazon CloudWatch, AWS Lambda, and other AWS monitoring tools.  

How Amazon RDS Performance Insights Helps You:  

🔹 Troubleshoot Performance Issues – Quickly diagnose and fix slow queries, high CPU usage, or locked transactions.   🔹 Optimize Database Scaling – Understand workload trends to scale your database efficiently.   🔹 Enhance Application Performance – Ensure your applications run smoothly by reducing database slowdowns.   🔹 Improve Cost Efficiency – Optimize resource utilization to prevent over-provisioning and reduce costs.  

How to Enable Amazon RDS Performance Insights:   1️⃣ Navigate to AWS Management Console.   2️⃣ Select Amazon RDS and choose your database instance.   3️⃣ Click on Modify, then enable Performance Insights under Monitoring.   4️⃣ Choose the retention period (default 7 days, up to 2 years with paid plans).   5️⃣ Save changes and start analyzing real-time database performance!  

Who Should Use Amazon RDS Performance Insights?   🔹 Database Administrators (DBAs) – To manage workload distribution and optimize database queries.   🔹 DevOps Engineers – To ensure smooth database operations for applications running on AWS.   🔹 Developers – To analyze slow queries and improve app performance.   🔹 Cloud Architects – To monitor resource utilization and plan database scaling effectively.  

Amazon RDS Performance Insights simplifies database monitoring, making it easy to detect issues and optimize workloads for peak efficiency. Start leveraging it today to improve the performance and scalability of your AWS database infrastructure! 🚀  

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nngh. I should download gggnk onto my laptop too so I can watch in bed.i don't want to get up but pidge need shows