{"id":18282,"date":"2021-11-29T05:47:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T05:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=18282"},"modified":"2021-11-30T00:19:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T00:19:01","slug":"estimating-cloud-storage-costs-for-your-backups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/estimating-cloud-storage-costs-for-your-backups","title":{"rendered":"Estimating cloud storage costs for your backups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BackupAssist<\/a>&nbsp;enables you to store your backups across multiple cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and Wasabi (which can save you ~80% compared to AWS hot storage). Here, we\u2019ll look at important considerations for cloud backup storage, how&nbsp;BackupAssist&nbsp;helps keep overall cloud spending low, and how to estimate cloud storage costs on AWS, Azure, and Wasabi.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TL;DR\u00a0summary\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>When using cloud storage for backups, account for storage and data transfer costs.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Online calculators make estimating storage costs easier&nbsp;<em>if you know what inputs to provide <\/em>(don\u2019t worry, we have you covered!)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Automatic data compression and deduplication with&nbsp;BackupAssist&nbsp;can significantly reduce the size of cloud backups and save costs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>BackupAssist&nbsp;can automatically save backups to multiple cloud storage platforms including Azure, AWS, and Wasabi.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Wasabi hot storage can be 80% cheaper than comparable AWS S3 storage tiers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key points to consider for backups using cloud storage&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we jump into the specifics of how to estimate cloud storage for specific providers, let\u2019s review the fundamentals of cloud backups. When appropriate, we\u2019ll review specific tips for BackupAssist&nbsp;users, but many of these concepts apply to cloud backups in general.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to use hot vs cold storage and different storage tiers&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At a high level,&nbsp;<strong>hot storage is<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>fast and more expensive&nbsp;<\/strong>while&nbsp;<strong>cold storage is slower and cheaper<\/strong>. Of course, there is some nuance here. The cost of read\/write operations and data transfer with cold storage is often higher than with hot storage.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For most standard backup\/recovery cases, we&nbsp;usually&nbsp;recommend&nbsp;cool&nbsp;storage&nbsp;as&nbsp;backups&nbsp;are intended to be stored for long periods, so the storage component of cost is key.&nbsp;Glacier&nbsp;or&nbsp;Archive storage&nbsp;options&nbsp;are even cheaper, but may&nbsp;not be&nbsp;appropriate&nbsp;when deduplication technology is used&nbsp;(like in&nbsp;BackupAssist),&nbsp;nor&nbsp;unless&nbsp;you can afford&nbsp;to have&nbsp;much&nbsp;larger RTOs.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going beyond hot and cold storage, many cloud storage providers offer different tiers with different features and levels of redundancy. For example,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/storage\/common\/storage-account-overview\" target=\"_blank\">Azure Storage<\/a>&nbsp;offers Standard General Purpose Storage Blobs, Premium Block Blobs, and Premium Page Blobs, each with different redundancy settings. Similarly, AWS offers several storage classes including&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/s3\/storage-classes\/intelligent-tiering\/\" target=\"_blank\">S3 Intelligent Tiering<\/a>, which can help you by automatically selecting the most cost-effective tier based on your storage access patterns.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no one-size-fits-all answer, but selecting the right type and tier for your cloud backups can have a big impact on your overall costs and performance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retention policies and minimum storage times&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When using cloud storage, certain use cases call for specific retention times and\/or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/cloud-backups-and-preparing-for-success-in-the-face-of-disaster#cloudimmutability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">data immutability<\/a>. In those cases, you may wish to use a service such as AWS S3 Governance Mode or Compliance Mode,&nbsp;or immutable storage for Azure Blob storage. Using these services can help you ensure you meet your data retention requirements.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minimum storage times are the flip side of the data retention coin. In some cases, even if you quickly delete data on a cloud storage platform, you\u2019ll be billed for a longer period. These minimum storage time policies are usually in the range of 1-3 months. For example,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wasabi-support.zendesk.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360058734492-How-does-Wasabi-s-minimum-storage-duration-policy-work-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wasabi\u2019s minimum storage retention policy<\/a>&nbsp;defaults to 90 days. If you delete a file before the 90 days, you\u2019ll be charged at a Timed Active Storage rate for the days the file was live, and a Timed Deleted Storage rate for the remainder of the 90 days. Other cloud storage providers have similar policies, so keep this in mind when working with cloud storage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Source data size vs cloud storage needed&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When using cloud storage, you need to account for the size of the source data and the incremental data backed up during each backup. As a rule of thumb,&nbsp;<strong>we recommend allocating 150GB for every 100GB of source data<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if you have 1TB of source data, allocate at least 1.5TB of cloud storage. The additional storage allows for an average of 5% change across 20 incremental backups or data revisions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data transfer costs&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Estimating the overall cost of storing your backups isn\u2019t just about calculating space requirements. