How Google Backs Up Gmail and Other Massive Data Stores

Google TechTalks · Talk · 1 h 14 min · 2014 · YouTube title: NYC Tech Talk Series: How Google Backs Up the Internet

Why it's here

Cited in backup and data-loss threads as a rare inside look at Google's backup practices, including its use of tape.

What it covers

A Google Tech Talk by Raymond Blum on how Google backs up massive amounts of data such as Gmail and Picasa. It covers scaling challenges, failure types, and approaches that did not work, including tape.