{"id":108517,"date":"2023-04-20T09:25:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T16:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=108517"},"modified":"2025-12-14T13:27:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:27:53","slug":"backblaze-is-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/backblaze-is-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Backblaze Is 16!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bb-bh-IPO-16-1.png\" alt=\"A decorative image with the text Backblaze Is 16.\" width=\"1440\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bb-bh-IPO-16-1.png 1440w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bb-bh-IPO-16-1-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bb-bh-IPO-16-1-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bb-bh-IPO-16-1-768x437.png 768w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/bb-bh-IPO-16-1-560x319.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"bzdropcap\">Hey, we can drive! (Pun absolutely intended.) Some days it\u2019s hard to believe that what started as a \u201ccrazy\u201d dream in a one-bedroom apartment has evolved into what we\u2019re celebrating today\u201416 years of blazing on (pun, ahem, also intended).<\/p>\n<p>To mark the occasion, we thought we\u2019d share some of our highlights from past years. If you want to hear co-founder and CEO Gleb Budman talking about our evolution (plus where he thinks cloud storage is going in the future), check out his recent appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecloudcast.net\/search\/label\/Data%20Backup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cloudcast podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And, here are some other great moments for your reading and viewing pleasure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Throwback to this article on <a href=\"\/blog\/backblaze-turns-5-a-startup-grows-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our five-year anniversary<\/a>\u2014it has some great photos.<\/li>\n<li>Check out our very first viral moment, <a href=\"\/blog\/petabytes-on-a-budget-how-to-build-cheap-cloud-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Petabytes on a Budget<\/a>, and read more about our <a href=\"\/blog\/the-storage-pod-story-innovation-to-commodity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storage Pods<\/a> as they exist today.<\/li>\n<li>Watch our product evolution from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/cloud-backup\/personal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Personal Backup<\/a> to <a href=\"\/blog\/b2-cloud-storage-provider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B2 Storage Cloud<\/a>, with an intentional focus on the importance of the specialized cloud landscape through our <a href=\"\/blog\/backblaze-launches-comprehensive-partner-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partner Program<\/a>, <a href=\"\/blog\/backblaze-b2-reserve-the-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B2 Reserve<\/a> pricing, commitment to our <a href=\"\/blog\/developers-spring-into-action-with-backblaze-b2-cloud-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">developer community<\/a> and <a href=\"\/blog\/transparency-in-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open sourcing<\/a>, and participation in <a href=\"\/blog\/why-the-world-needs-lower-egress-fees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">industry alliances<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>See how the Backblaze community came together to <a href=\"\/blog\/backblaze_drive_farming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">farm hard drives<\/a> during the Thailand Drive Crisis.<\/li>\n<li>Read about how we were <a href=\"\/blog\/backblaze-online-backup-almost-acquired-breaking-down-the-breakup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">almost acquired<\/a>; then later, <a href=\"\/blog\/backblaze-is-now-a-public-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our IPO announcement<\/a> and <a href=\"\/blog\/open-sourcing-the-ipo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thoughts on why more businesses should consider going public<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Dig into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/cloud-storage\/resources\/hard-drive-test-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drive Stats reports and data<\/a> from the beginning (<a href=\"\/blog\/10-stories-from-10-years-of-drive-stats-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 years ago<\/a>!).<\/li>\n<li>View some of our technical content like our article on <a href=\"\/blog\/reed-solomon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reed-Solomon<\/a> erasure coding, a history of the <a href=\"\/blog\/the-python-gil-past-present-and-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Python Gil<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/blog\/load-balancing-and-b2-cloud-storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">load balancing<\/a> while managing servers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You already know there\u2019s much, much more on the <a href=\"\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Backblaze blog<\/a>, and we love chatting with folks in article comments and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/backblaze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on socials<\/a>. After all, we wouldn\u2019t be here without all of you!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for supporting us over the years. If you feel like spreading the love, you can always <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.backblaze.com\/user_signin.htm?hopto=refer_friend.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refer a friend<\/a>. (You&#8217;ll be prompted to log in so that you get credit for the referral.) Your friend will get a month free to try Backblaze, and when they sign up, you\u2019ll get one too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backblaze started with a dream about easy online backup 16 years ago. 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