{"id":112066,"date":"2025-04-29T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=112066"},"modified":"2025-04-28T16:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T23:17:23","slug":"b2-overdrive-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/b2-overdrive-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet B2 Overdrive: Terabit-Speed Throughput for AI\/ML and HPC Workloads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1441\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/B2-Overdrive-Blog-Image.png\" alt=\"A decorative image showing a drive, the Backblaze logo, and a speedometer. \" class=\"wp-image-112067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/B2-Overdrive-Blog-Image.png 1441w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/B2-Overdrive-Blog-Image-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/B2-Overdrive-Blog-Image-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/B2-Overdrive-Blog-Image-768x438.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1441px) 100vw, 1441px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re wrangling massive datasets for AI, machine learning (ML), high-performance compute (HPC), content delivery networks (CDNs), or analytics, you\u2019re familiar with the trade-off: Pay a premium for the highest speeds, or compromise on performance to keep costs manageable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Backblaze B2 Overdrive changes that. You can now move exabyte-scale datasets at up to terabit speeds without the eye-watering price tag. Starting at $15 per terabyte per month, Backblaze B2 Overdrive gives you the power to run data-intensive workloads at peak performance, with unlimited free egress and private networking options that keep things fast, secure, and predictable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"abstract\" style=\"line-height: 1.8; margin: 24px 12px; padding: 24px 12px 10px 12px;\">\n<h4>See it in action<\/h4>\n<p>Join our upcoming webinar with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/author\/pat\/\" rel=\u201dnoopener\u201d \u201cnofollow\u201d target=\u201d_blank\u201d>Pat Patterson,<\/a> Chief Technical Evangelist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/author\/davidngo\/\" rel=\u201dnoopener\u201d \u201cnofollow\u201d target=\u201d_blank\u201d>Dave Ngo,<\/a> Chief Product Officer, to learn more about how B2 Overdrive supercharges your data.<\/p> \n\n<!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-32fa4745-88b9-4f80-b05f-906e164483b6\"><span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-32fa4745-88b9-4f80-b05f-906e164483b6\" id=\"hs-cta-32fa4745-88b9-4f80-b05f-906e164483b6\"><!--[if lte IE 8]><div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div><![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/2832298\/32fa4745-88b9-4f80-b05f-906e164483b6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-32fa4745-88b9-4f80-b05f-906e164483b6\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/2832298\/32fa4745-88b9-4f80-b05f-906e164483b6.png\"  alt=\"Sign Up \u2794\u00a0\"\/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(2832298, '32fa4745-88b9-4f80-b05f-906e164483b6', {\"useNewLoader\":\"true\",\"region\":\"na1\"}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What makes B2 Overdrive different?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>B2 Overdrive offers a specialized cloud object storage solution at a fraction of competitors\u2019 costs. Here\u2019s what you get:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Up to 1Tbps throughput:<\/strong> In other words, the kind of speed that lets you move petabytes of data fast without complex architecture.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Unlimited free egress:<\/strong> Move as much data as you want, whenever you want, to wherever you want. Egress is totally free.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Private networking support: <\/strong>Transfer data at maximum speed through secure private networking connections to your infrastructure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s built on the foundation of our always-hot cloud storage infrastructure, with no minimum file size requirements, no deletion fees, and powerful features like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/using-b2-event-notifications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Event Notifications<\/a> so you can build responsive and automated workflows. We\u2019ll be sharing some of the innovations under the hood in the coming months\u2014so, stay tuned to our series on the engineering behind performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who\u2019s it for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The simple answer: The status quo isn\u2019t cutting it. Today\u2019s workloads demand both the ability to move massive datasets and predictable economics that don\u2019t penalize success. B2 Overdrive challenges the assumption that mind-bending performance has to come with mind-boggling prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We need to store an insane amount of data and, at the same time, download it to different GPU clusters around the world, and for all that to not cost an insane amount of money. That\u2019s why we chose Backblaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Dean Leitersdorf, CEO and Co-Founder, Decart<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ready to go?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Backblaze B2 Overdrive is generally available today for organizations with multi-petabyte storage instances and workloads.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to learn more or see if it\u2019s the right fit for your team? Get in touch with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/contact-sales\/b2-overdrive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sales team<\/a>\u2014we\u2019d love to talk about how we can help you ditch the trade-offs and go full speed ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Announcing B2 Overdrive, designed to move exabyte-scale datasets at up to terabit speeds\u2014without the eye-watering price tag. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":209,"featured_media":112067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,434],"tags":[468],"class_list":["post-112066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cloud-storage","category-featured-1","tag-b2cloud","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Meet B2 Overdrive: Terabit-Speed Throughput for AI\/ML and HPC Workloads<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/b2-overdrive-announcement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meet B2 Overdrive: Terabit-Speed Throughput for AI\/ML and HPC Workloads\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Announcing B2 Overdrive, designed to move exabyte-scale datasets at up to terabit speeds\u2014without the eye-watering price tag.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/b2-overdrive-announcement\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Backblaze Blog | Cloud Storage &amp; 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