Release Date: 10/16/2014 Version: 3.0.1 Earlier this week, Google researchers released information on a newly found bug they dubbed “Poodle.” The Backblaze client was never in danger of the Poodle exploit, as all of the data is first AES encrypted on the client (computer) before being uploaded to a Backblaze data center via HTTPS. This… Continue reading Backblaze Release 3.0.1
Year: 2014
How Do You Do Source Code Control?
If you’ve ever written code for a living, you are familiar with source code control. Even single-person shops can struggle with managing multiple versions of code as well as managing code from different projects. Over the years, source code and revision control systems have been developed to address this task. Some of the more common… Continue reading How Do You Do Source Code Control?
There’s Nothing to See Here—Backblaze 3.0
When Backblaze 1.0 was introduced it was a good product that solved a problem. Over the years, many people have used Backblaze to backup and restore billions of files. As with most software there were always things that could be done to improve the product and over time we added features such as Refer-a-Friend, Safety… Continue reading There’s Nothing to See Here—Backblaze 3.0
Looking for an Accounting Administrator
Thank you for your interest, but this position has been filled. Please check out our jobs page for additional great opportunities at Backblaze. There was a time when Cecilia gleefully did our accounting, counted hard drives, and basically ran our office. As Backblaze has grown, so has her workload and Cecilia is busy, busy, busy.… Continue reading Looking for an Accounting Administrator
Larry: One Truckin’ Data Center Tech
From driving trucks to trucking drives, Larry is our latest addition to the proud line of data center technicians we have at Backblaze! Larry joins us after driving trucks for a living and will be using his quick reflexes and keen eyesight to help swap hard drives and keep the data center smoothly running. Let’s… Continue reading Larry: One Truckin’ Data Center Tech
Unlimited Vacation Time, the Backblaze Way
There’s been a lot of chatter recently about Virgin moving towards an unlimited vacation policy. According to Sir Richard Branson in his recent blog post, he got the idea from an article about Netflix, who hasn’t had a vacation policy for the past several years. Basically, employees are free to take time off as they… Continue reading Unlimited Vacation Time, the Backblaze Way
Scorpion Shows Us Why Access to Backups Is Important
I love the new CBS TV show “Scorpion.” It stars one of my favorite actors, Robert Patrick (who taught me how to run in Terminator 2…fingers straight), and centers around a government task-force of geniuses who use their abilities to stop bad things from happening. The premiere episode centered around backup. As io9 so eloquently… Continue reading Scorpion Shows Us Why Access to Backups Is Important
Hard Drive Reliability Update: September 2014
At Backblaze we now have 34,881 drives and store over 100 petabytes of data. We continually track how our disk drives are doing, which ones are reliable, and which ones need to be replaced.
Backblaze Mobile for iOS 8
Backblaze is pleased to announce that our latest version of Backblaze Mobile for iPhone (version 1.10) fully supports iOS 8. We’ve been working to support iOS 8 throughout its beta period. Typical to beta software, things would change behind the scenes over the course of the beta period. A feature would work one day and… Continue reading Backblaze Mobile for iOS 8
Systems Administrator? We Want You!
Thank you for your interest, but this position has been filled. Please check out our jobs page for additional great opportunities at Backblaze. The Backblaze Operations team continues to grow. We’ve sworn to protect our customers from data loss, and need some help to continue our rapid growth! If you think you have what it… Continue reading Systems Administrator? We Want You!
In-Game Data Center
At Backblaze, we’re always thinking about the future of hard drive storage. A report posted a few days ago on The Verge states that there has been “construction of a hard drive inside of Minecraft that’s said to be capable of storing 1KB of data.” You can even watch a walk-through of the hard drive… Continue reading In-Game Data Center
That Was One UGLY Email
Our customer newsletter email for August was “Major Ugly.” We’re sorry. Let me explain. About once a month, the marketing folks at Backblaze send out a newsletter via email to our customers. These emails are sent conforming to our customer privacy policy and terms of service. Only customers (not trial users) receive the newsletter and… Continue reading That Was One UGLY Email
Backblaze Mobile for Android
It’s arrived! Starting today, you’ll be able to download Backblaze Mobile for Android and have access to all of your backed up data, anywhere you go! This is a companion app to the Backblaze online backup service, and allows users to access, download, experience, and share the data that they have backed up with Backblaze.… Continue reading Backblaze Mobile for Android
Why Now Is the Time for Backblaze to Build a 270TB Storage Pod
Storage Pod 796 went through the standard build process for any Backblaze Storage Pod. Little did it know that destiny was waiting. At the end of the assembly line, instead of 45 Seagate 4TB drives, Pod 796 would receive 45 Western Digital 6TB drives (Model: WD60EFRX). Doing the math, 45 times six is 270, so… Continue reading Why Now Is the Time for Backblaze to Build a 270TB Storage Pod
SEO Serendipity: Our Road Back to HTTPS Leads to Google Love
Yesterday, we switched our entire website and this blog to HTTPS, thus securing every Backblaze web page with encryption between our servers and your browser. Ironically, this is how we started seven years ago, then switched some of the pages to just HTTP (including the home page), and now flipped back. Why did we do… Continue reading SEO Serendipity: Our Road Back to HTTPS Leads to Google Love
Lisa Forgets Her ID, Backblaze to the Rescue!
In May, our Marketing Intern Lisa joined me (her brother) at Backblaze for a month-long internship. Lisa goes to school at McGill University in Montreal, so we don’t get to see each other very often, and what better way to do some sibling bonding than to order her around the office. One of the brother-sister… Continue reading Lisa Forgets Her ID, Backblaze to the Rescue!
Scheduled Maintenance (7/22/2014)
Tomorrow (7/22/2014) from 7-5 p.m. California time, Backblaze will be undergoing scheduled maintenance. During this time, we will be updating a cluster, resulting in more stability and speed for some of our earliest customers. During this maintenance, the following parts of our service will be affected for some of our users: Access to the My… Continue reading Scheduled Maintenance (7/22/2014)
Seeking: Data Protectors
Thank you for your interest, but this position has been filled. Please check out our jobs page for additional great opportunities at Backblaze. The Backblaze Operations team continues to grow. We’ve sworn to protect our customers from data loss, and need some help to continue our rapid growth! If you think you have what it… Continue reading Seeking: Data Protectors