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.
Anything as a Service: All the “as a Service” Acronyms You Didn’t Know You Needed
SaaS, RaaS, IaaS: let’s define some of the various “as a service” acronyms.
How We Achieved Upload Speeds Faster Than AWS S3
Backblaze upload speeds are now significantly improved thanks to breakthrough storage cloud innovation. Learn more about how we did it.
Things That Used to Be Science Fiction (and Aren’t Anymore)
As Halloween is the day where we celebrate all things being possible, here’s a roundup of real-world technology inspired by science fiction.
HYCU + Backblaze: Protecting Against Data Loss
Backblaze and HYCU are teaming up to provide a complete backup solution for modern workloads.
Cloud Storage Performance: The Metrics That Matter
Latency, throughput, availability, and durability are the main factors that affect cloud performance. Let’s talk about how.
Load Balancing 2.0: What’s Changed After 7 Years?
Load balancing is, in short, the process of distributing traffic across a network. Read how Backblaze handles over two billion requests per day.
NAS Performance Guide: How To Optimize Your NAS
Network attached storage (NAS) is a great solution for data management, but it’s important to optimize performance. Let’s talk about how.
How to Manage Your Family’s Backups
Backblaze Groups is useful beyond businesses. Here are some ideas about how to use it to get your family backing up.
Overload to Overhaul: How We Upgraded Drive Stats Data
Catch part two of Sr. Software Infrastructure Engineer David Winings’ Drive Stats data journey, where he upgrades data collection and shares his ideas about future improvements.
The True Cost of Ransomware
Cybercriminals’ ransom demands continue to rise, but these are just one part of the overall cost of a ransomware attack. Learn more about what’s driving the true cost of ransomware.
AI 101: Do the Dollars Make Sense?
Next up in AI 101: let’s talk about what it costs to build and use an AI.
The SSD Edition: 2023 Drive Stats Mid-Year Review
Read the SSD Edition: 2023 Drive Stats Mid-Year Review and share your thoughts in the comments.
Big Performance Improvements in Rclone 1.64.0, but Should You Upgrade?
Rclone just released v1.64.0, which includes updated multithreading implementation. See the details of the release, and how it works with Backblaze B2.
A Beginner’s Guide to External Hard Drives
Need a refresher on how to use your external hard drive? We’ve got you covered in this guide.