As we continue to grow, so does our Support team! The latest addition is Tony, who’ll be joining us as a junior tech support technician. He’ll be helping folks make sure their backups are up and running as expected! Let’s get to know Tony a bit better, shall we? What is your Backblaze title? Junior… Continue reading Tony Joins the Support Squad
Year: 2016
Bulletproof Backups for Any Budget
Peace of mind comes from knowing your data is backed up. But how do you know your backup is safe? Step one is to have a strategy. Step two is to have storage that can stand up to abuse. Step three is to make sure the data is safely off-site. Combining a battle-ready hard drive… Continue reading Bulletproof Backups for Any Budget
Hey, Mac and iOS Users: Make Sure to Back Up Before You Upgrade!
Editor’s note: This article was originally published over the summer as a guideline for those dabbling with Apple’s public betas. It’s been updated to reflect the upcoming release of the new Mac and iOS versions. New versions of Apple’s operating systems are coming to your iPhone and Mac later this month! iOS 10 will be… Continue reading Hey, Mac and iOS Users: Make Sure to Back Up Before You Upgrade!
Can You Predict When Backblaze Will Hit 20 Billion Files Restored?
Calling all psychics, mystics, soothsayers, and fortune tellers (or just those who are really good at analyzing trends); can you predict when Backblaze will restore its 20 billionth file? Last March, we announced that 10 billion files had been restored. We’re quickly approaching the next big milestone: 20 billion! It took us seven years to… Continue reading Can You Predict When Backblaze Will Hit 20 Billion Files Restored?
Intern Brian Evolves Into Full-time Brian
After a stint with us last summer as an intern, Brian has joined us now as a full-time engineer. Brian is the first intern we’ve hired for a full time position and we’re glad he’s decided to jump on board and join in on the fun. He’ll be working with a lot of the engineers… Continue reading Intern Brian Evolves Into Full-time Brian
iOS 9.3.5 Fixes Malware Exploit: Install It, but Back Up First!
This week, Apple posted an important update to iOS 9. Version 9.3.5 is ready for download from Apple’s servers. Experts advise you to upgrade right away, since it closes a malware security vulnerability. It’s good advice, even if the risk is small to most of us. Make sure to back up your iPhone or iPad… Continue reading iOS 9.3.5 Fixes Malware Exploit: Install It, but Back Up First!
Learn More About Backblaze Release 4.2.0, Including What’s New
Introducing release 4.2 for Backblaze Personal Backup and Backblaze Business Backup clients. This is a relatively minor release, but there are a few visual changes to the client, so we wanted to give it a new release number. What’s New Inherit Backup State: We changed the terminology for this feature in our previous release, but… Continue reading Learn More About Backblaze Release 4.2.0, Including What’s New
Backing Up for Non-profits
A lot of us dedicate our time and effort to causes we believe in. If you’re responsible for the data used by your non-profit, here are some guidelines to think about. Develop a backup plan of your own by answering these questions. Backing up copies of crucial organizational information like financial and bank statements, donation… Continue reading Backing Up for Non-profits
What’s the Diff: Megabits and Megabytes
What is the difference between a megabit and a megabyte? The answer is obvious to computer people—it’s “a factor of eight,” since there are eight bits in a single byte. But there’s a lot more to the answer, too, involving how data moves, is stored, and the history of computing. What Are Megabits? “Megabit” is… Continue reading What’s the Diff: Megabits and Megabytes
Seagate Introduces a 60TB SSD—Is a 3.6PB Storage Pod Next?
Seagate just introduced a 60TB SSD. Wow. As Backblaze scurries about upgrading from 2TB to 8TB hard drives in our Storage Pods, we just have to stop for the moment and consider what a 3.6PB Storage Pod would look like and how much it would cost. Let’s dive in to the details… What We Know… Continue reading Seagate Introduces a 60TB SSD—Is a 3.6PB Storage Pod Next?
Terry Joins Backblaze as an Account Executive
Backblaze continues to grow and our latest offering, Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is off to a running start. We needed an account executive to help bring integrators, partners, and businesses in to the Backblaze B2 fold. That’s where Terry came in! Let’s learn a bit more about her, shall we? What is your Backblaze title?… Continue reading Terry Joins Backblaze as an Account Executive
Back(Up) to School: A Personal Story
It will soon be that time of year again for many of you—back to school time. As a student, myself, who’s interning at Backblaze over the summer, I know the hassle of back to school shopping. There are many things a student needs for the coming year of classes: an abundance of pencils, a reliable… Continue reading Back(Up) to School: A Personal Story
Hard Drive Stats for Q2 2016
Q2 2016 saw Backblaze introduce 8TB drives into our drive mix, kick off a pod-to-vault migration of over 6.5 Petabytes of data, cross over 250 Petabytes of data stored, and deploy another 7,290 drives into the data center for a total of 68,813 spinning hard drives under management. With all the ins-and-outs let’s take a look at how our hard drives fared in Q2 2016.
VP of Marketing, Ahin Thomas
A couple months ago, we opened a role for a VP of Marketing, which I said at the time was “both exhilarating and frightening.” Frightening because I “played the role since the inception of the company, it would be our first non-founder executive hire, I really want to make sure that we hire that magical… Continue reading VP of Marketing, Ahin Thomas
The Future of Cloud Storage
With over 250 petabytes of data under management, Backblaze has grown to be one of the largest clouds around. But with over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data being created daily, it seems we’ll need to keep on growing to keep up. With all that data in mind, the infographic below is full of facts, figures,… Continue reading The Future of Cloud Storage
Looking for: Systems Administrator
Thank you for your interest, but this position has been filled. Please check out our jobs page for additional great opportunities at Backblaze. Are you a sys admin who is looking for a challenging and fast-paced working environment Want to a join our rapidly expanding team and help Backblaze grow to new heights? Are you… Continue reading Looking for: Systems Administrator
QA Mastermind Needed!
Thank you for your interest, but this position has been filled. Please check out our jobs page for additional great opportunities at Backblaze. Backblaze’s expansion continues and we’re in need of a QA mastermind to help us make sure our GUIs are prim and proper! If you’re wanting to join a fast-paced team and help… Continue reading QA Mastermind Needed!
Welcome JC—Our New Office Admin!
As the Backblaze office grows, we need someone to herd all of our cats (Well, in our case, dogs). That responsibility used to fall to a bunch of people who were all really, really busy with their own workload. Now, that person is JC! And she’s doing an awesome job—we even have a new refrigerator… Continue reading Welcome JC—Our New Office Admin!