Yandex Blames Drone Attacks on Its Datacenters for Data Loss

Russian cloud provider Yandex says drone attacks on its datacenters caused data loss. The company has responded by enabling backups by default for customers. The Register reports that Yandex also hinted that on-premises infrastructure has value as a complement to cloud hosting.

Why it matters: Physical attacks on cloud facilities show that IT teams need backup and recovery plans that are independent of a single provider's data centers.