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Backblaze responds to claims of “sham accounting,” customer backups at risk

Backblaze went public in November 2021 and raised $100 million. Morpheus noted that since then, “Backblaze has reported losses every quarter, its outstanding share count has grown by 80 percent, and its share price has declined by 71 percent.” Following Morpheus’ report, Investing reported on Thursday that Backblaze shares fell 8.3 percent. Beyond the financial… Read More: Backblaze responds to claims of “sham accounting,” customer backups at… »

Ars Archivum: Top cloud backup services worth your money

reader comments 121 with 0 posters participating Share this story We tested iDrive with its free Basic tier, which offers 10GB of storage. Jim Salter Carbonite is probably the most well-known cloud backup service, thanks to a years-long advertising blitz. It offers “unlimited” backup storage for a single PC. Jim Salter We’d never heard of… Read More: Ars Archivum: Top cloud backup services worth your money »

New data illustrates time’s effect on hard drive failure rates

reader comments 90 with 0 posters participating Share this story SSDs have usurped hard disk drives (HDDs) when it comes to performance, but whether building a network-attached storage (NAS) or having high-capacity needs on a budget, plenty of people still rely on spinning platters. Older drives that have seen a lot of use, however, may… Read More: New data illustrates time’s effect on hard drive failure rates »