Meet B2 Overdrive: Terabit-Speed Throughput for AI/ML and HPC Workloads

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If you’re wrangling massive datasets for AI, machine learning (ML), high-performance compute (HPC), content delivery networks (CDNs), or analytics, you’re familiar with the trade-off: Pay a premium for the highest speeds, or compromise on performance to keep costs manageable. 

Backblaze B2 Overdrive changes that. You can now move exabyte-scale datasets at up to terabit speeds without the eye-watering price tag. Starting at $15 per terabyte per month, Backblaze B2 Overdrive gives you the power to run data-intensive workloads at peak performance, with unlimited free egress and private networking options that keep things fast, secure, and predictable.

See it in action

Join our upcoming webinar with Pat Patterson, Chief Technical Evangelist and Dave Ngo, Chief Product Officer, to learn more about how B2 Overdrive supercharges your data.

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What makes B2 Overdrive different?

B2 Overdrive offers a specialized cloud object storage solution at a fraction of competitors’ costs. Here’s what you get:

  • Up to 1Tbps throughput: In other words, the kind of speed that lets you move petabytes of data fast without complex architecture. 
  • Unlimited free egress: Move as much data as you want, whenever you want, to wherever you want. Egress is totally free. 
  • Private networking support: Transfer data at maximum speed through secure private networking connections to your infrastructure.

It’s built on the foundation of our always-hot cloud storage infrastructure, with no minimum file size requirements, no deletion fees, and powerful features like Event Notifications so you can build responsive and automated workflows. We’ll be sharing some of the innovations under the hood in the coming months—so, stay tuned to our series on the engineering behind performance. 

Who’s it for?

The simple answer: The status quo isn’t cutting it. Today’s workloads demand both the ability to move massive datasets and predictable economics that don’t penalize success. B2 Overdrive challenges the assumption that mind-bending performance has to come with mind-boggling prices.

We need to store an insane amount of data and, at the same time, download it to different GPU clusters around the world, and for all that to not cost an insane amount of money. That’s why we chose Backblaze.

—Dean Leitersdorf, CEO and Co-Founder, Decart

Ready to go?

Backblaze B2 Overdrive is generally available today for organizations with multi-petabyte storage instances and workloads. 

Want to learn more or see if it’s the right fit for your team? Get in touch with our Sales team—we’d love to talk about how we can help you ditch the trade-offs and go full speed ahead.

About David Ngo

David Ngo joined Backblaze as our chief product officer (CPO) in 2024. Before joining Backblaze, he served as the global chief technology officer (CTO) for Metallic, a division of Commvault, which provides data protection and cyber resilience as a service. David brings to Backblaze a passion for developing scalable methodologies, best-in-class user experiences, and go-to-market strategies based on the latest industry best practices. With more than 25 years of experience in building technologies, product development, and positioning, David is a recognized industry leader in helping companies identify areas of opportunity for innovation and architecting how new technologies are integrated. David earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Rutgers University.