

This lowers the number of IO events by up to 80 per cent, before data is encrypted and sent up to the Backblaze vault. The software writes to and reads from a user’s storage drives in a different way. It also throttles the network bandwidth used, to avoid it hogging the link. Version 8 adds a performance increase by raising the maximum number of threads used from 30 to 100. Gleb Budman, CEO and Co-Founder, Backblaze, said: “This new release will make it easier than ever for consumers and businesses to take control of their data and prevent data loss.” Backblaze dances eightsome reelĬloud and backup storage provider Backblaze announced v8.0 of its Computer Backup software - adding speed, throttling, lower client IO loading and a new look.īackblaze Computer Backup software runs on a client Mac or Windows device and backs up user files to Backblaze cloud storage for $6/month with no limit on file numbers or file sizes. Plus, we have the usual collection of shorter news items and people moves - quite a large set of people moves, too. Windocks claims it has a data virtualisation tool coming that will be be better than anything Delphix offers. This week’s digest features new cloud backup software and a Chia note from Backblaze, Infinidat suggesting it’s an AIOps supplier, and Robin.io notching up another server deal for its 5G Kubernetes orchestration and system code.
