Scheduled backups to cloud or local servers

Purpose

1.1. Automate scheduled backups of digital film and image assets to cloud or local servers.
1.2. Secure automated offsite and onsite preservation of archival media for compliance and disaster recovery.
1.3. Reduce manual intervention, automate versioning and automate retention of historical copies.
1.4. Support automated workflows for media librarians, reducing risks of loss or corruption.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Automate backups on a recurring schedule (daily/weekly/monthly).
2.2. Automate upon ingestion of new media files.
2.3. Automate when storage utilization reaches threshold.
2.4. Automate triggered by file/folder changes or approvals in the media asset management system.

Platform Variants

3.1. AWS S3
• Function: “PutObject”, “CreateMultipartUpload”, “ListObjectsV2” APIs, automating direct backup of media folders to S3 buckets.

3.2. Azure Blob Storage
• Function: “Put Blob” REST API, automating scheduled uploads to containers.

3.3. Google Cloud Storage
• Function: “Objects: insert”, cloud transfer jobs for automating media file backup.

3.4. Backblaze B2
• Function: “b2_upload_file” API automates remote backup for archival storage.

3.5. Dropbox Business
• Function: “/files/upload”, “/files/save_url” endpoints to automate scheduled asset sync.

3.6. OneDrive for Business
• Feature: “Create upload session” API, automate chunked uploads for large archive files.

3.7. Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage
• Function: S3-compliant “PUT Object” for automating direct backup jobs.

3.8. Box Platform
• Endpoint: “/folders/upload”, automate media archiving to Box folders.

3.9. FTP/SFTP Servers
• Feature: Automate bulk file transfer using “STOR”, “APPE” commands.

3.10. Synology NAS
• Package: “Hyper Backup” automates schedules and retention policies.

3.11. QNAP NAS
• Feature: “Hybrid Backup Sync”, setup automated backup tasks to LTO, cloud, or remote servers.

3.12. IBM Cloud Object Storage
• API: “PUT Object”, automate scheduled uploads from file servers.

3.13. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
• API: “PutObject”, automate archival to cloud-based object containers.

3.14. DigitalOcean Spaces
• Function: S3 “PutObject”, automate backup for digital assets.

3.15. pCloud
• API: “/uploadfile”, automate archival of media archives into pCloud folders.

3.16. Egnyte
• Endpoint: “/fileops/upload”, automate scheduled file transfers.

3.17. Wasabi Direct Connect
• Feature: Automating high-speed bulk movement via direct connect APIs.

3.18. Rsync over SSH
• Command: “rsync -avz –progress”, automate incremental local and remote backup tasks.

3.19. Amazon Glacier
• Function: “UploadArchive” API, automate cold storage of film and photo assets.

3.20. Google Drive (Enterprise)
• API: “Files: create”, automate scheduled and event-driven file uploads.

Benefits

4.1. Automates risk mitigation with redundant, versioned media storage.
4.2. Ensures automated regulatory compliance and digital continuity.
4.3. Reduces staff workload and human error via robust automation of backup workflows.
4.4. Automates rapid recovery and facilitates automated disaster response scenarios.
4.5. Supports scalable, automatable processes for growing digital media archives.