The journey to SOC 2 certification taught us a lot of things about how to successfully undergo the audit process. Read on to see what we learned.
Year: 2023
Open Sourcing the IPO
Read the second installment in Backblaze CEO Gleb Budman’s series on open sourcing the IPO process.
Shooting for the Clouds: How One Photo Storage Service Moved Beyond Physical Devices
Monument offers secure, simple, AI-driven photo storage. When the world started shifting to cloud storage, they added Backblaze B2.
Backblaze Drive Stats for 2022
Check out the 2022 year-end Drive Stats data, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Extended Maintenance Window for US West Data Center
On Wednesday, February 1, at 8:00 a.m. PT (4:00 p.m. UTC), we’ll be performing planned maintenance on a data center in our U.S. West data region. During the window, we do not anticipate any service impacts outside of what customers typically experience during our standard scheduled maintenance. Read more details here.
Backblaze vs. Dropbox: Backing Up Our Backup Claims
We hear Dropbox has expanded its offerings to include a backup. Here’s a comparison between our products so you can choose the best service for your needs.
Simplify Data Protection with Backblaze and Commvault
Take advantage of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage and Commvault to protect, store, and use data in the simplest, most robust workflow possible.
Build a Cloud Storage App in 30 Minutes
Announcing our Developer Quick-Start Guide, your intro to using Backblaze B2 with Python, Java, and CLI. Read on to learn more.
Ransomware Takeaways Q4 2022
Here’s your round-up of the most recent trends in ransomware attacks as of Q4 2022.
How to Serve Data From a Private Bucket with a Cloudflare Worker
Backblaze partners with CDN providers to offer free egress between our services. Here’s how—and why—you’d use a Cloudflare Worker to prevent direct downloads of content from your Backblaze B2 Bucket.
How to Download and Back Up Your Mastodon Account
Mastodon is a new social media platform quickly gaining popularity. If you’re using Mastodon, here’s how to back up your account data.
Stable Diffusion and Backblaze: Create a Masterpiece from a Bucket of Your Own Images
Stable Diffusion: a new tool that introduces a lot of questions about how we work—and a lot of opportunities as well. In this post, we’ll talk about how to generate AI image content from your personal photo archive in Backblaze B2.
What’s the Diff: Image-Based Backup vs. File-Based Backup
When creating an effective backup strategy, it’s important to consider how to store your data in the cloud. Understanding the difference between image-based and file-based backups can give you some insight into how to best protect and restore your data.
A Guide to Clouds: Object, File, and Block
While people are quick to recommend the “cloud” for any business scenario involving data, you need to know which cloud is right for your scenario. Let’s start with the difference between object, file, and block storage.