Comments on: Own Your Data http://www.jarche.com/2007/12/own-your-data/ Life in Perpetual Beta Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:59:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Harold Jarche » Where’s your data? http://www.jarche.com/2007/12/own-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-190202 Harold Jarche » Where’s your data? Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:26:16 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1401#comment-190202 [...] wrote about the importance of owning your data for blogging a while back and last week’s Twitter crash coupled with the demise of an URL [...] [...] wrote about the importance of owning your data for blogging a while back and last week’s Twitter crash coupled with the demise of an URL [...]

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://www.jarche.com/2007/12/own-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-189309 Harold Jarche Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:42:18 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1401#comment-189309 Good advice, Dave. Thanks. Good advice, Dave. Thanks.

]]> By: Dave Ferguson http://www.jarche.com/2007/12/own-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-189308 Dave Ferguson Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:35:48 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1401#comment-189308 My blog's on my own domain; my ISP is Bluehost. Being paranoid about my data, I take two extra steps: (1) WordPress has an option to back up your blog (under Tools / Backup, scroll down to "Scheduled Backup"). I've set mine to email me a daily backup of the database files. (2) Once a month I use a FTP tool to back up all the WP files, which in my case include uploaded images, WP plugins, and any customization I've done to the PHP code (not much, which makes it all the more important to back up, since I'll forget what I did). My blog’s on my own domain; my ISP is Bluehost. Being paranoid about my data, I take two extra steps:

(1) WordPress has an option to back up your blog (under Tools / Backup, scroll down to “Scheduled Backup”). I’ve set mine to email me a daily backup of the database files.

(2) Once a month I use a FTP tool to back up all the WP files, which in my case include uploaded images, WP plugins, and any customization I’ve done to the PHP code (not much, which makes it all the more important to back up, since I’ll forget what I did).

]]> By: Harold Jarche http://www.jarche.com/2007/12/own-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-189030 Harold Jarche Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:41:14 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1401#comment-189030 Ah yes, Daniel, the importance of backups is sometimes forgotten and rises up to bite us at the most inconvenient moment. Ah yes, Daniel, the importance of backups is sometimes forgotten and rises up to bite us at the most inconvenient moment.

]]> By: Daniel Lemire http://www.jarche.com/2007/12/own-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-189016 Daniel Lemire Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:33:38 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1401#comment-189016 Of course, even if you manage your own site, you still have to backup your data! It won't do you much go to have your own mysql server when the server farm burns to the ground. ;-) Of course, even if you manage your own site, you still have to backup your data! It won’t do you much go to have your own mysql server when the server farm burns to the ground.

;-)

]]> By: Harold Jarche » The peerless cloud http://www.jarche.com/2007/12/own-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-185534 Harold Jarche » The peerless cloud Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:44:48 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1401#comment-185534 [...] on their toes. However, if your data are important, you should know where they reside, as I said in Own Your Data. All of this has implications for training and education, especially as more organisations use Web [...] [...] on their toes. However, if your data are important, you should know where they reside, as I said in Own Your Data. All of this has implications for training and education, especially as more organisations use Web [...]

]]> By: Who owns your data? Who should own it? · No Straight Lines http://www.jarche.com/2007/12/own-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-152408 Who owns your data? Who should own it? · No Straight Lines Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:10:22 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1401#comment-152408 [...] from a “physical” standpoint, as he contemplates the closure of Eduspaces, in his post Own Your Data: The impending closure of the Eduspaces service has many people wondering what to do and several [...] [...] from a “physical” standpoint, as he contemplates the closure of Eduspaces, in his post Own Your Data: The impending closure of the Eduspaces service has many people wondering what to do and several [...]

]]> By: Harold http://www.jarche.com/2007/12/own-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-152378 Harold Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:36:00 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1401#comment-152378 Guy, you show that's it's possible to do this for a reasonable price and with a CMS that's pretty easy to set up. In my own case, my blog doesn't cost a lot. Again, this is only necessary if your information is important to you. A free hosted service, like wordpress.com, is fine if owning your data is not critical for you. Guy, you show that’s it’s possible to do this for a reasonable price and with a CMS that’s pretty easy to set up. In my own case, my blog doesn’t cost a lot.

Again, this is only necessary if your information is important to you. A free hosted service, like wordpress.com, is fine if owning your data is not critical for you.

]]> By: Harold http://www.jarche.com/2007/12/own-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-151910 Harold Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:02:37 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1401#comment-151910 Ron, I understand that it's possible to export data from one platform to another, but usually it is not seamless. I'm still cleaning things up from my Drupal-WordPress transfer. There are other issues, such as changes in permalinks that can be a pain for readers too. Ron, I understand that it’s possible to export data from one platform to another, but usually it is not seamless. I’m still cleaning things up from my Drupal-WordPress transfer. There are other issues, such as changes in permalinks that can be a pain for readers too.

]]> By: Guy Boulet http://www.jarche.com/2007/12/own-your-data/comment-page-1/#comment-151898 Guy Boulet Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:01:08 +0000 http://www.jarche.com/?p=1401#comment-151898 Harold, I concur with your arguments. I made the same reflexion when I decided to start my own web site. I wanted a blog but i also wanted the possibility to extend it so I can offer other services in the future. I found some cheap hosting at GoDaddy, rgistered my own domain and used an open source CMS (Joomla!). I have full control over my content, its presentation. Of course, it requires some more work than just using an hosted pre-built platform, but the advantages are well worth the efforts. Harold,

I concur with your arguments. I made the same reflexion when I decided to start my own web site. I wanted a blog but i also wanted the possibility to extend it so I can offer other services in the future. I found some cheap hosting at GoDaddy, rgistered my own domain and used an open source CMS (Joomla!).

I have full control over my content, its presentation. Of course, it requires some more work than just using an hosted pre-built platform, but the advantages are well worth the efforts.

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