Back in June 2008, Backblaze launched our first Backup Awareness Survey. Beginning with that survey and each year since, we’ve asked the folks at The Harris Poll to conduct our annual survey. For the last 11 years now, they’ve asked the simple question, “How often do you backup all the data on your computer?” Let’s see what they’ve found.
How Security Mindfulness Can Help Prevent Data Disasters
Malware, ransomware, and other exploits are finding their way into business and government offices, often with the unwitting assistance of people who work there. These exploits could be prevented if workers maintained “security mindfulness” in their dealings with people and computer systems.
Welcome Jyotsna — Senior QA Engineer
As the Backblaze engineering staff continues to grow, we’re also increasing the number of QA engineers to make sure all of our services are in tip-top shape! The latest addition to our QA team is Jyotsna! Lets learn a bit more about her shall we? What is your Backblaze Title? Senior QA Engineer. Where are… Continue reading Welcome Jyotsna — Senior QA Engineer
An Inside Look at Data Center Storage Integration: A Complex, Iterative, and Sustained Process
Updating firmware is an important element of drive fleet management that many data center operators struggle with. In today’s guest post, Seagate Senior Director Jason Feist describes how important firmware updates are for optimizing the customer experience and improving both drive operation and data center reliability.
Welcome Summer Intern: Kelly
The Backblaze client team is always hard at work making sure that the backup processes are running smoothly. This summer they are getting a helping hand from Kelly, who’s joining our client engineering team as a summer intern! Learn a bit more about Kelly below. What is your Backblaze Title? Engineering intern, client-side. Where are… Continue reading Welcome Summer Intern: Kelly
Advanced Cloud Backup Solutions
Some organizations and users have advanced needs for cloud backup and archiving. By combining general purpose object cloud storage, such as Backblaze B2, with off-the-shelf and custom integrations, a wide range of solutions can be created.
Welcome Summer Intern: Colin
Our engineering team has a lot on their plates and a lot of projects they want to start working on! What better way to kick-start some of those projects than with summer interns? This year our server-side engineer is Colin! Learn a bit more about Colin below! What is your Backblaze title? Engineering intern, server-side.… Continue reading Welcome Summer Intern: Colin
Welcome Summer Intern: Angie
We have a lot of tasks that accumulate throughout the year and every summer we’re excited to have interns come onboard and help us work through some of our backlog. This summer the Marketing Department has the pleasure of working with Angie, who’s helping us dig through data and also making some graphics for us… Continue reading Welcome Summer Intern: Angie
Backing Up GitHub to Backblaze B2
If you’re using GitHub, you want to make sure that your hard work is safe. What happens if a repository or gist is lost? Here’s a quick solution to keep a copy of your code secure in the cloud.
Hiring a Director of Sales
Backblaze is hiring a Director of Sales. This is a critical role for Backblaze as we continue to grow the team. We need a strong leader who has experience in scaling a sales team and who has an excellent track record for exceeding goals by selling Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions. In addition, this… Continue reading Hiring a Director of Sales
Welcome Jack — Data Center Tech
As we shoot way past 500 petabytes of data stored, we need a lot of helping hands in the data center to keep those hard drives spinning! We’ve been hiring quite a lot, and our latest addition is Jack. Lets learn a bit more about him, shall we? What is your Backblaze Title? Data Center… Continue reading Welcome Jack — Data Center Tech
Replacing macOS Server with Synology NAS
Apple recently announced that it is deprecating many of the services in macOS Server, which requires organizations to search for a suitable replacement. For some, the solution is a device that not only can take over all required server functions, but also bridges the traditional office and growing cloud IT environments.
The Practical Effects of GDPR at Backblaze
GDPR day, May 25, 2018, is nearly here. On that day, will your inbox explode with update notices, opt-in agreements, and offers from lawyers searching for GDPR violators? Perhaps all the companies on earth that are not GDPR ready will just dissolve into dust. More likely, there will be some changes, but business as usual… Continue reading The Practical Effects of GDPR at Backblaze
How To Back Up Your Flickr Library
Flickr users have been told that they need to agree to the new owner, SmugMug’s terms of service by May 25, 2018, or download their photos and close their accounts. Whether or not you decide to continue with Flickr under new ownership, here’s how to download all your photos from Flickr and keep them safely backed up.
Infrastructure Systems Administrator — Tim
Backblaze continues to grow in size and in data stored. As we keep amassing more data, we need infrastructure to match. Helping us with our infrastructure needs is one of the latest additions to our team, Tim! Lets learn a bit more about Tim shall we? What is your Backblaze title? Infrastructure Systems Administrator. Where… Continue reading Infrastructure Systems Administrator — Tim
Welcome Josh — Data Center Technician
The Backblaze production team is growing and that means the data center is increasingly gaining some new faces. One of the newest to join the team is Josh! Lets learn a bit more about Josh shall we? What is your Backblaze Title? I’m a Data Center Technician in the Sacramento area. Where are you originally… Continue reading Welcome Josh — Data Center Technician
Securing Your Cryptocurrency
$34 billion in bitcoins may have been lost because the information needed to trade or sell the currencies was misplaced or destroyed. This could have been prevented if the owners had securely backed up their keys. No matter how you manage your cryptocurrency, we look into the best ways to back up your keys so this doesn’t happen to you.
Cryptocurrency Security Challenges
Anyone venturing into the fast-moving world of cryptocurrencies had better be prepared with solid information and a healthy dose of skepticism if they want to buy, sell, or trade currencies. In this post, we go over the basics required to be an intelligent participant in the cryptocurrency revolution.