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November 2021 Release Notes

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November 2021 Release Notes

November 30, 2021

Our November 2021 release: bucket sync in beta, a backup summary report, revamped notifications, SRV record support for database hosts, and Linux ARM64.

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 Unlimited Backup Notification Channels

Unlimited Backup Notification Channels

November 19, 2021

Be notified on Slack, Discord, Email, Pushover, or even via webhook for the backups you need. A flexible solution, to bring backup notifications to the right team at the right time.

Remote MySQL Database Backup/Dump

Remote MySQL Database Backup/Dump

November 5, 2021

Explanation of SSH Tunneling, what it is, how to use it, how to connect to mysql via ssh tunnel, and back up and restore MySQL databases using an SSH Tunnel with examples.

Ransomware-Proofing Your Business With Immutable Cloud Backups

Ransomware-Proofing Your Business With Immutable Cloud Backups

November 4, 2021

Your organization is protected against data corruption, accidental deletions, malicious malware attacks, and ransomware with immutable backups and Air-Gap technology. You can rest assured knowing that your data is safe and sound on an air-gapped server in case of any of these unfortunate events.

8 Cloud Storage Providers for 2022

8 Cloud Storage Providers for 2022

November 4, 2021

Eight cloud storage providers compared on price and features for 2022, with how cloud storage works and what to weigh when picking where backups live.

Connect Intercom to Notion like rockstar

Connect Intercom to Notion like rockstar

November 1, 2021

How we built an Intercom app that writes support conversations into a Notion database, why we wanted one place for every request, and the code behind it.

5 Ways to Reduce Your Backup Storage Costs

5 Ways to Reduce Your Backup Storage Costs

October 20, 2021

Some strategies to save and reduce backup storage cost, using incremental backups, cold storage like S3 Glacier, what Amazon S3 Glacier is and how to use it

An Early Look at Cloudflare R2 vs. S3

An Early Look at Cloudflare R2 vs. S3

October 19, 2021

Cloudflare's announcement of R2 storage. What is R2, using R2 vs S3, and how backup storage can be less expensive and more redundant with Cloudflare R2

Announcement 🎉 - SimpleBackups.com is our new domain

Announcement 🎉 - SimpleBackups.com is our new domain

October 13, 2021

SimpleBackups.io is now SimpleBackups.com. Why we moved, and where four years of database, file and snapshot backup work has taken the product since.

Restore MongoDB Atlas Collection using MongoDB Compass

Restore MongoDB Atlas Collection using MongoDB Compass

October 6, 2021

So you already have your backup and decided to restore this on your MongoDB Atlas database? In this article, we will tackle how to restore a MongoDB Atlas Collection using MongoDB Compass.