In May 2020, Backblaze released an Amazon S3-compatible API, allowing customers to use existing tools and applications with B2 Cloud Storage without rewriting them. In April 2018, Backblaze announced cloud computing partnerships that directly connect Backblaze's data centers with its partners, Packet and ServerCentral. It directly competes with similar services, such as Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. Being an infrastructure as a service (IaaS), it is targeted at software integration for different kinds of businesses. In September 2015, Backblaze launched a new product, B2 Cloud Storage. File versioning and history is available with a 30-day cap or an additional cost per month. Files that need to be restored can be delivered in the form of a digital download or on an external hard drive.

The service makes use of AES encryption for security, and uses data compression and bandwidth optimization to reduce upload and download times. Products Cloud backup īackblaze's first product was its computer backup, offering users to back up their computer data continuously and automatically with a monthly subscription service. īackblaze and Catalogic, a data protection vendor, announced their partnership in March 2022. In November, the company launched its public IPO. In October 2021, Backblaze filed to go public on the Nasdaq under the symbol BLZE. In 2008, the company released online backup services to support PCs running Apple's macOS and Microsoft Windows. Founded in 2007 by Gleb Budman, Billy Ng, Nilay Patel, Brian Wilson, Tim Nufire, Damon Uyeda, and Casey Jones, its two main products are their B2 Cloud Storage and Computer Backup services, targeted at both business and personal markets.īackblaze was established in 2007 in San Mateo, California. is an American cloud storage and data backup company based in San Mateo, California.

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