After a stint with us last summer as an intern, Brian has joined us now as a full-time engineer. Brian is the first intern we’ve hired for a full time position and we’re glad he’s decided to jump on board and join in on the fun. He’ll be working with a lot of the engineers… Continue reading Intern Brian Evolves Into Full-time Brian
iOS 9.3.5 Fixes Malware Exploit: Install It, but Back Up First!
This week, Apple posted an important update to iOS 9. Version 9.3.5 is ready for download from Apple’s servers. Experts advise you to upgrade right away, since it closes a malware security vulnerability. It’s good advice, even if the risk is small to most of us. Make sure to back up your iPhone or iPad… Continue reading iOS 9.3.5 Fixes Malware Exploit: Install It, but Back Up First!
Learn More About Backblaze Release 4.2.0, Including What’s New
Introducing release 4.2 for Backblaze Personal Backup and Backblaze Business Backup clients. This is a relatively minor release, but there are a few visual changes to the client, so we wanted to give it a new release number. What’s New Inherit Backup State: We changed the terminology for this feature in our previous release, but… Continue reading Learn More About Backblaze Release 4.2.0, Including What’s New
Backing Up for Non-profits
A lot of us dedicate our time and effort to causes we believe in. If you’re responsible for the data used by your non-profit, here are some guidelines to think about. Develop a backup plan of your own by answering these questions. Backing up copies of crucial organizational information like financial and bank statements, donation… Continue reading Backing Up for Non-profits
What’s the Diff: Megabits and Megabytes
What is the difference between a megabit and a megabyte? The answer is obvious to computer people—it’s “a factor of eight,” since there are eight bits in a single byte. But there’s a lot more to the answer, too, involving how data moves, is stored, and the history of computing. What Are Megabits? “Megabit” is… Continue reading What’s the Diff: Megabits and Megabytes
Seagate Introduces a 60TB SSD—Is a 3.6PB Storage Pod Next?
Seagate just introduced a 60TB SSD. Wow. As Backblaze scurries about upgrading from 2TB to 8TB hard drives in our Storage Pods, we just have to stop for the moment and consider what a 3.6PB Storage Pod would look like and how much it would cost. Let’s dive in to the details… What We Know… Continue reading Seagate Introduces a 60TB SSD—Is a 3.6PB Storage Pod Next?
Terry Joins Backblaze as an Account Executive
Backblaze continues to grow and our latest offering, Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage is off to a running start. We needed an account executive to help bring integrators, partners, and businesses in to the Backblaze B2 fold. That’s where Terry came in! Let’s learn a bit more about her, shall we? What is your Backblaze title?… Continue reading Terry Joins Backblaze as an Account Executive
Back(Up) to School: A Personal Story
It will soon be that time of year again for many of you—back to school time. As a student, myself, who’s interning at Backblaze over the summer, I know the hassle of back to school shopping. There are many things a student needs for the coming year of classes: an abundance of pencils, a reliable… Continue reading Back(Up) to School: A Personal Story
Hard Drive Stats for Q2 2016
Q2 2016 saw Backblaze introduce 8TB drives into our drive mix, kick off a pod-to-vault migration of over 6.5 Petabytes of data, cross over 250 Petabytes of data stored, and deploy another 7,290 drives into the data center for a total of 68,813 spinning hard drives under management. With all the ins-and-outs let’s take a look at how our hard drives fared in Q2 2016.
VP of Marketing, Ahin Thomas
A couple months ago, we opened a role for a VP of Marketing, which I said at the time was “both exhilarating and frightening.” Frightening because I “played the role since the inception of the company, it would be our first non-founder executive hire, I really want to make sure that we hire that magical… Continue reading VP of Marketing, Ahin Thomas
The Future of Cloud Storage
With over 250 petabytes of data under management, Backblaze has grown to be one of the largest clouds around. But with over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data being created daily, it seems we’ll need to keep on growing to keep up. With all that data in mind, the infographic below is full of facts, figures,… Continue reading The Future of Cloud Storage
Looking for: Systems Administrator
Thank you for your interest, but this position has been filled. Please check out our jobs page for additional great opportunities at Backblaze. Are you a sys admin who is looking for a challenging and fast-paced working environment Want to a join our rapidly expanding team and help Backblaze grow to new heights? Are you… Continue reading Looking for: Systems Administrator
QA Mastermind Needed!
Thank you for your interest, but this position has been filled. Please check out our jobs page for additional great opportunities at Backblaze. Backblaze’s expansion continues and we’re in need of a QA mastermind to help us make sure our GUIs are prim and proper! If you’re wanting to join a fast-paced team and help… Continue reading QA Mastermind Needed!
Welcome JC—Our New Office Admin!
As the Backblaze office grows, we need someone to herd all of our cats (Well, in our case, dogs). That responsibility used to fall to a bunch of people who were all really, really busy with their own workload. Now, that person is JC! And she’s doing an awesome job—we even have a new refrigerator… Continue reading Welcome JC—Our New Office Admin!
Backblaze and Retina Support for Macs
Retina display support has been available on the Mac since 2012, but believe it or not, it was only this year that we really started to see a critical mass of our customers who expressed interest in seeing our app optimized for the new displays. Well, we responded: We’ve added Retina display graphics to the… Continue reading Backblaze and Retina Support for Macs
Welcome Intern Aaron!
The newest intern to join the Marketing ranks is Aaron! He’s a high school student who’s just dipping his toes in the fantastical world of startups. He’ll be helping us work on our spreadsheets and making sure that all of our campaigns are properly cataloged and accounted for. Let’s learn a bit more about Aaron,… Continue reading Welcome Intern Aaron!
Welcome Intern Ari
Our first intern of the summer, Alex, has been working hard in the data center making sure that all the drives are spinning, and Marketing now has its first intern of the summer! Ari joins us from Indiana University, where he studies marketing and sales. Let’s learn a bit more about Ari, shall we? What… Continue reading Welcome Intern Ari
How Una Got Her Stolen Laptop Back
Reading Peter’s post on getting your data ready for vacation travels reminded me of a story we recently received from a Backblaze customer. Una’s laptop was stolen and then traveled over multiple continents over the next year. Here’s Una’s story, in her own words, on how she got her laptop back. Enjoy. Pulse Incident Number… Continue reading How Una Got Her Stolen Laptop Back