vendor-dependence

Discussions on WindowsForum.com about vendor-dependence focus on the risks of relying on a single cloud provider for data storage and backup. Users highlight incidents like locked OneDrive accounts and AWS errors that temporarily threatened years of work, emphasizing the need for a multi-provider, immutable backup strategy. The recurring theme is that cloud services should complement, not replace, local or diverse backups to avoid data loss from account suspensions or provider-side failures. Practical advice includes diversifying across vendors and using immutable copies to ensure data remains accessible regardless of provider issues.