Year: 2012

Backblaze Release 2.0.2

Editor’s note: On March 3, 2022, Backblaze ended the USB flash drive restore option. While we parted ways with USB flash drives, we continue to offer many options for restoring your files—explore ways to recover your data here. Backblaze has made a new release available and all users are scheduled to be automatically upgraded over… Continue reading Backblaze Release 2.0.2

Data Survivability With Ultrabook SSDs: A Dropped Zenbook and Teardown Findings

New Ultrabook Design Decisions Limit Data Recovery Options When my girlfriend recently dropped (and killed) her new Ultrabook, I found out the Solid State Drive (SSD) inside of it was not easily removable like the old hard drives always were. This means a dead laptop = completely lost data if you aren’t fully backed up.… Continue reading Data Survivability With Ultrabook SSDs: A Dropped Zenbook and Teardown Findings

Sing and Win an iPad

Nearly everyone likes to sing. And nearly everyone would like to win an iPad 3 when it becomes available. And we believe nearly everyone should backup their laptop or desktop computer with Backblaze. So we’ve combined all three into one easy contest: the “We Love You Backblaze” contest. One lucky winner will be able win an iPad 3. We’ve… Continue reading Sing and Win an iPad

The DVD Is Dead. USB Flash Drive Restores Are Here.

Editor’s note: On March 3, 2022, Backblaze ended the USB flash drive restore option. While we parted ways with USB flash drives, we continue to offer many options for restoring your files—explore ways to recover your data here. DVDs were a fantastic storage medium, able to store an astounding 4.7GB of data for a few… Continue reading The DVD Is Dead. USB Flash Drive Restores Are Here.

Just in Time: Backblaze Saves New Employee

While I wish that everyone would backup their data, the reality is for many people it takes a specific event to occur. (Unfortunately, that moment for most people is data loss.) For Kirk, that moment was starting to work at Backblaze. In a crazy coincidence, immediately after starting work and signing up with our online… Continue reading Just in Time: Backblaze Saves New Employee

Director of Web Services: Kirk

I’m excited to announce we have hired a Director of Web Services (a position which morphed just slightly from the original title of Sr. Systems Administrator). Below is a short interview with the latest addition to the Backblaze family: Kirk. Where are you originally from? Why did you move here? I was born in Washington… Continue reading Director of Web Services: Kirk

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