hard drive stats – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Backblaze Drive Stats for Q2 2026 https://noise.getoto.net/2026/09/29/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q2-2026/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=113429 We analyzed 354,415 data drives for Q2 2026, revealing a 1.73% quarterly annualized failure rate and a 1.41% lifetime rate. Explore standout models, high-capacity drive deployment, and what CMR, SMR, and HAMR could mean for future data center storage strategies.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats: How an Open Dataset Powers Academic and AI/ML Research https://noise.getoto.net/2026/08/13/backblaze-drive-stats-how-an-open-dataset-powers-academic-and-ai-ml-research/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:08:38 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=113304 Backblaze Drive Stats has been cited in more than 105 academic papers and AI/ML projects since 2018. Explore the research it powers and download the dataset.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats for Q1 2026 https://noise.getoto.net/2026/07/09/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q1-2026/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=113117 Read the Q1 2026 Drive Stats Report to see the latest on failure rates of over 340,000 hard drives.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats for 2025 https://noise.getoto.net/2026/02/12/backblaze-drive-stats-for-2025/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112774 Backblaze's 2025 Year-End Drive Stats Report provides an in-depth analysis of hard drive failure rates for Q4, the full year, and lifetime performance across its data center fleet.

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]]> 2025: That’s a Wrap and Here Are the Stats https://noise.getoto.net/2025/12/23/2025-thats-a-wrap-and-here-are-the-stats/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:55:09 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112718 Enjoy some key statistics our 2025 work, highlighting the over 3,100 hours spent replacing hard drives and over 1,000 hours deploying new Vaults—and keeping your data always-on.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2025 https://noise.getoto.net/2025/11/11/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q3-2025/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112462 Read the Q3 2025 Drive Stats report to see the latest annualized failure rates, as well as an analysis of outliers and failure definitions.

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]]> Are Hard Drives Getting Better? Let’s Revisit the Bathtub Curve https://noise.getoto.net/2025/10/15/are-hard-drives-getting-better-lets-revisit-the-bathtub-curve/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:47:43 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112325 After 13 years, the data is clear—the bathtub curve does not apply to hard drives. And, more importantly, hard drives are failing less and lasting longer.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats for Q2 2025 https://noise.getoto.net/2025/08/05/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q2-2025/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112217 Read the Q2 2025 Drive Stats report to see the latest annualized failure rates, as well as an in-depth look at the 20TB+ drives currently in the Backblaze drive fleet.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats for Q1 2025 https://noise.getoto.net/2025/05/13/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q1-2025/ Tue, 13 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=112092 Read the latest failure rates from the Backblaze drive fleet in the Q1 2025 Drive Stats Report.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats for 2024 https://noise.getoto.net/2025/02/11/backblaze-drive-stats-for-2024/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=111927 The 2024 Year End Drive Stats Report is here. See the the latest annualized failure rates and data insights for the Backblaze drive fleet.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2024 https://noise.getoto.net/2024/11/12/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q3-2024/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=111726 Read the latest annualized failure rates for the Backblaze drive fleet.

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]]> Quoth the Drive Stats, Nevermore: An Elegy for Our Seagate 4TB Drives https://noise.getoto.net/2024/10/31/quoth-the-drive-stats-nevermore-an-elegy-for-our-seagate-4tb-drives/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:05:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=111704 R.I.P. from the Backblaze drive fleet, Seagate 4TB. Let's look back upon their journey.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats for Q2 2024 https://noise.getoto.net/2024/08/06/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q2-2024/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=111463 Read the Q2 2024 Drive Stats Report, with the latest on annualized failure rates and a look into measuring drive consistency over time.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats for Q1 2024 https://noise.getoto.net/2024/05/02/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q1-2024/ Thu, 02 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://backblaze.com/blog/?p=111151 Read the Q1 2024 Drive Stats report, including the latest annualized failure rates (AFRs) and a check in on the average age of drives.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats for 2023 https://noise.getoto.net/2024/02/13/backblaze-drive-stats-for-2023/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=110853 Read the 2023 Drive Stats Report and the latest insights on drive failure from Andy Klein.

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]]> The Drive Stats of Backblaze Storage Pods https://noise.getoto.net/2024/01/03/the-drive-stats-of-backblaze-storage-pods/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:53:22 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=110650 Since 2013, Backblaze has written about the failure rates of drives. Let's take that a step further and look at Drive Stats in our fleet of storage servers.

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]]> Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023 https://noise.getoto.net/2023/11/14/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q3-2023/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=110367 Read the quarterly and lifetime failure rates for Backblaze hard drives.

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]]> Overload to Overhaul: How We Upgraded Drive Stats Data https://noise.getoto.net/2023/10/05/overload-to-overhaul-how-we-upgraded-drive-stats-data/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 16:15:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=109959 Catch part two of Sr. Software Infrastructure Engineer David Winings' Drive Stats data journey, where he upgrades data collection and shares his ideas about future improvements.

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]]> The SSD Edition: 2023 Drive Stats Mid-Year Review https://noise.getoto.net/2023/09/26/the-ssd-edition-2023-drive-stats-mid-year-review/ Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=109834 Read the SSD Edition: 2023 Drive Stats Mid-Year Review and share your thoughts in the comments.

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]]> Drive Stats Data Deep Dive: The Architecture https://noise.getoto.net/2023/09/07/drive-stats-data-deep-dive-the-architecture/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 16:32:13 +0000 https://www.backblaze.com/blog/?p=109669 When Sr. Infrastructure Software Engineer David Winings was tasked with "cleaning up Drive Stats," it was more complicated that it sounded. Read part one of his journey, in which he maps the Drive Stats data architecture.

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