Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage supports CORS (Cross Origin Resource Sharing), which allows B2 customers to share the content of their cloud-based buckets with web pages hosted in origins other than B2. In this post we show how to set up CORS for B2.
Cloud Babble: The Jargon of Cloud Storage
One of the things we in the technology business are good at is coming up with names, phrases, euphemisms, and acronyms for the stuff that we create. The Cloud Storage market is no different, and we’d like to help by illuminating some of the cloud storage related terms that you might come across. We know… Continue reading Cloud Babble: The Jargon of Cloud Storage
Early Challenges: Managing Cash Flow
Running out of cash is one of the quickest ways for a startup to go out of business. As a primarily bootstrapped but capital-intensive business, managing cash flow at Backblaze was and still is a key element of our success and requires continued focus. Let’s look at what we learned over the years.
Wanted: Junior Support Technician
This position has been updated on 08/30/2018 Backblaze is growing and as we grow we want to make sure that our customers are very well taken care of! One of the departments that grows along with our customer base is the support department, which is located in our San Mateo, California headquarters. Want to jump… Continue reading Wanted: Junior Support Technician
Connect Veeam to the B2 Cloud Using Synology
In this post we provide a step-by-step tutorial on how to configure a Synology NAS as a Veeam backup repository, and in turn use Synology’s CloudSync software to back up that repository to the B2 Cloud.
Wanted: Sales Engineer
Thank you for your interest, this position has been filled. Please visit our website to see: available listings. At inception, Backblaze was a consumer company. Thousands upon thousands of individuals came to our website and gave us $5/mo to keep their data safe. But, we didn’t sell business solutions. It took us years before we… Continue reading Wanted: Sales Engineer
Wanted: Datacenter Technician
As we shoot way past 400 petabytes of data under management we need some help scaling up our datacenters. We’re on the lookout for some datacenter technicians that can help us. This role is located near the Sacramento, California area. If you want to join a dynamic team that helps keep our almost 90,000+ hard… Continue reading Wanted: Datacenter Technician
12 B2 Power Tips for Experts and Developers
If you’ve been using B2 Cloud Storage for a while, you probably think you know all that you can do with it. But do you? We’ve put together a list of blazing power tips to take you to the next level.
Wanted: Staff Accountant
Updated 02/02/2018 As Backblaze continues to grow, we’re expanding our accounting team! We’re looking for a seasoned Fixed Asset Accountant to help us with fixed assets and equipment leases. Job Duties: Maintain and review fixed assets. Record fixed asset acquisitions and dispositions. Review and update the detailed schedule of fixed assets and accumulated depreciation. Calculate… Continue reading Wanted: Staff Accountant
Backblaze Cloud Backup Release 5.2
We’re pleased to start the year off the right way, with an update to Backblaze Cloud Backup, version 5.2! This is a smaller release, but does increase backup speeds, optimizes the backup client, and addresses a few minor bugs that we’re excited to lay to rest. What’s New Increased transmission speed of files between 30MB… Continue reading Backblaze Cloud Backup Release 5.2
12 B2 Power Tips for New Users
You probably know that B2 is Backblaze’s fast and economical general purpose cloud storage, but do you know everything that you can do with it?
If you’re a B2 newbie, here are some blazing power tips to help you get the most out of B2 Cloud Storage.
Power Tips for Backblaze Backup
For all of our new users (and also you more experienced ones, too), we’d like to share some blazing power tips that will help you get the most out of Backblaze Backup for home and business.
Backing Up More Effective and Less Costly than Data Recovery in NBC News Story
David Platt thought that his computer was adequately backed up, but when his hard drive crashed, he was forced to turn to a data recovery company to get back specific files and emails he needed. When the company recovered some data — but not the files and emails he wanted — and David was charged… Continue reading Backing Up More Effective and Less Costly than Data Recovery in NBC News Story
Lorelei Joins the Operations Crew
We’ve eclipsed the 400 Petabyte mark and our data center continues to grow. What does that mean? It means we need more great people working in our data centers making sure that the hard drives keep spinning and that sputtering drives are promptly dealt with. Lorelei is the newest Data Center Technician to join our… Continue reading Lorelei Joins the Operations Crew
What is HAMR and How Does It Enable the High-Capacity Needs of the Future?
In this guest post, Seagate CTO Mark Re gives us an inside look at how Seagate engineers are developing the HAMR technology that will dramatically increase hard drive capacity beginning in 2018.
2017 Holiday Gift Guide — Backblaze Style
Here at Backblaze we have a lot of folks who are all about technology. With the holiday season fast approaching, you might have all of your gift buying already finished — but if not, we put together a list of things that the employees here at Backblaze are pretty excited about giving (and/or receiving) this… Continue reading 2017 Holiday Gift Guide — Backblaze Style
The Operations Team Just Got Rich-er!
We’re growing at a pretty rapid clip, and as we add more customers, we need people to help keep all of our hard drives spinning. Along with support, the other department that grows linearly with the number of customers that join us is the operations team, and they’ve just added a new member to their… Continue reading The Operations Team Just Got Rich-er!
How to Back Up Your NAS With Backblaze B2 and MSP360
If you are using a Synology Network Attached Storage (NAS) device in your home or office, you’ve already discovered the value of centralizing all your files into one device. The next challenge is creating and maintaining an offsite copy of the files stored on your local NAS device. If you’re using a Windows PC, MSP360… Continue reading How to Back Up Your NAS With Backblaze B2 and MSP360