The good news from our latest annual poll is that more people than ever are backing up their computers. The challenge is to do even better next year.
Year: 2019
Wanted: Head of Publishing
Since 2007, Backblaze has earned our reputation as a leader in data storage. Our products are astonishingly easy to use and affordable. In a market that includes some of the biggest corporations of our time, we have differentiated ourselves by being cleverly unconventional in how we do things. Our success is tied to the principles… Continue reading Wanted: Head of Publishing
When Ransomware Strikes
To better understand innovative ways that you can protect business data, we invite you to attend our Ransomware: Prevention and Survival webinar on
Wanted: Senior Director of Product Marketing
We’re looking for a Product Marketing leader who understands and loves focusing on the customer.
What’s the Diff: Durability vs Availability
What does it mean when a storage vendor quotes a number for data durability or availability? We sort out the differences between the terms and what you should be looking for in reliable cloud storage.
Backblaze Vaults: Zettabyte-Scale Cloud Storage Architecture
Backblaze introduced our Vault architecture in 2015. It’s four years later and Vaults still provide the foundation for Backblaze’s highly durable and cost-efficient cloud storage.
Welcome John — Senior Software Engineer
As the Backblaze team and products continue to expand we found that we needed more engineers to help us keep up with existing systems and build out news ones (and we’re always hiring, by the way). To help us, we hired a veteran from Minneapolis, John, to join our team as a senior software engineer.… Continue reading Welcome John — Senior Software Engineer
Heard Around Backblaze — June 2019
Like any tech company, all of us at Backblaze pay attention to the news and what’s happening in Silicon Valley and other tech communities. If you’re interested in what interests us, then take a look at some of the latest items that have been heard around Backblaze.
Out of Stock: How to Survive the LTO-8 Tape Shortage
It’s been 18 months since LTO-8 was announced and where can you purchase tape? Perhaps it’s time to consider a better storage strategy that won’t leave you high and dry.
Come and Get ‘Em — Storage Pods That Is
We’re giving away a number of Storage Pods that have reached their end of service. You can have one or more, but you must pick them up in person between 10am and 5pm on Friday, June 28.
An Introduction to NAS for Photo & Video Production
The camera might be firmly entrenched at the top of the list of essential equipment for photographers and videographers, but a contender for next on the list has to be network-attached storage.
The Profound Benefits of Cloud Collaboration for Business Users
The news from Apple’s annual WWDC highlights high-end desktop computing, but it’s laptop computers and the cloud that are driving business and creative collaboration.
Wanted: Marketing Associate
“You know what’s worth every. single. penny? @backblaze #lifesaver” Andrei P. (Backblaze customer) Are you interested in joining a veteran marketing team responsible for bringing almost 30 million page views to our website and over three million page views to our blog each year? A team that helps tell the tales behind the 40 billion… Continue reading Wanted: Marketing Associate
These Aren’t Your Ordinary Data Centers
Most of us likely think of data centers as rather predictable places with big buildings full of racks, cables, cooling, and other equipment, but we learned that there are exceptions to this stereotype that literally are out of this world.
What’s the Diff: Sync vs Backup vs Storage
The cloud and the services it provides can cause confusion for users. In this post, we try to untangle the terms and help you understand the difference between sync, backup, and storage, and which service is best for your needs.
No, Thank You!
Handwritten thank you notes might seem a little out of place in our digital age, but it makes our day whenever we receive one.
Backblaze B2 Copy File Beta is Now Public
One of the most requested developer features for B2, copy file, is now in beta and ready for you to try out.
Who We Are & What We Do
We recently celebrated our 12-year anniversary as a company so we thought it’d be a great time to make a video showing who we are and what kind of company we’ve built.