I feel like this is probably a net boon? The 3x stored data free egress means you can test your backup to make sure it works without incurring potentially hundreds of dollars in egress fees to make sure your 3-2-1 last resort backup works correctly.
Plus it avoids the huge potential costs if you actually do need to use that backup of last resort in exchange for a higher monthly fee.
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I feel like this is probably a net boon? The 3x stored data free egress means you can test your backup to make sure it works without incurring potentially hundreds of dollars in egress fees to make sure your 3-2-1 last resort backup works correctly.
Plus it avoids the huge potential costs if you actually do need to use that backup of last resort in exchange for a higher monthly fee.
Depends on your usecase