Brent Nowak – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Network Stats for Q2 2026: All Eyes on Neocloud Traffic Variance https://noise.getoto.net/2026/07/23/network-stats-for-q2-2026-all-eyes-on-neocloud-traffic-variance/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=113221 Read the Q2 2026 Network Stats report to see the latest in cloud storage and neocloud networking trends.

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]]> Network Stats for Q1 2026: Neocloud Traffic Trends https://noise.getoto.net/2026/04/28/network-stats-for-q1-2026-neocloud-traffic-trends/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112946 Read the Q1 2026 Network Stats report to see the latest in cloud storage and neocloud networking trends.

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]]> Point-to-Point at 100Gbps: What AI-Grade Infrastructure Actually Requires https://noise.getoto.net/2026/04/23/point-to-point-at-100gbps-what-ai-grade-infrastructure-actually-requires/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:00:01 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112937 The rise of AI workloads is changing infrastructure criteria, shifting the focus from storage capacity to sustained throughput capability, portability, and network proximity.

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]]> Network Stats for Q4 2025: Neocloud Traffic Trends https://noise.getoto.net/2026/01/29/network-stats-for-q4-2025-neocloud-traffic-trends/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112741 Backblaze's Q4 2025 Network Stats detail the significant surge and regional concentration of AI-driven Neocloud traffic, marking an early shift toward high-magnitude, specialized network flows.

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]]> Network Stats for Q3 2025: The Magnitude of AI Workflows https://noise.getoto.net/2025/11/10/network-stats-for-q3-2025-the-magnitude-of-ai-workflows/ Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112451 As AI workloads reshape how data moves, Backblaze’s network telemetry offers a real-world look at the data gravity shift across clouds. See all the new numbers in our quarterly Network Stats report.

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]]> Making the Backblaze Network AI Ready https://noise.getoto.net/2025/11/05/making-the-backblaze-network-ai-ready/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:08:42 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112437 As artificial intelligence transforms how data is processed, it’s also revolutionizing how data moves. Brent Nowak from Backblaze’s Network Engineering team takes you under the hood of our network to explore how we've evolved our infrastructure to make the Backblaze network truly AI ready.

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]]> Network Stats: Launching the CA-East Region in Canada https://noise.getoto.net/2025/03/06/network-stats-launching-the-ca-east-region-in-canada/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=111982 Read Backblaze Technical Lead Network Engineer Brent Nowak's account of building the latest Backblaze data center in Canada.

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]]> Backblaze Network Stats: Ingress Trends and What They Tell Us About Backup Behaviors https://noise.getoto.net/2024/08/22/backblaze-network-stats-ingress-trends-and-what-they-tell-us-about-backup-behaviors/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:54:22 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=111509 Ingress trends tell us that humans are creatures of habit.

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]]> Backblaze Plugs In to Internet2 https://noise.getoto.net/2024/05/16/backblaze-plugs-into-internet2/ Thu, 16 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://backblaze.com/blog/?p=111201 Backblaze is now an Internet2 member, furthering the mission of supporting the technical and networking needs of higher ed organizations.

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]]> Backblaze Network Stats: Real-World Measurements from the Backblaze US-West Region https://noise.getoto.net/2024/03/26/backblaze-network-stats-real-world-measurements-from-the-backblaze-us-west-region/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:15:00 +0000 https://backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com/blog/?p=111037 Today in our Network Stats series, we're discussing latency on networks: conceptualizing it in human terms, how to test it, and some example numbers featuring our US-West region.

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]]> Backblaze Commits to Routing Security With MANRS Participation https://noise.getoto.net/2024/02/08/backblaze-commits-to-routing-security-with-manrs-participation/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:29:06 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=110843 Backblaze is now a recognized Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) participant. What does that mean? Read on to find out.

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]]> Backblaze Network Stats https://noise.getoto.net/2023/12/14/backblaze-network-stats/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 17:12:11 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=110543 Welcome to Network Stats, where Backblaze reports on network engineering systems and shares some stats.

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