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techslang.com\/definition\/what-is-ingress-traffic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ingress and egress data<\/a>&nbsp;costs&nbsp;can&nbsp;also&nbsp;rack up&nbsp;quickly. For the most part, estimating data transfer costs for backups is straightforward (more on that to come) because you will know the size and frequency of your backups. The costs of recovery tend to be harder to predict. One of the reasons&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wasabi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wasabi hot storage<\/a>&nbsp;can be such a compelling option for cloud backups is the fact&nbsp;that&nbsp;they do not charge data egress fees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Backup strategies that minimize data&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Your RTO and RPO will drive many of your backup and recovery decisions,&nbsp;and the size of your data will have a major impact on costs. However, there are backup strategies that are conducive to keeping backup costs down.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, a Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) allows you to create backups for long-term archiving while minimizing the amount of storage required. GFS works like this (you can adjust frequency based on your needs):&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Daily \u201cSon\u201d&nbsp;<em>incremental<\/em>&nbsp;backups are taken&nbsp;<\/li><li>Weekly \u201cFather\u201d&nbsp;<em>full backups<\/em>&nbsp;are taken&nbsp;<\/li><li>Monthly \u201cGrandfather\u201d&nbsp;<em>full archived backups&nbsp;<\/em>are taken&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-data-backup-scheme6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-data-backup-scheme6-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-data-backup-scheme6-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-data-backup-scheme6-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-data-backup-scheme6-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-data-backup-scheme6.png 1072w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/3-2-1-backup-plan-needs\">What Your 3-2-1 Backup Plan Needs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reducing cloud backup costs with compression and deduplication&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you get down to the technical details, data is just a bunch of ones and zeros. All else equal, reducing the amount of ones and zeros you need to store reduces your cloud storage costs. Of course, you can\u2019t afford to lose your backup data, otherwise,&nbsp;you wouldn\u2019t be backing it up in the first place! So, how can you reduce the ones and zeros you need to pay for without compromising the integrity of your backups? Data&nbsp;<strong>compression&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>deduplication&nbsp;<\/strong>are two of the most popular methods.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Data compression and deduplication do fundamentally the same thing, they just operate at different levels. They both remove redundant data, but data deduplication deals with redundant data blocks, while compression deals with the data within data blocks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But just how much data can you eliminate with data compression and deduplication? Results will vary depending on your tooling and methods, but the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/backupassist-10-feature-article-data-deduplication\" target=\"_blank\">case study example here<\/a>&nbsp;provides us with a great reference. There we can see that&nbsp;<strong>BackupAssist&nbsp;can reduce the size of select backups by over 70% with its built-in data compression deduplication features.&nbsp;<\/strong>For example, a 1.46TB HyperV host was reduced in size to 425 GB using&nbsp;BackupAssist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-source-a-backup-of-hyper-v-host-pushed-to-cloud.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-source-a-backup-of-hyper-v-host-pushed-to-cloud-1024x748.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-source-a-backup-of-hyper-v-host-pushed-to-cloud-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-source-a-backup-of-hyper-v-host-pushed-to-cloud-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-source-a-backup-of-hyper-v-host-pushed-to-cloud-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-source-a-backup-of-hyper-v-host-pushed-to-cloud.png 1084w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Image source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/backupassist-10-feature-article-data-deduplication\" target=\"_blank\">BackupAssist 10 Feature Article: Data Deduplication<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use Cloud Storage with BackupAssist&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/image-15.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/image-15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/image-15.png 624w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/image-15-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>BackupAssist&nbsp;software supports a variety of cloud storage providers,&nbsp;including:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Amazon S3&nbsp;<\/li><li>Microsoft Azure Blob Storage&nbsp;<\/li><li>S3 Compatible cloud storage&nbsp;<\/li><li>Wasabi Hot storage&nbsp;<\/li><li>BackBlaze&nbsp;B2&nbsp;<\/li><li>WebDAV cloud storage&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\">\n  <table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;border:none;width:100%;background:#DDF1DB;border-radius:5px;\">\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"width:9%;pading:30px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;color:#282561;text-align:left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/note.svg\"><\/td>\n        <td style=\"width:91%;pading:30px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;color:#282561;text-align:left;\">Note: AWS Glacier&nbsp;and Azure Archive are&nbsp;NOT currently supported.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, the process of specifying a cloud storage provider with&nbsp;BackupAssist&nbsp;is as simple as selecting the type of cloud storage, inputting some information on the storage endpoints, and providing credentials. For specific platforms and use cases, our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/support\/en\/backupassist\/backup\/cloud-backup.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cloud Backup support article<\/a>&nbsp;details the steps required for different cloud storage providers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some important considerations to keep in mind when working with&nbsp;BackupAssist&nbsp;and cloud storage:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Initial backups are expensive, incremental backups are cheap.