2023 - Backblaze Blog | Cloud Storage & Cloud Backup

Bookblaze: The Second Annual Backblaze Book Guide

Enjoy a diverse list of book recommendations from Backblaze authors.

The Backblaze Team Recommends: Tech That Saves the Day

We polled the Backblaze Team for the tech they can’t live without.

NAS Life Expectancy: How to Extend NAS Longevity

Network attached storage (NAS) is a increasingly popular way to add to your personal or enterprise tech stack, partially because they’re a durable and long-lasting solution. Here are some ways you can extend the life of your NAS.

Backblaze Network Stats

Welcome to Network Stats, where Backblaze reports on network engineering systems and shares some stats.

How to Run AI/ML Workloads on CoreWeave + Backblaze

At Backblaze’s 2023 Tech Day, CoreWeave and Chief Technical Evangelist Pat Patterson discussed how the two platforms interact. Read the article to see the details.

Storage Tech of the Future: Ceramics, DNA, and More

Data drives that last 5,000 years and other tales: read about how cutting edge storage tech is going from science fiction to science fact.

10 Holiday Security Tips for Your Business

Cyberattacks surge during the holiday season. Here are 10 tips to protect your business from ransomware attacks.

How to Download Your Google Drive and Back Up Your Files

If you use Google Drive, or any other cloud sync service, it’s important to also back up those files to a second source. Read on to learn more about how to download and back up your data from Google Drive.

Digging Deeper Into Object Lock

Object Lock can be a powerful tool to protect your data. Let’s look more closely about how and when to use it.

What Is Hybrid Cloud?

Learn more about the hybrid cloud and how to choose a cloud storage provider for a hybrid cloud strategy.

Holiday Gift Guide 2023

Still looking for holiday gifts? Here are our favorite choices this year (so far).

Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023

Read the quarterly and lifetime failure rates for Backblaze hard drives.

AI 101: Training vs. Inference

When you’re building an artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) algorithm, training and inference are two distinct phases. Read more to understand the differences between the two.