Linux users have a variety of options for handling data backup. The choices range from free and open-source programs to paid commercial tools, and include applications that are purely command-line based (CLI) and others that have a graphical interface (GUI), or both. If you take a look at our Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Integrations page,… Continue reading Backing Up Linux to Backblaze B2 with Duplicity and Restic
Year: 2017
How to Compete with Giants
Perhaps your business is competing in a brand new space free from established competitors. Most of us, though, start companies that compete with existing offerings from large, established companies. Your job is to come up with a better mousetrap — not the first mousetrap. That’s the challenge Backblaze faced. In this post, I’d like to share some of the lessons I learned from that experience.
Backblaze Release 5.1 – RMM Compatibility for Mass Deployments
Introducing Backblaze Computer Backup Release 5.1 This is a relatively minor release in terms of the core Backblaze Computer Backup service functionality, but is a big deal for Backblaze for Business as we’ve updated our Mac and PC clients to be RMM (Remote Monitoring and Management) compatible. What Is New? Updated Mac and PC clients… Continue reading Backblaze Release 5.1 – RMM Compatibility for Mass Deployments
Bringing Clean and Safe Drinking Water to Developing Countries
charity: water sends workers with laptop computers to rural communities in 24 countries around the world that are in need of clean and safe drinking water, so it’s not surprising that computer backup is needed on every computer they have. It’s so essential that Matt Ward, System Administrator for charity: water, says Backblaze for Business is a standard part of employee on-boarding.
Spooky Halloween Video Contest
Think you can create a really spooky Halloween video? We’re giving out $100 Visa gift cards just in time for the holidays. Want a chance to win? You’ll need to make a spooky 30-second Halloween-themed video. We had a lot of fun with this the last time we did it a few years back so… Continue reading Spooky Halloween Video Contest
Yes, Backblaze Just Ordered 100 Petabytes of Hard Drives
Backblaze just ordered 100 petabytes’ worth of hard drives, and yes, we’ll use nearly all of them in Q4. In fact, we’ll begin the process of sourcing the Q1 hard drive order in the next few weeks. What are we doing with all those hard drives? Let’s take a look.
New Backblaze Security Features
Today, we are pleased to announce two new security features for Backblaze. Security is a top priority at Backblaze, and we are fully committed to, and proactively invest in, keeping our users secure. In 2015, we added additional features such as two-factor verification via SMS, which enables customers to use a mobile device to verify… Continue reading New Backblaze Security Features
Backblaze Supports Apple’s macOS High Sierra
Apple has released the latest version of its Macintosh operating system, macOS 10.13 “High Sierra.” It is available as a free download in the Mac App Store. We thought we’d put up a quick post today to let everyone know that the Backblaze Macintosh client has been tested and is compatible with High Sierra. For… Continue reading Backblaze Supports Apple’s macOS High Sierra
Surviving Your First Year
In my previous posts, I talked about coming up with an idea, determining the solution, and getting your first customers. But you’re building a company, not a product. Let’s talk about what the first year should look like.
Backblaze’s Upgrade Guide for macOS High Sierra
Apple introduced macOS 10.13 “High Sierra” at its 2017 Worldwide Developers Conference in June. On Tuesday, we learned we don’t have long to wait — the new OS will be available on September 25. It’s a free upgrade, and millions of Mac users around the world will rush to install it.
Strategies for Backing Up Windows Computers
There’s a little company called Apple making big announcements this week, but about 45% of our readers are on Windows machines, so we thought it would be a good idea to devote a blog post today to Windows users and the options they have for backing up Windows computers. We’ll be talking about the various… Continue reading Strategies for Backing Up Windows Computers
Getting Video Archives Out of Your Closet
Does this sound familiar? You spent almost all day Saturday archiving your latest video project onto two 8TB external hard drives. You need to archive four months’ worth of work from a recently finished video project to external hard drives to make room on your local storage system for the next project. You diligently label… Continue reading Getting Video Archives Out of Your Closet
Cloud Storage Doesn’t Have to Be Convoluted, Complex, or Confusing
Cloud storage is fast becoming the central repository for mission critical information, irreplaceable memories, and in some cases entire corporate and personal histories. Given this responsibility, we believe Cloud Storage vendors have an obligation to be transparent as possible in how they interact with their customers.
Extended Maintenance
(Thursday 09/07/2017 2-6 p.m. Pacific)
As part of our Backblaze maintenance window (regularly Thursday 2-3 p.m. Pacific), we are doing maintenance on some core Backblaze systems and may experience longer downtime affecting Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and Backblaze Computer Backup systems (both Personal Backup and Business Backup). The planned extended maintenance will be from Thursday September 7th, from 2-6 p.m.… Continue reading Extended Maintenance
(Thursday 09/07/2017 2-6 p.m. Pacific)
Choosing a Backup Provider (An Intro to Backblaze)
Hi! We’re Backblaze, a backup and cloud storage company in sunny San Mateo, California. We’ve been in business since 2007, have a great track record, and have been on a mission to make backing up simple, inexpensive, and unobtrusive. This post hopes to serve as an introduction to Backblaze for folks that might not be… Continue reading Choosing a Backup Provider (An Intro to Backblaze)
Hard Drive Stats for Q2 2017
In this update, we’ll review the Q2 2017 and lifetime hard drive failure rates for all our current drive models. We also look at how our drive migration strategy is changing the drives we use and we’ll check in on our enterprise class drives to see how they are doing. Along the way we’ll share our observations and insights and as always we welcome your comments and critiques.
How to Migrate All of Your Data From CrashPlan
With CrashPlan deciding to leave the consumer backup space, CrashPlan for Home customers are now faced with having to migrate their data to a new cloud backup service. Uploading your data from your computer to a new service is onerous enough, but one thing that seems to be getting overlooked is the potential for the… Continue reading How to Migrate All of Your Data From CrashPlan
Wanted: Front End Developer
Want to work at a company that helps customers in over 150 countries around the world protect the memories they hold dear? Do you want to challenge yourself with a business that serves consumers, small to medium-sized businesses, enterprises, and developers? If all that sounds interesting, you might be interested to know that Backblaze is… Continue reading Wanted: Front End Developer