Last October, we wrote a blog post about a new piece of ransomeware called Cryptolocker. At the time, it was a relatively new virus, and was not yet affecting as many people as it is now. As of March, Geek.com reports that Cryptolocker’s “masterminds have raked in somewhere in the neighborhood of $30 million, and… Continue reading Today Show: Cryptolocker Continues to Hold Data Hostage
Seniors Are the Kings of Data Backup
June is Backup Awareness Month and the results from our annual Backup Awareness Survey are in. Say what you want about your supposedly technically-challenged grandparents, but they back up their computers. It’s not even close. Grandpa, in particular, is a backup fiend when compared to the 18 to 44-year-old crowd. He’s more than twice as… Continue reading Seniors Are the Kings of Data Backup
Candace Sails Her Way to Backblaze
Let’s welcome Candace as she joins Backblaze as a Senior Software Engineer, initially assigned to our Mobile Products group. Previously, she had worked with our CTO, Brian, and yet she still decided to join us ;-) What’s your favorite hobby? I love both cooking and sailing. Over the last year I’ve been working my way… Continue reading Candace Sails Her Way to Backblaze
Next Batter: James, Partner Program Manager
James started at Backblaze several months ago as a contractor and recently accepted our invitation to join Backblaze as an employee. We hired him not only for his partner management skills, but because he said he would manage the Backblaze softball team. Now all we need is a Backblaze softball team. Are you from the… Continue reading Next Batter: James, Partner Program Manager
Introducing: Flash Drive Restore Boxes
Editor’s note: On March 3, 2022, Backblaze ended the USB flash drive restore option. While we parted ways with USB flash drives, we continue to offer many options for restoring your files—explore ways to recover your data here. We’re excited to announce that our 128GB USB flash drives will now be shipped in tiny little… Continue reading Introducing: Flash Drive Restore Boxes
Welcome Ariel: Nomad, Couch Surfer
Ariel has a beautiful home in Oregon, yet we lured him to the San Francisco Bay Area to work for Backblaze as our new Purchasing and Inventory Manager. As he gets settled into the Bay Area, Ariel has become somewhat of a nomad, making the couch de jure his latest home. He doesn’t have to… Continue reading Welcome Ariel: Nomad, Couch Surfer
Backblaze Launching Refer-a-Friend
Help Your Friends and Yourself You back up your computer. You go to bed every night, wrap yourself up in a blanket burrito, and think about how peaceful your life is now that you have an online backup; hard drive crashes no longer loom in the back of your mind. Sometimes you think about your… Continue reading Backblaze Launching Refer-a-Friend
Hard Drive Temperature—Does It Matter?
How much does operating temperature affect the failure rates of disk drives? Not much. The unlimited online backup service provided by Backblaze requires a lot of storage. In fact, we recently passed the 100PB mark in our data center. This means we use disk drives. A lot of disk drives. The Backblaze Storage Pod is… Continue reading Hard Drive Temperature—Does It Matter?
Marketing Intern: Lisa
Lisa joins us as a Summer Intern in our Marketing department while on break from her studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. As an intern, she’ll spend a couple of months trying to organize what marketing has spent the last year messing up. Let’s all wish her good luck. What are you studying at… Continue reading Marketing Intern: Lisa
Wanted: Sr. Systems Admin, Web Services
Thank you for your interest, but this position has been filled. Please check out our jobs page for additional great opportunities at Backblaze. Responsibilities: Own Apache, Tomcat, WordPress and Java services used to host static and dynamic web sites. Maintain and expand platforms used to host web services including Dell, Apple, and Supermicro servers plus… Continue reading Wanted: Sr. Systems Admin, Web Services
Release 2.5.1
Release Date: 4/28/2014 Version: 2.5.1 Windows version: 2.5.1.735 Mac version: 2.5.1.742 Normally “dot” releases such as 2.5.1 are about making little improvements that go unnoticed by nearly everyone. For example, in 2.5.1 we sped up the file scanning process on the Mac platform by utilizing BSD layer OSX system calls. We also added .pvm files… Continue reading Release 2.5.1
Lasers, Forklifts, and the Backblaze B
Backblaze had a large presence at Macworld 2014 this year, and we had a great time at the show. We love going to Macworld and spreading the good word about online backup. We spoke with lots of interesting people, met with tons of Backblaze users, and even got some of them on film. One of… Continue reading Lasers, Forklifts, and the Backblaze B
Backblaze Was Always Safe From Heartbleed
You may have heard about “Heartbleed,” a security bug found last week that affected about two thirds of all websites. Backblaze Is Safe The Backblaze website was never vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug. Your email address, password, credit card information, and all of your backed up data have always been safe. You do not need… Continue reading Backblaze Was Always Safe From Heartbleed
Anthony: Technical Support Technician
A couple of months ago, we highlighted Nathan, who had just joined our Support team. Nathan mentioned he knew Anthony, who was quiet, smart, technically savvy, and looking for work. We added Anthony to the list of candidates vying for an open technical support position. Interviews ensued and after multiple rounds, Anthony had elevated himself… Continue reading Anthony: Technical Support Technician
Backblaze Mobile Update 1.8
Backblaze Mobile 1.8 is here! We’ve added search, making it easier to find and retrieve files on the go! What’s New: Search: search for any backed up file by name Speed optimization Bug fixes Why Is Search Important? Search will help you find and view your files and folders while you’re away from your computer.… Continue reading Backblaze Mobile Update 1.8
Welcome Aaron: Systems Administrator
Maybe we should say “Welcome back, Aaron.” You see, Aaron is a native Californian from Sacramento, who moved to Austin, Texas a few years ago. As much as Aaron liked living in “The Live Music Capital of the World” or “Silicon Hills,” he is really excited to be back home where he’ll be working in… Continue reading Welcome Aaron: Systems Administrator
Looking for an Excellent Java Engineer
Want to work at a company that helps customers in over 150 countries around the world protect the memories they hold dear? A company that stores over 100 petabytes (a quarter as much as Facebook) of customers’ photos, music, documents and work files in a purpose-built cloud storage system? Well, here’s your chance. Backblaze is… Continue reading Looking for an Excellent Java Engineer
Storage Pod 4.0: Direct Wire Drives
To get the latest updates and information on ALL of the Storage Pod versions. Click Here. For the first time since the original Storage Pod, Backblaze is announcing a completely redesigned approach with the introduction of the first “direct wire” Storage Pod. This new Storage Pod performs four times faster, is simpler to assemble, and… Continue reading Storage Pod 4.0: Direct Wire Drives