{"id":1625,"date":"2012-06-26T14:36:24","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T21:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2025-12-14T15:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T23:14:14","slug":"it-infrastructure-manager-ben","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/it-infrastructure-manager-ben\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Infrastructure Manager: Ben"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IT<\/p>\n

Join us in welcoming Ben to Backblaze. He\u2019s our shiny new IT Infrastructure Manager extraordinaire and part of our \u201ccloud computing superheroes<\/a>\u201d team. Let\u2019s get to know a little about him.<\/p>\n

Where are you from?<\/strong>
\nI am a native of the San Francisco Bay Area.<\/p>\n

What attracted you to Backblaze?<\/strong>
\nBackblaze values and utilizes technology to make people\u2019s lives easier. This methodology aligns well with me in providing technical solutions for people.<\/p>\n

Where else have you worked?<\/strong>
\nKonica Minolta\/All Covered, ConXion Corporation, Ventro\/Chemdex, Ziff Davis, SoftBank Corporation, and The Communications Resources Company.<\/p>\n

Favorite things?<\/strong>
\nPlace to travel: Kauai, HI.
\nHobby: Restoring and riding vintage Indian motorcycles.<\/p>\n

What would you do if you didn\u2019t have to work?<\/strong>
\nSlow cook and BBQ.<\/p>\n

Where do you go to think?<\/strong>
\nI go to the beach or for a nice long ride on my motorcycle.<\/p>\n

How did you get into computers?<\/strong>
\nWhen in grammar school, a friend of mine had an Atari 400 which we played a text-based adventure game. We started to change the code and it was all down hill from there.<\/p>\n

Ben will be responsible for keeping our internal IT stuff straight and clearing paper jams. Welcome to the Backblaze family, Ben!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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