Moving to the Cloud ≠ Absolute Safety

Why Shared Responsibility Doesn’t Mean Full Protection

Have you ever heard someone say this?

“Don’t worry, our data is already on the cloud. What could possibly go wrong?”

But when something does go wrong, reality hits hard:

  • No one is liable for your lost data.
  • Worse, you might not be able to recover it.

Cloud providers secure the infrastructure, but you are responsible for the safety of your data-its privacy, integrity, and recoverability.

“Shared Responsibility” ≠ Shared Liability

All major cloud providers emphasize what’s called a Shared Responsibility Model.

But shared responsibility doesn’t mean the provider will bail you out.

What it really means:

  • The cloud provider builds and secures the infrastructure.
  • You, the customer, are responsible for: oData protection, oAccess controls, oBackups, oSecurity configurations.

Example: Amazon AWS

“Security and compliance is a shared responsibility between AWS and the customer.”

AWS handles the infrastructure. The customer is responsible for their data, access management, encryption, and backup.

Think of It This Way:

The cloud is like a luxury apartment complex:

  • The developer installs top-tier security systems.
  • But what’s inside your apartment-your jewelry, passports, critical files-is your job to lock and back up.

The building is secure, but no one guarantees your valuables won’t be lost if you don’t protect them.

3 Common Cloud Myths That Risk Everything:
  • “Major cloud providers don’t go down.”
  • “The platform includes backups by default.”
  • “If anything happens, I’ll be compensated.”

Here’s the truth:

  • If you delete a file, the provider might not even notice.
  • Snapshots may not be enabled-or may be overwritten.
  • SLA contracts clearly state: you are responsible for your own backups.
Real-World Wake-Up Calls:

Google Cloud Deletes Pension Fund Account (2024)

Due to a configuration mistake, Google Cloud permanently deleted the retirement fund account for UniSuper.

More than 620,000 users lost access for several days.

Some data was gone for good due to the lack of off-platform backup.

A proper 3-2-1 backup strategy could have prevented the damage.

Don’t Ask: “Is the Cloud Stable?”

Ask Instead:

“If we lose critical data today, how fast can we get it back-without waiting for support?”

What you need isn’t hope.

It’s a resilient data protection strategy.

Aurreum: Your Safety Net Beyond the Cloud

At Aurreum, we don’t just back up your data. We build a comprehensive recovery architecture across your cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.

Our mission is simple:

“Your data must come back. Your business must stay online.”

Aurreum’s 4 Layers of Data Resilience:
  1. Automated Cloud Backup
  • Plug-and-play support for AWS, Azure, GCP, and more
  • Scheduled snapshots for VMs, databases, and object storage
  • Policy-based retention: daily, weekly, monthly versioning
  1. Cross-Cloud Redundancy
  • Replicate data between multiple cloud vendors
  • Restore quickly even if your main cloud account is down
  • Protect against vendor lock-in or regional outages
  1. Local Copies with Isolation
  • Sync cloud data to your own data center or private storage
  • Independent of provider changes or billing issues
  • Optional air-gapped storage to guard against ransomware and deletion
  1. Emergency Failover
  • Switch to a local replica in seconds during cloud outage
  • No tickets, no delays-keep running while the cloud recovers
  • RTO ≤ 10 mins, RPO ≈ 0
Cloud Is Powerful. But It Stops at the Perimeter.

To truly safeguard your business, you need more than just a platform.

You need Aurreum.

  • Reliable backups
  • Independent control
  • Instant recovery
  • Guaranteed continuity

Because when disaster strikes, getting your data back is all that matters.