[tshtf]

Please compare apples to apples. Amazon S3 offers 99.999999999% durability of objects over a given year. S3 also offers a complete API with the ability to setup elaborate ACLs. What is the advertised durability for the Picasa API, and what similar features does it offer?

[eduardoflores]

Absolutely. That's why I'm stating that the purpose is to store a photo library. Amazon or azure storage are too expensive for relatively big, long-term, pretty static data that will be read very sporadically. The problem is that, if you want to have an alternative, going up to S3 or Azure or similar is too expensive. That's why I'm asking if someten knows better.