We didn’t use an LLM to write this, but we did figure out how to build one on Backblaze B2.
Year: 2024
Backblaze Drive Stats for Q2 2024
Read the Q2 2024 Drive Stats Report, with the latest on annualized failure rates and a look into measuring drive consistency over time.
Proper Address: IPv4 vs. IPv6
Any time you want to send and receive data, be it on the internet or in real life, you have to have an address. Since 1980, the internet protocol (IP) that governs such things has been IPv4, and it’s now switching to IPv6. Why?
Automate Your Data Workflows with Backblaze B2 Event Notifications
Announcing Backblaze Event Notifications, designed to give businesses the freedom to build automated workloads across the different best-of-breed cloud platforms. Available today in private preview.
How to Future-Proof Your Archives: File Formats That Stand the Test of Time
Digital archives have some interesting challenges, not least of which is making sure our future counterparts can open the files we’ve saved. Read on to get some tips and tools to future-proof your archive.
What Do Teachers, Parents, and Students Have in Common? The Need to Back Up
Whether you’re an educator or a student, data loss can be devastating in an educational environment. Here are all the benefits of backing up, and how to talk to your community and admins about how and why to back up your data.
Welcoming Chief Revenue Officer Jason Wakeam to Backblaze
Jason Wakeam joins Backblaze as chief revenue officer. Welcome, Jason.
Why We Use Native Code in Backblaze Computer Backup
You may have seen us talk about implementing our Computer Backup client in native code. But, what does that mean and why did we choose this method?
Guide to How to Wipe a Mac or Macbook Clean
Read this guide to learn effective and safe methods to wipe your Mac hard drive or SSD.
Container Orchestration: Managing Applications at Scale
As containers have become an increasingly popular application deployment tool, managing container environments, aka container orchestration, has become an increasingly important task.
How to Back Up Your QNAP NAS to the Cloud
Learn about the benefits of backing up your QNAP NAS to the cloud and some examples of what you can achieve by pairing your NAS with cloud storage.
Fireworks vs. The Cloud: Which Is Louder?
Fireworks and the cloud—both are loud enough to cause hearing damage. But, which is louder?
AI 101: Why RAG Is All the RAGe
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). What is it, and why is it such a big deal for generative AI?
Getting Rid of Your PC? Here’s How to Wipe a Windows SSD or Hard Drive
Read this post to learn how to securely erase your PC drive.
The Complete Guide to Ransomware Recovery and Prevention
Ransomware is a threat to businesses of all sizes and types. Read this post for an update on how to recover from an attack, and best practices for prevention.
Multi-Cloud Architecture Guide
Read this post to learn how to implement a multi-cloud strategy in your IT infrastructure and the benefits it offers.
2024 State of the Backup: Survey Says Security Incidents and Data Loss on the Rise
June is Backup Awareness Month. See the results of Backblaze’s yearly Harris Poll on the state of backups in business and consumer audiences.
Backblaze Live Read: The Game Changer for Live Media Cloud Workflows
Backblaze B2 Live Read is now in private preview. Read on to see how Live Read gives media production teams the ability to access, edit, and transform media while it is being uploaded to cloud storage.