&nbsp;<\/strong>The data transfer costs for your initial backups will be high, but subsequent incremental backups should be significantly cheaper because only the data changed\/added will be sent to the cloud.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Turn off space and life cycle management features on the cloud storage platform.&nbsp;<\/strong>We recommend allowing&nbsp;BackupAssist&nbsp;to manage space for your backup jobs. Using space and lifecycle management from the cloud service provider may conflict with your backup jobs and lead to lost or incomplete data.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>BackupAssist&nbsp;automatically compresses and deduplicates data.&nbsp;<\/strong>To help you keep storage utilization down,&nbsp;BackupAssist&nbsp;automatically performs the compression and deduplication steps we described earlier.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Estimating cloud storage costs for your backups&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve covered what you need to know about cloud storage for your backups, let\u2019s jump into estimating cloud storage costs. Here, we\u2019ll take a look at 3 popular platforms: Azure, AWS S3, and Wasabi. In addition to pointing you to the calculators, we\u2019ll provide estimates based on our expertise to help you generate more accurate cost projections.&nbsp;<strong>As we go, remember that for every 100GB of source data, you should allocate 150GB of cloud storage.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\">\n  <table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;border:none;width:100%;background:#DDF1DB;border-radius:5px;\">\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td style=\"width:9%;pading:30px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;color:#282561;text-align:left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/note.svg\"><\/td>\n        <td style=\"width:91%;pading:30px;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;color:#282561;text-align:left;\">Note: Remember there\u2019s no one-size-fits-all storage configuration! We will make basic configuration and tiering choices for our examples geared towards\u00a0BackupAssist\u00a0users that back up standard server workloads. Feel free to modify them to meet your needs.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Estimating cloud storage for Azure&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Azure Blob Storage is an excellent medium for cloud backups. Here is the process for estimating the cost of Azure Blob Storage backups.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"1\"><li>Browse to the Azure pricing calculator:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/calculator\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Storage Accounts&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Scroll down to the&nbsp;<strong>Storage Accounts&nbsp;<\/strong>section and make the following selections (again, these are our recommendations for most standard server backup use cases, feel free to adjust to meet your needs)&nbsp;<ol><li><strong>Region:&nbsp;<\/strong>Select your preferred region&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Type:&nbsp;<\/strong>Select&nbsp;<strong>Block Blob Storage&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Performance Tier:&nbsp;<\/strong>Select&nbsp;<strong>Standard&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Storage Account Type:<\/strong>&nbsp;Select&nbsp;<strong>General Purpose v2<\/strong>&nbsp;(or later)&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Access Tier:&nbsp;<\/strong>We recommend&nbsp;<strong>Cool&nbsp;<\/strong>for most use cases, but you can select<strong>&nbsp;Hot&nbsp;<\/strong>or&nbsp;<strong>Cool&nbsp;<\/strong>based on your preferences&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Redundancy: LRS&nbsp;<\/strong>is the cheapest and suitable for most cases&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Capacity:&nbsp;<\/strong>Input the storage capacity you\u2019ll need&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Savings Options:&nbsp;<\/strong>Select your preferred approach to paying for storage. Paying in advance can lead to savings if you have predictable storage needs.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-1-1024x518.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-1-1024x518.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-1-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-1-768x388.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-1-1536x777.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-1.png 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\"><li>For every 100GB of data, input the following:&nbsp;<ol><li><strong>Write Operations:&nbsp;<\/strong>30 (x10,000)&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>List and Create Container Operations:&nbsp;<\/strong>0.1 (x10,000)&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Read Operations:&nbsp;<\/strong>10 (x10,000)&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>All Other Operations:&nbsp;<\/strong>10 (x10,000)&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Data Retrieval:&nbsp;<\/strong>1GB\/Month&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Data Write:&nbsp;<\/strong>100\/GB\/Month&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-2-1024x730.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-2-1024x730.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-2-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-2-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-2-1536x1096.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-2.png 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\"><li>Scroll down and view your cloud storage cost estimate&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-3-1024x129.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-3-1024x129.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-3-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-3-768x97.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-3-1536x194.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-azure-3.png 1914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Estimating cloud storage for AWS S3&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>AWS S3 is one of the most popular and reliable cloud storage platforms.&nbsp; Below, we\u2019ll walk through the process of estimating S3 Standard Storage.