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Year: 2025

Stack to Win: A Powerful Solution for Sports Media Production

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Discover how the integrated Stack to Win solution, combining Backblaze B2, Iconik, and Suite Studios, revolutionizes sports media production. This cloud-native tech stack streamlines workflows, manages massive content archives, and unlocks new monetization opportunities for sports organizations.

Published September 4, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage, Media Workflow Tagged B2Cloud, M&E

Cloud Storage Myths Debunked, Part Four: Managing Multiple Clouds Is Too Complicated

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Managing multiple clouds isn’t inherently complex; it’s often the design of major cloud providers that introduces friction and hidden costs.

Published September 2, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage Tagged B2Cloud

The Gold Standard of Cloud Security: Why Our SOC 2 Type 2 Compliance Sets Backblaze Apart

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Understanding SOC 2 Type 2 compliance is crucial for businesses evaluating data protection and operational integrity in cloud service providers. See what we do at Backblaze.

Published August 27, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage Tagged B2Cloud

Cloud Storage Myths Debunked, Part Three: Onboarding Specialized Providers Is Too Hard

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Think onboarding a new cloud storage provider is too hard? Thanks to S3 compatibility, most teams can keep their existing tools, scripts, and workflows intact—making onboarding specialized providers smoother than expected.

Published August 22, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage Tagged B2Cloud

Cloud Storage Myths Debunked, Part Two: Storage Isn’t a Big Enough Problem to Remediate

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Today we debunk the myth that storage is a minor cost in cloud-native projects, revealing how hidden fees, egress charges, and vendor lock-in can inflate expenses.

Published August 19, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage Tagged B2Cloud

The Compliance Arms Race: What GovRAMP Means for SLED, Cloud Vendors, and the Rest of Us

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The public sector’s “compliance arms race” highlights the need for unified cybersecurity standards like GovRAMP. Today we’re talking about how GovRAMP helps SLED buyers secure their data and streamline cloud sourcing—and how Backblaze is, too.

Published August 13, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage, Uncategorized Tagged B2Cloud

The Essential Guide to Disaster Recovery: Building Resilience for Your Enterprise

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Explore essential strategies for enterprise disaster recovery, from infrastructure design and site strategies to backup best practices and incident response. Learn how Backblaze can help you build affordable, scalable, and secure DR plans with immutable backups and transparent pricing.

Published August 7, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage Tagged B2Cloud, Disaster recovery/DRaaS

Backblaze Drive Stats for Q2 2025

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Read the Q2 2025 Drive Stats report to see the latest annualized failure rates, as well as an in-depth look at the 20TB+ drives currently in the Backblaze drive fleet.

Published August 5, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage, Hard Drive Stats Tagged B2Cloud

Cloud Storage Myths Debunked: Hyperscaler Storage Is Good Enough for Cloud-Native Apps

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Enterprises often believe that hyperscaler storage is sufficient for cloud-native apps, then struggle with hidden costs and operational issues. Discover why the open cloud offers a simpler, more cost-effective solution for cloud-native teams.

Published July 31, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage Tagged B2Cloud

Leveling Up Security: New Enterprise Features in Backblaze B2 Platform Update

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Learn more about how Backblaze’s enterprise-grade platform supports organizations with smarter protection, precise access control, and full visibility for their cloud storage environments—by leveraging security features like AI-powered Anomaly Alerts, Bucket Access Logs, the enterprise web console, and more.

Published July 29, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage Tagged B2Cloud

Legal Hold Is Here: Protect Your Business When It Matters Most

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Announcing Legal Hold for Backblaze Computer Backup, which gives administrators the power to preserve every version of a user’s backup with a single click.

Published July 24, 2025
Categorized as Backing Up, Featured, Featured-Backing Up Tagged ConsumerBackup

Architecting Your AI Data Pipeline Using B2 Overdrive

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Cloud infrastructure for AI isn’t just about compute; it’s also about optimizing data storage and retrieval. Learn how Backblaze B2 and B2 Overdrive can reduce costs and increase performance throughout the five key stages of your AI data pipeline.

Published July 22, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage, Hybrid Cloud Tagged AI/ML, B2Cloud

AI & Ransomware: Inside the Exfiltration Playbook

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Exfiltration has become a key tactic in cyber attacks, and cloud misconfigurations contribute to its success in undermining enterprises. Let’s talk about important trends and best practices.

Published July 17, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage, Ransomware Tagged AI/ML, B2Cloud, Ransomware

Let the Games Begin: How Cybersecurity Competitions Build Skills, Careers, and Community

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Manuel Leos Rivas, Backblaze Cloud Security Architect and winner of 2024 SANS Netwars, talks about how cyber security tournaments help identify, foster, and maintain talent in the industry.

Published July 15, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage Tagged B2Cloud

Backblaze Plugs In to Internet2

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Backblaze is now an Internet2 member, furthering the mission of supporting the technical and networking needs of higher ed organizations.

Published July 11, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage, Tech Lab Tagged B2Cloud

AI in the Open Cloud: Optimizing Storage for AI/ML Workloads

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To get the best out of your AI/ML workflows, choose a cloud-based object storage provider that focuses on performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.

Published July 9, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage Tagged AI/ML, B2Cloud

Where and Why Object Storage Excels Throughout the AI Model Lifecycle

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See why object storage, with its scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, is uniquely suited to AI at every stage of the model lifecycle. Learn how Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage offers unique advantages for AI teams looking to innovate quickly, easily, and cost-effectively.

Published July 2, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured-Cloud Storage, Uncategorized Tagged AI/ML, B2Cloud

DR 101: How to Test Your DR Plan

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Any disaster recovery (DR) plan is only as accurate as its last test. Read about how to regularly test your DR plan to help ensure your organization is cyber resilient.

Published June 26, 2025
Categorized as Cloud Storage, Featured, Featured-Cloud Storage Tagged B2Cloud, Disaster recovery/DRaaS

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