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BIZARRE: Backblaze - What They Never Told You

Backblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up Dropbox and OneDrive — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backups

Backblaze redefines "unlimited" while users discover it's not backing up Dropbox, OneDrive, et al

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These are officially the most reliable HDDs around — latest Backblaze report praises Seagate and Western Digital, others aren't so lucky

These are officially the most reliable HDDs around — latest Backblaze report praises Seagate and Western Digital, others aren't so lucky

Backblaze analyzes 344,196 drives that collectively operated for over 115 million days, reporting improved reliability overall while exposing aging hardware risks and price volatility.

Cloud storage company releases its 2025 hard drive reliability report — overall Annualized Failure Rate drops to 1.36%, 21 percentage points lower than last year

Cloud storage company releases its 2025 hard drive reliability report — overall Annualized Failure Rate drops to 1.36%, 21 percentage points lower than last year

Backblaze just released its annual drive reliability report, with the company getting a 1.36% annualized failure rate for 2025. It says that this is its best result since 2022.

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Big Rallies Brewing? 3 Analyst Favorites to Watch Closely

Despite share price pops after earnings, SKYT, EBS, and BLZE may still have room to rally further, as each firm has garnered strong analyst support.

Unlimited cloud backup pioneer now offers high-performance 1Tbps cloud storage for an unbelievably low price

Backblaze B2 Overdrive offers 1 Tbps throughput and transparent pricing.

Tiny startup could challenge Wasabi, iDrive, and BackBlaze with sovereign EU cloud storage solution at rock-bottom prices

Estonia’s Storadera offers a low-cost, sovereign alternative to US cloud providers, aiming to disrupt the storage market.

Report: HDDs are becoming less reliable — is this the price to pay for cheaper and higher-capacity storage?

Hard disk drives are failing more than before, but is it a reliability issue or are variables to blame for fluctuating figures?

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No, this free cloud data migration tool will not save you from the dreaded "Gmail Full Storage error" — but at least SMBs will be able to move to a cheaper no-egress cloud storage option

No, this free cloud data migration tool will not save you from the dreaded "Gmail Full Storage error" — but at least SMBs will be able to move to a cheaper no-egress cloud storage option

IDrive’s data migration tool cuts the costs and hassle of transfers.

HDDs might be getting less reliable, but that could be OK

HDDs might be getting less reliable, but that could be OK

Backblaze survey finds HDDs are failing more than before, but the figures might not be as bad as first glance.

Backblaze: HDDs Tend to Fail Before Three Years of Operation

Backblaze: HDDs Tend to Fail Before Three Years of Operation

Backblaze has poured through its HDD failure rates to find out exactly how long drives can be counted on for the company's cloud storage business, and the results are not what you might expect.

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It's not just you - HDDs really are getting less reliable

It's not just you - HDDs really are getting less reliable

Backblaze report sees HDD failure rates rise, but the future still looks unclear.

Expert Ratings For Backblaze

Expert Ratings For Backblaze

Within the last quarter, Backblaze (NASDAQ:BLZE) has observed the following analyst ratings:

Backblaze cloud backup review: Pros, cons, features, and pricing

Backblaze cloud backup review: Pros, cons, features, and pricing

We review Backblaze, which in offering unlimited backups is one of the best cloud backup solutions available.

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