{"id":97399,"date":"2021-02-12T08:44:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T16:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=97399"},"modified":"2025-12-11T13:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:33:33","slug":"on-prem-to-cloud-faster-meet-our-newest-fireball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/on-prem-to-cloud-faster-meet-our-newest-fireball\/","title":{"rendered":"On-prem to Cloud, Faster: Meet Our Newest Fireball"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019re determined to make moving data into cloud storage as easy as possible for you, so today we are releasing the latest improvement to our data migration pathways: a bigger, faster Backblaze Fireball.<\/p>\n

The new Fireball<\/a> increases capacity for the rapid ingest service from 70TB to 96TB and connectivity speed from 1 Gb\/s to 10 Gb\/s so that businesses can move larger data sets and media libraries from on-premises to the Backblaze Storage Cloud faster than before.<\/p>\n

What Hasn\u2019t Changed<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The service is still drop-dead simple. Data is secure and encrypted during the transfer process, and you gain the benefits of the cloud without having to navigate the constraints (and sluggishness) of internet bandwidth<\/a>. We\u2019re still happy to send you two, or three, or more Fireballs as needed\u2014you can order whatever you need right from your Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage account. Easy.<\/p>\n

How It Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The customer favorite (of folks like Austin City Limits<\/a> and Yoga International<\/a>) service works like this: We ship you the Fireball, you copy on-premises data to it directly or through the transfer tool of your choice, you send the Fireball back to us, and we quickly upload your data into your B2 Cloud Storage<\/a> account.<\/p>\n

The Fireball is not right for everyone\u2014organizations already storing to public clouds now frequently use our cloud to cloud<\/a> migration solution, while those with small, local data sets often find internet transfer tools more than sufficient. For a refresher, definitely check out this \u201cPathways to the Cloud<\/a>\u201d guide.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Be Afraid to Ask<\/strong><\/h2>\n

However you’d like to join us, we’re here to help. So\u2014shameless plug alert\u2014please don’t hesitate to contact our Sales team to talk about how to best start saving with B2 Cloud Storage.<\/p>\n

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