2021 - Page 4 of 6 - Backblaze Blog | Cloud Storage & Cloud Backup

Chia Analysis: To Farm, or Not to Farm?

Should Backblaze farm Chia? In this blog post, we take a deep dive into the pros and cons of Chia farming.

Announcing Backblaze Computer Backup 8.0

Read this post to learn more about the latest version of Backblaze Computer Backup 8.0, with major performance improvements and an updated look.

The Next Backblaze Storage Pod

A lot has changed in storage server manufacturing since we announced Storage Pod 6.0—this post lays out what we’ve learned in recent years and how it will affect the next Storage Pod.

How to Build a Multi-cloud Tech Stack for Streaming Media

Read this post to learn how one video streaming service employed a multi-cloud, vendor-neutral approach to achieve greater reliability and redundancy.

A Cloud Storage Experiment to Level Up Chia Farming

Read about the challenge of farming Chia plots using cloud storage, and how a Backblaze team experimented with B2 Cloud Storage to provide for this use case.

The State of Backups: Who’s Most at Risk

Read the results from our latest Backup Awareness Poll and learn what you can do to make sure that no one ever loses their data again.

Backblaze Terraform Provider Changes the Game for Avisi

Read about how this software development company uses the Backblaze Terraform provider in their infrastructure as code efforts.

Object Lock Roadmap: Veeam Immutability and Data Protection for All

Learn more about how we built our Object Lock functionality for Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage.

Spring Forward: The B2 Cloud Storage Platform Spring Release Is Here

Read this post to learn more about the B2 Cloud Storage Platform Spring Release, including information on new features and upgrades.

Ransomware Takeaways: 2021 to Date

Read this post for the latest in ransomware news and takeaways for your business.

Privacy Update: Third-party Tracking

Read this post for a privacy update regarding third-party tracking code on our website.

How One MSP Protects Customers From Ransomware

Learn how Continuity Centers ensures their customers can quickly recover from ransomware attacks by using Backblaze Object Lock and Veeam.

Backblaze Drive Stats for Q1 2021

Read the reliability statistics for the 170,000+ hard drives in our first quarterly report of 2021, with stats on SSDs, too.

IT Made Easier: Mass Deployment Update and Jamf Partnership

Learn more about improvements to our Mass Deployment tools and why we’ve joined Jamf’s Solution Partner Program.

How to Migrate From Block to Object Storage: Solving SaaS What-Ifs

Read about how we approached the challenge of enabling cloud to cloud migration from block storage to object storage and helped a climate-tech company move their data into Backblaze B2.