Backblaze sets its cheap storage designs free
Backblaze, a startup that offers what may be the easiest way to backup your files, did something cool and surprising today. Apparently, it has developed a cheap way to build storage — but instead of trying to sell that technology, it has published the designs for anyone to use.
The Palo Alto, Calif. company developed the “Backblaze Storage Pod” out of necessity, says chief executive Gleb Budman. Since Backblaze’s goal is to backup large amounts of… Continue Reading
Simple backup service Backblaze now available to all Mac users
Backblaze, perhaps the easiest tool available for backing up your hard drive, is moving the Mac version of its service out of beta testing today, making it accessible to anyone with a Mac.
The product’s appeal is simple: You install Backblaze and it handles the rest of your backup processes. You don’t have to select any folders, you don’t have to connect any devices, and you don’t have to remember to run a program every day… Continue Reading
Simple backup service Backblaze comes to Macs (invites)
Backblaze is probably the easiest tool out there for backing up your hard drive, and now it’s available for Mac owners.
My editor, Matt Marshall, tried the PC version of Backblaze in September and praised it for being dead simple. I’ve installed the beta test Mac version on my laptop, and I’m sold, too. Unlike most products, what grabs me isn’t how much you can do, but rather how little you have to do.
There are other… Continue Reading
Backblaze makes it dead simple to backup your files online
Whenever I try to backup my computer files online, I get tripped up somehow. It’s inexplicably complicated, with most products unable to backup all my files simply — and to keep on doing that over time.
That’s probably why 94 percent of computer users don’t back up their files regularly (once a day or more), according to a Harris Interactive survey.
Some new products like Mozy and Carbonite are getting pretty good. They’re affordable and back up… Continue Reading