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Andy Klein, the Backblaze drive guru, is going to be digging into over 190,000+ drives. He'll provide valuable insights and answer your questions about why drives fail. Join the webinar next Thursday: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/14807/513986

A personal (slightly?) spooky #halloween tale from Yev: Who Ya Gonna Call? Backblaze https://www.backblaze.com/blog/who-ya-gonna-call-backblaze/

Public or Private Cloud? Both? Why or why not? These are all questions that folks have now that there’s a lot of cloud choice out there. Which one’s right for you? We dive into it: What’s the Diff: Private Cloud vs. Public Cloud https://www.backblaze.com/b/private-cloud-vs-public-cloud/

Trying to figure out which Cloud Storage Platform to integrate into your app, solution or workflow? Check out Enterprise Strategy Group's economic validation of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage. Their research shows how you can save time and budget vs. other cloud storage providers. Get the full report: https://hub.backblaze.com/esg-economic-validation-report-do

Today on the blog we dive intocontainersthey’re not just for ships! In addition to being receptacles for holding goods they are widely used in the cloud to (figuratively) hold software! Learn all about them: What Are Containers? https://www.backblaze.com/blog/what-are-containers/

You signed up for a cloud storage service because they gave you some free creditsbut now they’re running out! What do you do... Finding a 1Up When Free Cloud Credits Run Out https://www.backblaze.com//finding-a-1up-when-free-cloud/

Want to upgrade your home and office storage game? We’re here for you -> NAS 101: A Buyer’s Guide to the Features and Capacity You Need: https://www.backblaze.com//nas-101-a-buyers-guide-to-the/

2020 Hard Drive Stats Are Here! 165,530 Drives Managed ~40k added in 2020 AFR for 2020: 0.93% We review the year that was 2020 as it relates to the hard drives we have in our fleet and look at the 16TB & 18TB we’re deploying: ... https://www.backblaze.com//backblaze-hard-drive-stats-fo/ See more

Data portability. It's an important aspect when thinking about the data that lives in the cloud and in various different ecosystems. In this Q&A we spoke with Umar Mustafa, the lead for the Data Transfer Project at Facebook about his team's role in the DTP and the ease with which they were able to configure the feature with B2 Cloud Storage: Q&A: Developing for the Data Transfer Project at Facebook:... https://www.backblaze.com//qa-developing-for-the-data-tr/ See more

NAS devices, SAN devices - it’s all so confusing! Not anymore! We take a look at the different use-cases for both of these powerful tools, dive into which is right for you, and go over best practices! What’s the Diff: NAS vs. SAN https://www.backblaze.com/blog/whats-the-diff-nas-vs-san/

Happy National Cat Day! To celebrate we answered the age old question: What happens when you divert 50% of your traffic for one day to a joke about cats? 15% bounce rate improvement 20% exit rate improvement... A lot of bad stats (read on) You’ve Cat to Be Kitten Me https://www.backblaze.com/blog/youve-cat-to-be-kitten-me/

New Collab Alert -> We’re thrilled to announce our collaboration with edge cloud platform leader Fastly! Free egress from Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage to Fastly’s network means that you can now... Set Your Content Free With Fastly and Backblaze B2 https://www.backblaze.com//set-your-content-free-with-fa/

Announcement Backblaze is joining the Data Transfer Project by integrating with Facebook and their photo and video transfer tool! Learn how to keep your memories and Facebook content safe, accessible, and secure with Backblaze B2: https://www.backblaze.com//facebook-photo-video-transfer/

Q3 2020 Hard Drive Stats are now out! Some highlights: 150,947 data drives 0.89% Annualized Failure Rate 324 Drive Failures... Read all the stats AND about our island of misfit drives: https://www.backblaze.com//backblaze-hard-drive-stats-q3/

It’s in the news again. Ransomware. Today we take a deeper dive into ransomware and how you can be prepared to thwart and attack, or recover should one penetrate your defenses! Ransomware: How to Prevent or Recover from an Attack https://www.backblaze.com/blog/complete-guide-ransomware/

With the changes to GSuite (now Workspace) the unlimited tier is going away. Here’s how you can take control of your shared user content! Not So Suite: Dealing With Google’s New 2TB Caps https://www.backblaze.com//not-so-suite-dealing-with-goo/

Today we're announcing Object Lock for Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage! This addition helps make us the only public cloud storage alternative to S3 to earn Veeam’s Ready-Object with Immutability Certification. Enhanced Ransomware Protection: Announcing Data Immutability w/ Backblaze B2 & Veeam https://www.backblaze.com/b/object-lock-data-immutability/

On the blog today, a developer spotlight of @iconik_io with Tim Child, who leveraged Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage to build their multi-cloud SaaS solution! How iconik Built a Multi-Cloud SaaS Solution https://www.backblaze.com//how-iconik-built-a-multi-clou/

A new collaboration tool, Oslo by Streamlabs launches TODAY! And it’s built on top of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage! Read all about the new video review & collab tool: Oslo by Streamlabs, Collaboration for Creatives https://www.backblaze.com/blog/oslo-journey-to-market/

Don't you sometimes wish your favorite tech features could jump out of our electronic devices and into the real world? Wishful Thinking: Extended Version History in Real Life https://www.backblaze.com//wishful-thinking-extended-ver/

Simplifying the complex. Some key takeaways from our case study with Complex! https://www.backblaze.com//simplifying-complex-a-multi-c/

Our S3 Compatible APIs launched in May of this year, but the road to release was a long one! Read the development story: The Path to S3 Compatible APIs: The Authentication Challenge https://www.backblaze.com//the-path-to-s3-compatible-api/

How free IS free when you’re talking about Cloud Storage? Does it even exist? We take a look at the different options and discuss: Free Cloud Storage: What’s the Catch? https://www.backblaze.com//free-cloud-storage-whats-the-/