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Andy Klein
Andy Klein is the Principal Cloud Storage Storyteller at Backblaze. He has over 25 years of experience in technology marketing and during that time, he has shared his expertise in cloud storage and computer security at events, symposiums, and panels at RSA, SNIA SDC, MIT, the Federal Trade Commission, and hundreds more. He currently writes and rants about drive stats, Storage Pods, cloud storage, and more.
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Backblaze Hard Drive Stats for 2017
February 1, 2018 // 83 Comments
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Cloud Babble: The Jargon of Cloud Storage
January 18, 2018 // 3 Comments
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What is HAMR and How Does It Enable the High-Capacity Needs of the Future?
December 14, 2017 // 22 Comments
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B2 Cloud Storage Roundup
November 9, 2017 // 15 Comments
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Hard Drive Stats for Q3 2017
October 26, 2017 // 113 Comments
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Yes, Backblaze Just Ordered 100 Petabytes of Hard Drives
October 5, 2017 // 41 Comments
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Getting Video Archives Out of Your Closet
September 8, 2017 // 14 Comments
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Hard Drive Stats for Q2 2017
August 29, 2017 // 103 Comments