Comments on: Backblaze makes it dead simple to backup your files online http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/16/backblaze-makes-it-dead-simple-to-backup-your-files-online/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:48:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Backblaze online backup service launched | Backblaze Blog http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/16/backblaze-makes-it-dead-simple-to-backup-your-files-online/comment-page-1/#comment-830486 Backblaze online backup service launched | Backblaze Blog Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:25:07 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97840#comment-830486 [...] available to the public. TechCrunch wrote about the one-click backup and VentureBeat said “Backblaze makes it dead simple to backup your files online.” It has been great to work with all of you that helped us refine the service on the way to [...] [...] available to the public. TechCrunch wrote about the one-click backup and VentureBeat said “Backblaze makes it dead simple to backup your files online.” It has been great to work with all of you that helped us refine the service on the way to [...]

]]> By: Gleb Budman http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/16/backblaze-makes-it-dead-simple-to-backup-your-files-online/comment-page-1/#comment-861476 Gleb Budman Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:52:45 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97840#comment-861476 Backblaze and Mozy cost the same. (For free, Mozy just gives a couple GB...just enough to try it...and Backblaze has a free unlimited storage trial.) <br><br>Most people do not backup at all - so using any solution is a good start. Since most users find backup to be too complex, Backblaze has taken a "Backup Everything" approach rather than Carbonite or Mozy's approach of "Pick what to backup". Backblaze and Mozy cost the same. (For free, Mozy just gives a couple GB…just enough to try it…and Backblaze has a free unlimited storage trial.)

Most people do not backup at all – so using any solution is a good start. Since most users find backup to be too complex, Backblaze has taken a “Backup Everything” approach rather than Carbonite or Mozy's approach of “Pick what to backup”.

]]> By: Hans Klein http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/16/backblaze-makes-it-dead-simple-to-backup-your-files-online/comment-page-1/#comment-861475 Hans Klein Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:31:14 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97840#comment-861475 FYI Carbonite default backs up everything in your Documents and Settings folder, not just My Documents. So it picks up internet favorites, user data, etc. It will back up anything else that you ask it to back up, including executables. As a default, that makes the most sense to me. FYI Carbonite default backs up everything in your Documents and Settings folder, not just My Documents. So it picks up internet favorites, user data, etc. It will back up anything else that you ask it to back up, including executables. As a default, that makes the most sense to me.

]]> By: sabat http://venturebeat.com/2008/09/16/backblaze-makes-it-dead-simple-to-backup-your-files-online/comment-page-1/#comment-861474 sabat Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:28:53 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=97840#comment-861474 Uh, er, Mozy did this a long time ago -- only better. A week?! Oh, and BTW, Mozy doesn't cost $5/mo. It's less, even free. Uh, er, Mozy did this a long time ago — only better. A week?! Oh, and BTW, Mozy doesn't cost $5/mo. It's less, even free.

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