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Browse to the AWS S3 Calculator:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/calculator.aws\/#\/createCalculator\/S3\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/calculator.aws\/#\/createCalculator\/S3<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Input a&nbsp;<strong>Description&nbsp;<\/strong>for your estimate&nbsp;<\/li><li>Select your desired&nbsp;<strong>Region&nbsp;<\/strong>from the dropdown&nbsp;<\/li><li>In the&nbsp;<strong>Select S3 Storage classes and other features&nbsp;<\/strong>section, select&nbsp;<strong>S3 Standard \u2013 Infrequent Access<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>S3 Standard&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Data Transfer&nbsp;<\/strong>(change as needed for your use case)&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-1-1024x419.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-1-1024x419.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-1-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-1-768x314.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-1-1536x629.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-1-2048x838.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\"><li>In the&nbsp;<strong>S3 Standard&nbsp;<\/strong>section, for every 100GB of data, input:&nbsp;<ol><li>100GB\/Data per month&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>300,000 PUT\/COPY\/POST\/LIST Requests&nbsp;<\/li><li>100,000 GET\/SELECT and Other Requests&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-2-1024x582.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-2-1024x582.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-2-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-2-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-2-1536x873.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-2-2048x1164.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"6\"><li>Scroll down to the&nbsp;<strong>Data Transfer Inbound Data Transfer<\/strong>&nbsp;section and&nbsp;<ol><li>Select a source where your data will come from in the&nbsp;<strong>Data transfer from&nbsp;<\/strong>dropdown&nbsp;<\/li><li>For every 100GB of data, input 100GB\/Month&nbsp;<\/li><li>If needed, click the&nbsp;<strong>Add inbound data transfer&nbsp;<\/strong>button and repeat 6a and 6b until all data sources are configured&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-3-1024x309.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-3-1024x309.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-3-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-3-768x232.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-3-1536x464.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-3-2048x619.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"7\"><li>Scroll down to the&nbsp;<strong>Data Transfer Outbound Data Transfer&nbsp;<\/strong>section and&nbsp;<ol><li>Select a destination where outbound data will be transferred to in the&nbsp;<strong>Data transfer to<\/strong>&nbsp;dropdown&nbsp;<\/li><li>100GB of data storage, input 1 GB\/Month&nbsp;<\/li><li>If needed, click the&nbsp;<strong>Add inbound data transfer&nbsp;<\/strong>button and repeat 6a and 6b until all data sources are configured&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-4-1024x226.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-4-1024x226.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-4-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-4-768x169.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-4-1536x339.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-4-2048x452.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"8\"><li>Scroll to the bottom of the page to view your overall storage and data transfer costs estimate&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-5-1024x292.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-5-1024x292.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-5-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-5-768x219.png 768w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-5-1536x439.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-aws-5-2048x585.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Estimating cloud storage for Wasabi&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wasabi is an S3 Compatible cloud storage platform that&nbsp;<strong>can cost about 80% less than comparable AWS S3 cloud storage.<\/strong>&nbsp;Using Wasabi instead of S3 can often lead to significant savings on backup storage costs. Currently, Wasabi offers $5.99\/TB per month and reserved capacity plans with no data egress charges and no charges for API requests. Follow this process to estimate cloud storage costs on Wasabi:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Browse to:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wasabi.com\/cloud-storage-pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wasabi.com\/cloud-storage-pricing\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li>Set the&nbsp;<strong>Storage Amount&nbsp;<\/strong>slider bar to reflect your storage requirement&nbsp;<\/li><li>Set the&nbsp;<strong>Percentage Downloaded Per Month&nbsp;<\/strong>to your preferred estimate for egress costs (Wasabi does not charge for egress, this number is used to compare with other providers)&nbsp;<\/li><li>Review your estimated cloud storage costs on Wasabi and other cloud storage providers&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-wasabi-pricing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-wasabi-pricing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-wasabi-pricing.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-wasabi-pricing-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/rev-714-wasabi-pricing-768x441.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We also recommend reviewing the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wasabi.com\/cloud-storage-pricing\/pricing-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wasabi pricing FAQs<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final thoughts: Put&nbsp;BackupAssist&nbsp;and cloud storage to the test&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Estimating cloud costs is important, but nothing beats putting solutions to the test. To get started with cloud backups, you&nbsp;can&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/free-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">use BackupAssist&nbsp;for free without limitations for 30 days<\/a>.&nbsp;You can use that time to perform real-world tests and measure backup costs and performance on cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, and Wasabi.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloud storage is a game-changer when it comes to cyber resilience and backup strategies. It simplifies storing offsite backups and abstracts away hardware complexities. However, left unchecked, cloud backup storage costs can get out of control quickly. 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