Challenging the cloud oligarchy: a Q&A with Backblaze

Source: TechRadar
The days of backing up important files and documents on multiple hard drives for redundancy are a thing of the past as cloud backup has become increasingly affordable. However, choosing a cloud storage and backup provider can often be daunting for users who are unsure of whether they want to sync, store or backup their files.
For too long, the cloud storage market has been dominated by tech giants whose solutions are often expensive, opaque and complicated. Started back in 2007 with the aim of backing up friends and family’s computers, Backblaze has emerged as a viable competitor in the space by delivering easy, low-cost backup services to businesses and consumers for years.
TechRadar Pro spoke with the company’s co-founder and CEO Gleb Budman to learn more about its infrastructure and services along with its recently announced S3 compatible APIs.
- Cloud backup: Our ultimate checklist to get you the perfect provider
- Cloud storage vs Cloud backup vs Cloud sync : What's the difference?
- These are the best cloud computing services of 2020
- We've also highlighted best cloud backup services
The days of backing up important files and documents on multiple hard drives for redundancy are a thing of the past as cloud backup has become increasingly affordable. However, choosing a cloud storage and backup provider can often be daunting for users who are unsure of whether they want to sync, store or backup their files.
For too long, the cloud storage market has been dominated by tech giants whose solutions are often expensive, opaque and complicated. Started back in 2007 with the aim of backing up friends and family’s computers, Backblaze has emerged as a viable competitor in the space by delivering easy, low-cost backup services to businesses and consumers for years.
TechRadar Pro spoke with the company’s co-founder and CEO Gleb Budman to learn more about its infrastructure and services along with its recently announced S3 compatible APIs.
- Cloud backup: Our ultimate checklist to get you the perfect provider
- Cloud storage vs Cloud backup vs Cloud sync : What's the difference?
- These are the best cloud computing services of 2020
- We've also highlighted best cloud backup services
Read more at TechRadar
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