SnapHaven Offers Lifetime Guaranteed Photo Storage
Back in September we wrote an article discussing how difficult it is to keep digital photographs safe for a really, really long time. We mentioned that storing your images with a reliable service like Amazon is probably much safer than trying to archive data yourself, since you’re probably not an expert at doing so.
The problem is, although services like Amazon’s S3 storage service are probably among the safest options you have, the companies behind them don’t guarantee that your data won’t be lost. If your data is lost or damaged, the only thing companies like Amazon lose is their reputation and probably you as a customer.
Swiss Data Group, another data storage company, is offering a photo storage service in which they put their eggs in the same basket as yours: SnapHaven. They guarantee the lifetime storage of your data (99 years), and will return double your money in the case of any data loss or corruption. This might not seem like a good deal, but it’s much more than what Amazon guarantees, and the first photo storage service of its kind. I can’t see how they’d offer more than double money-back, since that might be making a promise they can’t possibly keep.
What’s even more attractive for photographers is the pricing model that SnapHaven offers. Rather than charge a recurring fee for storage and additional fees for data transfer like Amazon and similar cloud services, SnapHaven charges a one time fee of 3¢ per image for lifetime storage.
If you’re looking for a service to safely store your images for an extended period of time, you now have a pretty appealing alternative to Amazon and Rackspace.
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I'll have to look into that, sounds reasonably priced and might force me to pare down some of my images!
Thanks so much Michael for featuring us! I'm Mallory, and I work at Swiss Data Group, the parent company of SnapHaven. We are really excited that people see the value in making sure their photos are around for a lifetime- it's why we created the service, and I hope everyone who tries it finds it easy-to-use and functional.
If anyone has any questions about SnapHaven, I encourage you to tweet us (@snaphaven, original, I know!) or contact us at contact@snaphaven.com. We always welcome feedback, questions, and suggestions- it only helps us get better.
Thanks again!
I'll have to look into that, sounds reasonably priced and might force me to pare down some of my images!
Thanks so much Michael for featuring us! I'm Mallory, and I work at Swiss Data Group, the parent company of SnapHaven. We are really excited that people see the value in making sure their photos are around for a lifetime- it's why we created the service, and I hope everyone who tries it finds it easy-to-use and functional.
If anyone has any questions about SnapHaven, I encourage you to tweet us (@snaphaven, original, I know!) or contact us at contact@snaphaven.com. We always welcome feedback, questions, and suggestions- it only helps us get better.
Thanks again!
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