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.
The Helium Factor and Hard Drive Failure Rates
Does the promise of helium-filled drives prove to be real? In this post we compare the performance of 19,065 Seagate and HGST helium hard drives vs. 24,281 Seagate air-filled drives. What do the numbers tell us?
Hard Drive Stats for Q1 2018
For the most recent Hard Drive Reliability Statistics, as well as the raw hard drive test data, visit Hard Drive Data and Stats. As of March 31, 2018 we had 100,110 spinning hard drives. Of that number, there were 1,922 boot drives and 98,188 data drives. This review looks at the quarterly and lifetime statistics… Continue reading Hard Drive Stats for Q1 2018
Welcome Steven: Associate Front End Developer
The Backblaze web team is growing! As we add more features and work on our website we need more hands to get things done. Enter Steven, who joins us as an Associate Front End Developer. Steven is going to be getting his hands dirty and diving in to the fun-filled world of web development. Lets… Continue reading Welcome Steven: Associate Front End Developer
A Day in the Life of Michele, Human Resources Coordinator at Backblaze
Most of the time this blog is dedicated to cloud storage and computer backup topics, but we also want our readers to understand the culture and people at Backblaze who all contribute to keeping our company running and making it an enjoyable place to work. We invited our HR Coordinator, Michele, to talk about how she spends her day searching for great candidates to fill employment positions at Backblaze.
Ransomware Update: Viruses Targeting Business IT Servers
As ransomware attacks have grown in number in recent months, the tactics and attack vectors also have evolved. While the primary method of attack used to be to target individual computer users within organizations, we’re increasingly seeing attacks that target weaknesses in businesses’ IT infrastructure.
Welcome Victoria — Sales Development Representative
Ever since we introduced our Groups feature, Backblaze for Business has been growing at a rapid rate! We’ve been staffing up in order to support the product and the newest addition to the sales team, Victoria, joins us as a Sales Development Representative! Let’s learn a bit more about Victoria, shall we? What is your… Continue reading Welcome Victoria — Sales Development Representative