Read more about Backblaze’s rate limiting policy for Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage.
Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2024
Read the latest annualized failure rates for the Backblaze drive fleet.
Solving the AI Training Data Challenge with Decart AI and Backblaze
How Decart launched a video-generating AI model using Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage.
Quoth the Drive Stats, Nevermore: An Elegy for Our Seagate 4TB Drives
R.I.P. from the Backblaze drive fleet, Seagate 4TB. Let’s look back upon their journey.
Backblaze Partners with Opti9 and Adds Canadian Data Region
Backblaze and Opti9 are partnering up to bring Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage to joint customers around the world as well as businesses in Canada who are required to keep their data within national borders.
SaaS and the Shared Responsibility Model: A Guide to Protecting Your Data
The shared responsibility model: When you’re storing data on a SaaS platform, what data are you responsible for protecting, and what’s the platform in charge of ? Let’s talk about it.
AI 101: Classification vs. Predictive vs. Generative AI
Predictive, classification, and generative AI models all have their own strengths. Let’s talk about the differences and how they’re being used.
Introducing Scalable Application Keys for Enhanced Security and Performance
Scalable Application Keys, the latest feature for B2 Cloud Storage, allows you to generate secure application keys at 150x the current rate and increasing performance where you need it.
Is AI Right for Your Business? 4 Questions to Ask
AI is a useful tool for businesses, but it also presents challenges. Here are four questions to help you understand when you have an AI-worthy business problem.
The Fine Print: How Minimum Data Retention Fees Affect Cloud Costs
Minimum retention fees, minimum storage duration fees, and delete fees all essentially mean the same thing: You’re getting charged for data after you’ve deleted it. Here’s how they can impact your cloud storage bill.
Backblaze B2 Event Notifications Now Generally Available
Backblaze B2 Event Notifications is now generally available. Read on to see how to use this powerful feature to streamline your workflows.
The Cloud Storage Playbook: 4 Best Practices for Sports Teams
As sports teams evolve, cloud storage media workflows are becoming increasingly necessary.
Is Your Data Really Safe? How to Test Your Backups
Regular backup testing is an essential tool to make sure that data is properly backed up, your team is ready when there’s a crisis, and key features like immutability are properly configured.
Mastering Mac MDM: Best Practices for Managing Your macOS Fleet
Mac-powered enterprises are becoming increasingly common, especially when security is a concern. As a result, so are Mac-native mobile device management (MDM) tools. Let’s talk about some best practices for IT admins.
Announcing Support for IPv6
If you’re rocking IPv6 or it’s on your roadmap, Backblaze is now phasing in IPv6 support for the S3 compatible API.
How to Zip Files with the Python S3fs Library + Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage
A customer question inspires adventures in the Python S3fs library to build an application for creating .zip files from Backblaze B2.
Backblaze Open Sources Boardwalk Workflow Engine for Ansible
Read about how to orchestrate Ansible to help automate rolling maintenance jobs like kernel and OS upgrades across your production environment.
What Is Cyber Insurance?
As the cost of ransomware attacks has gone up across the board, industry experts have seen increasing demand for cyber insurance. Let’s talk about what you need to know to decide if cyber insurance is right for your business.