While most people buy an online backup service to backup and restore their files, Backblaze provides a little more—our Locate my Computer feature. One customer shared an incredible story about what happened when the police recovered his laptop and in the process discovered $1 million in counterfeit cash. And today we read how Backblaze was… Continue reading Saving More than Files with Backblaze
Year: 2012
Looking for a PR Superstar
Thank you for your interest, but this position has been filled. Please check out our jobs page for additional great opportunities at Backblaze. For the past five years, we have grown our online backup service through word-of-mouth and the kindling that helps fuel it: PR, social media, events, and affiliate marketing. We have worked on… Continue reading Looking for a PR Superstar
Technical Support Engineer: Christopher
Christopher is joining our Customer Support team. He collects body art, brews his own beer, and knows a whole lot about Macs and PCs—a perfect fit. Welcome Chris. Have you always been in the San Francisco Bay area? I was born in Oakland, California, but when I was young I lived abroad as my father… Continue reading Technical Support Engineer: Christopher
Federal Fugitive Freed Because Evidence Takes Too Much Space
Charges against Armando Angulo, a Miami doctor who was pursued by the federal government, have been dropped because the evidence was taking too much space on the DEA servers. Now, to give them their due, the government has more than 400,000 pages of evidence. That must have taken a tremendous amount of resources to assemble.… Continue reading Federal Fugitive Freed Because Evidence Takes Too Much Space
Backblaze Data Center Grows 1000x—Data Center 2.0 Needed; Apply Within
40 petabytes of data takes up a lot of room. Those little ones and zeroes that make up your photos, videos, spreadsheets—your digital life—that we backup online for you are adding up. We started out nearly five years ago with 20 terabytes of data storage. Shortly after that, we signed the deal for our first… Continue reading Backblaze Data Center Grows 1000x—Data Center 2.0 Needed; Apply Within
Backblaze Raises $5 Million: Why We Took Funding after Five Years of Bootstrapping
We started our online backup service five years ago, determined to help people never lose data again. I’m excited to announce that today we have a new partner, TMT Investments, and some extra cash to help us achieve that goal! This is awesome news for our customers who have come to rely on our service… Continue reading Backblaze Raises $5 Million: Why We Took Funding after Five Years of Bootstrapping
Backblaze Release 2.0.7
Backblaze has made a new release available. Below are the enhancements in this release: Release Date: 7/24/12 Version: 2.0.7 Auto-Update: None Windows New Windows Downloader comes with “Unzip It…” button (built-in unzipper) New Russian Preference Pane and installer translations Mac New Russian Preference Pane translations Cosmetic fixes for Mountain Lion (10.8) Fixed: upgrading on Mountain… Continue reading Backblaze Release 2.0.7
Data Center Technician: Dave (and Louie)
Please help welcome our new Data Center Technician, Dave, and his four-legged sidekick Louie. Dave started as a contractor a few months ago and has decided to join the Backblaze online backup Operations team full time to provide our over 300 storage pods the TLC they deserve. Where are you originally from? Just up the… Continue reading Data Center Technician: Dave (and Louie)
Marketing Intern: Natalie
Welcome Natalie, our very first intern here at Backblaze. Natalie brings her youthful enthusiasm to our Marketing department for the summer. Where are you originally from? Born and raised in Fremont, California. Currently going to school at UC Davis, and loving it. Aggie Pride! What are you studying in school? I’m currently an undergraduate pursuing… Continue reading Marketing Intern: Natalie
Technical Support Engineer: Adam
Adam–Backblaze’s own Mac Genius. Like the rest of us, Adam has been a loyal Backblaze customer. After nearly three years of an intense love affair and a shared interest in making your life easier, Adam and Backblaze have officially tied the knot, as he is now on board the Backblaze team. Welcome, Adam! Where are… Continue reading Technical Support Engineer: Adam
IT Infrastructure Manager: Ben
Join us in welcoming Ben to Backblaze. He’s our shiny new IT Infrastructure Manager extraordinaire and part of our “cloud computing superheroes” team. Let’s get to know a little about him. Where are you from? I am a native of the San Francisco Bay Area. What attracted you to Backblaze? Backblaze values and utilizes technology… Continue reading IT Infrastructure Manager: Ben
Backblaze Release 2.0.6
Backblaze has made a new release available. Below are the enhancements in this release: Release Date: 6/04/12 Version: 2.0.6 Auto-Update: All Included “Safety Freeze” feature. Stops all changes to an account if various issues are detected (such as a removed or overwritten Backblaze data directory) to add additional protection for user backups. First time installs… Continue reading Backblaze Release 2.0.6
VIZIO, Backblaze, and Friends…
It’s nice to have friends. You’ve probably heard of VIZIO and maybe some of those other companies in the picture above: Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, and the rest. And there’s Backblaze right in the middle—cool huh? That’s Matt McRae, the CTO of VIZIO, introducing their new PC lineup: All-in-Ones, Notebooks, and Thin + Lights. Matt gave… Continue reading VIZIO, Backblaze, and Friends…
10% Now Back Up Daily, 90% to Go!
Five Years Worth of Data 10% may not seem like a lot, but in the world of online backup it’s a milestone. For the last five years, Backblaze has had the folks at Harris Interactive ask “How often do you backup all the data on your computer?” To our dismay, daily back up of the… Continue reading 10% Now Back Up Daily, 90% to Go!
Heroes Assemble…at Draper University!
Backblaze would like to welcome the Draper University of Heroes to the neighborhood! Last year Tim Draper, the Founder and Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, bought the Benjamin Franklin Hotel in San Mateo with a dream of renovating the building and turning it in to a university for entrepreneurs. The Draper University of Heroes… Continue reading Heroes Assemble…at Draper University!
Netflix, You Flatter Us
Inspired by the Backblaze Storage Pod, Netflix builds their own Flixapod. Okay, it’s not really called that. It’s called the “Open Connect Appliance Hardware.” Netflix designed a 36-hard drive custom chassis filled with the most popular movies and deployed at every data center near their customers. Not only will this this reduce the load on… Continue reading Netflix, You Flatter Us
Backup Awareness Month 2012
June is Backup Awareness Month. To celebrate we’ve gathered up some of our favorite stories to share throughout the month. We’ve also added in a dash of Billy and his cat Felix throughout the month to make it fun. So look for the latest story or Billy adventure by checking out the Backblaze website throughout… Continue reading Backup Awareness Month 2012
Behind Backblaze: Scaling Big Storage
Many of you enjoyed the Behind Backblaze Part 1 video. Here’s Part 2—Behind Backblaze: Scaling Big Storage, which takes a look at our datacenter and the people behind it that make sure your data is safe and secure with Backblaze. For those of you who think this kind of stuff is really cool, Backblaze has… Continue reading Behind Backblaze: Scaling Big Storage