Similar to the statements by Google, Facebook, Apple, and others, I will say that prior to Thursday’s news articles, none of us at Backblaze had heard of the NSA’s PRISM. Backblaze is not even included on the list of “current providers” in the leaked slide presentation. However, since some of our customers have written in… Continue reading Backblaze Did NOT Provide Any Data to NSA PRISM
Backblaze Release 2.2
Backblaze has a new version out today, and as we’re fond of saying, it’s the best build ever! Here’s the info: Release Date: 6/5/13 Version: 2.2 Auto-Update: No Windows ZIP file downloader now retries to download ZIP files regardless of how many times the network connection fails/restarts during the download. “Question Mark” button in the… Continue reading Backblaze Release 2.2
Flickr Announces 1TB of Photo Storage. Awesome!
Big news in the technology industry this week as Yahoo’s board authorized the purchase of Tumblr, and Flickr announced one terabyte of photo storage. One terabyte of storage. That’s a lot of photos. By their estimates over 500,000 of them, maybe even more, depending on the resolution and quality. We think this is great! Having… Continue reading Flickr Announces 1TB of Photo Storage. Awesome!
As Seen on Ellen
Sometimes when you first hear an idea you think, “Okay, that’s crazy.” That’s what happened when our PR folks came to us in marketing with the idea of having Backblaze be on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. It was a crazy idea. For those of you who know Backblaze, we have grown from a gleam in… Continue reading As Seen on Ellen
Award Winning Online Backup
A few weeks ago we told you we had been selected as a finalist for the 2013 SIIA Software CODiE Awards in the Best Cloud Storage and Back Up Solution category. We were very proud of being selected as a finalist, that was really cool. Well guess what, WE WON! So, we are no longer… Continue reading Award Winning Online Backup
Happy Mother’s Day!
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and we want to wish all the mothers out there a fantastic Sunday! I also wanted to share this picture of me and my mother. We’re sure that you have the greatest gifts already picked out for the mothers in your lives, but if not, we’d like to… Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day!
Unboxing the Japanese Retail Box!
Last year, Backblaze announced a partnership with Sourcenext to help spread online backup throughout Japan. After all, backing up your computer is a good idea, no matter where you live! This year, Sourcenext is releasing a retail box for us! Let’s take a look inside, shall we?
Backblaze Mobile Is Alive!
We announced Backblaze Mobile a few months ago, and while it took a little longer than expected (we couldn’t help but add in features) Backblaze Mobile for iPhone is now ready for you! That’s right! If you have a Backblaze account, you’ll now be able to access your online backup on the go from your iOS device!… Continue reading Backblaze Mobile Is Alive!
Backblaze Is a CODiE Finalist
We are very proud to announce that Backblaze was selected as a finalist for the 2013 SIIA Software CODiE Awards in the Best Cloud Storage and Back Up Solution category. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries, and have been recognizing product excellence for 27 years. To become… Continue reading Backblaze Is a CODiE Finalist
The Real Story Behind Drive Farming
We try to be really honest and up-front here at Backblaze online backup, but we have a few things that we keep close to the chest. Even though we told the story behind our drive farming a few months ago, there were some things we didn’t tell you. We’re sorry. So, we created this video… Continue reading The Real Story Behind Drive Farming
A Million Dollars Worth of Backblaze
Backblaze is giving away one million dollars worth of the Backblaze Personal Backup service. “Whoa,” you say, “Backblaze is like the thriftiest company ever, now they’re giving away a million dollars worth of their service, what gives?” That’s a fair question. Here’s the deal… Starting immediately and running through the end of World Backup Day… Continue reading A Million Dollars Worth of Backblaze
Incredible Invoices!
Backblaze has a great support team and one of the most frequent requests they receive is, “Could you please provide an invoice?” From the beginning, we’ve been handcrafting every invoice that’s been sent out, and while we love making our customers happy, as Backblaze has grown it’s become increasingly difficult to keep up with all… Continue reading Incredible Invoices!
180TB of Good Vibrations: Storage Pod 3.0
To get the latest updates and informationon ALL of the Storage Pod versions. Click Here. We thought ten people would care; instead, a million people read our “Storage Pod 1.0” blog post where we open sourced the Backblaze Storage Pod design and introduced the world’s most cost efficient way to store big data. The interest… Continue reading 180TB of Good Vibrations: Storage Pod 3.0
Backblaze: The Strong Silent Type
Our first “restory” is actually two stories, each lovingly crafted and delivered to Backblaze. And you thought online backup couldn’t be romantic… A One Way Street I think I should take this time to just tell you what our relationship is: a one way street. Honestly, I don’t think about you at all. You just… Continue reading Backblaze: The Strong Silent Type
Backblaze Mobile for iPhone
Backblaze Mobile for iPhone lets you access and share the photos, documents, music and more you have stored with Backblaze Online Backup.
Data Restores: More, More, and Even More!
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. For all our talk about online backup, restoring data is what Backblaze is all about! “Backblaze saved… Continue reading Data Restores: More, More, and Even More!
Software Engineer: Monika
Bringing with her a master’s of science degree from MIT and a handful of patents, Monika joins Backblaze as a Software Engineer. She’ll initially work on the server side of our service and she’s already busy checking in new code. Welcome Monika. How did you get into computers? I took a basic language course in… Continue reading Software Engineer: Monika
Honoring Our Drive Farmers
Back in November, our drive farming brigade was asked to farm hard drives for us over the Thanksgiving holiday. Hundreds of drives showed up and we dutifully sent them to our warehouse. They joined our drive stockpile and patiently waited for their chance to reach their hard drive destiny and be part of a Backblaze… Continue reading Honoring Our Drive Farmers