Submitted by nlippincott on 2 January 2012 - 8:03am
I manage several web servers, and a solid backup strategy is absolutely essential. I have been using Amazon S3 (Amazon Web Services, Simple Storage Service) for quite some time, for the purposes of storing backup files for the long-term, and keeping those backup files away from my production systems (essentially "off-site"). One item which I have needed to address since I have been using S3 is the subject of backup retention, or more specifically, automated purging of backup files no longer needed. Well, just sometimes, good things come to those who wait.
