/r/datahoarder will be devastated. Actually, they are devastated [0]. Where are they going to put all of their Linux ISOs?
In all seriousness, this move is another example of why I don't trust cloud storage. I use cloud storage, both GDrive and OneDrive, but never for mission-critical data, and especially never as a complete replacement for a good old JBOD in the basement.
Building Servers doesn't have to be difficult or complex [1].
From that reddit thread there's a link to this guy [0], storing on Amazon Drive 1 PB of what the poster referred to as webcam recordings, which I think (from skimming the thread) is a euphemism for porn. As one commenter pointed out "this guy upload $40,000 of hard drives".
I find myself fairly sympathetic with companies removing their unlimited policies, when this kind of thing goes on. I doubt that in practice it will effect more than a tiny number of people.
In all seriousness, this move is another example of why I don't trust cloud storage. I use cloud storage, both GDrive and OneDrive, but never for mission-critical data, and especially never as a complete replacement for a good old JBOD in the basement.
Building Servers doesn't have to be difficult or complex [1].
[0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/6fydbz/looks_l...
[1]: https://blog.codinghorror.com/building-servers-for-fun-and-p...