Featured-Backblaze Bits – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:37:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Holiday Gift Guide 2025 https://noise.getoto.net/2025/11/18/holiday-gift-guide-2025/ Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:37:54 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112555 Looking for the perfect gift for the techie, foodie, or traveler in your life? Backblaze’s Yev has once again gathered the team’s favorite finds—from clever gadgets to cozy home essentials to data protection (the gift of Backblaze, of course).

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]]> 2024 State of the Backup: Survey Says Security Incidents and Data Loss on the Rise https://noise.getoto.net/2024/06/11/2024-state-of-the-backup-survey-says-security-incidents-and-data-loss-on-the-rise/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://backblaze.com/blog/?p=111280 June is Backup Awareness Month. See the results of Backblaze's yearly Harris Poll on the state of backups in business and consumer audiences.

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]]> Welcoming Chief Product Officer David Ngo to Backblaze https://noise.getoto.net/2024/01/23/welcoming-chief-product-officer-david-ngo-to-backblaze/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=110777 A data protection industry veteran, David Ngo joins Backblaze as Chief Product Officer.

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]]> Bookblaze: The Second Annual Backblaze Book Guide https://noise.getoto.net/2023/12/27/bookblaze-the-second-annual-backblaze-book-guide/ Wed, 27 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=110622 Enjoy a diverse list of book recommendations from Backblaze authors.

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]]> Holiday Gift Guide 2023 https://noise.getoto.net/2023/11/16/holiday-gift-guide-2023/ Thu, 16 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=110405 Still looking for holiday gifts? Here are our favorite choices this year (so far).

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]]> Things That Used to Be Science Fiction (and Aren’t Anymore) https://noise.getoto.net/2023/10/31/things-that-used-to-be-science-fiction-and-arent-anymore/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:05:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=110130 As Halloween is the day where we celebrate all things being possible, here's a roundup of real-world technology inspired by science fiction.

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]]> Welcome Chris Opat, Senior Vice President of Cloud Operations https://noise.getoto.net/2023/08/15/welcome-chris-opat-senior-vice-president-of-cloud-operations/ Tue, 15 Aug 2023 14:45:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=109460 Welcome Chris Opat, Senior Vice President of Cloud Operations at Backblaze.

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]]> Things Might Look a Little Different Around Here: Technical Documentation Gets an Upgrade https://noise.getoto.net/2023/07/06/things-might-look-a-little-different-around-here-technical-documentation-gets-an-upgrade/ Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=109085 Check out the new Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Documentation Portal with new docs, improved navigation, intuitive search, and more.

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]]> Fire Works (or Does It?): How to Destroy Your Drives https://noise.getoto.net/2023/07/04/fire-works-or-does-it-how-to-destroy-your-drives/ Tue, 04 Jul 2023 16:35:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=109126 There are several ways to destroy your SSD or HDD. Let's talk about the more sensational options.

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]]> Backblaze Is 16! https://noise.getoto.net/2023/04/20/backblaze-is-16/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:25:48 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=108517 Backblaze started with a dream about easy online backup 16 years ago. Here are some highlights from our journey.

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]]> Extended Maintenance Window for US West Data Center https://noise.getoto.net/2023/01/27/extended-maintenance-window-for-us-west-data-center/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 18:10:29 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=107852 On Wednesday, February 1, at 8:00 a.m. PT (4:00 p.m. UTC), we’ll be performing planned maintenance on a data center in our U.S. West data region. During the window, we do not anticipate any service impacts outside of what customers typically experience during our standard scheduled maintenance. Read more details here.

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]]> Top Ten Blog Posts of 2022 https://noise.getoto.net/2022/12/27/top-ten-blog-posts-of-2022/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 17:15:13 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=107643 Here's a roundup of the Backblaze blog's top ten posts in 2022. Thanks for another great year, Backblaze readers.

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]]> Bookblaze: First Annual Backblaze Book Guide https://noise.getoto.net/2022/12/12/bookblaze-first-annual-backblaze-book-guide/ Mon, 12 Dec 2022 17:22:13 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=107421 We know that we're supposed to be tech people, but it turns out a lot of us are big readers as well. Enter Bookblaze, an series where you can find book recommendations from your favorite Backblazers.

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]]> Holiday Gift Guide 2022 https://noise.getoto.net/2022/11/17/holiday-gift-guide-2022/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:36:14 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=107246 Unsure what to get everyone for the holidays? Check out our Holiday Gift Guide for this year's Backblaze-recommended gifts.

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]]> Meet Our Independent Board Members https://noise.getoto.net/2022/11/11/meet-our-independent-board-members/ Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:19:16 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=107158 Did you know that Backblaze has several independent board members? Find out more about them, and what it takes to be a board member, in this article.

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]]> 5 Compelling Reasons You Should Go IPO https://noise.getoto.net/2022/11/10/5-compelling-reasons-you-should-go-ipo/ Thu, 10 Nov 2022 17:30:42 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=107198 One year later, Backblaze founder and CEO, Gleb Budman, talks about our journey to IPO, and why he thinks the process should be on every business leader's mind.

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