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Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE) is a cloud storage company that focuses on high-performance cloud object storage and computer backup services. Its news flow reflects this focus on storage for the AI era, multi-cloud strategies, and transparent cloud economics. Company press releases highlight how Backblaze positions itself as an independent cloud provider that removes barriers related to lock-in, complexity, and cost.
Investors and technology professionals following BLZE news will see updates on topics such as AI and data-intensive workloads, media and entertainment storage, and creator-focused platforms. Recent announcements include integrations of Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage with third-party platforms like Shareio for creator monetization, participation in industry events such as the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations, & Cloud Strategies Conference and the Sports Video Group Summit, and commentary on cloud storage cost challenges through research with Dimensional Research.
Backblaze also regularly publishes and promotes transparency initiatives through its news, including Drive Stats reports on hard drive reliability, Performance Stats reports benchmarking cloud storage performance across providers, and Network Stats reports analyzing how AI workloads are reshaping data flows. Financial results, restructuring plans, and stock repurchase programs are disclosed via press releases and associated SEC filings, providing additional context for investors tracking the company’s strategy and operations.
This BLZE news page aggregates these updates so readers can review announcements on partnerships, product-related initiatives, benchmarking reports, and corporate developments in one place. For those monitoring the evolution of cloud storage in support of AI, media, and large-scale data workflows, Backblaze’s news offers insight into how the company is positioning its storage cloud and responding to industry trends.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) published its Q4 2025 Network Stats showing a shift to AI-native network patterns, with AI-driven traffic clustering in US‑East (Northern Virginia, New York, Atlanta) and neoclouds peaking in October. The report notes sustained, high-throughput flows, migration spikes August–October, and continued US‑West consumer volume. A webinar is set for Feb. 4.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) was named a finalist for Most Innovative Data Storage Solution in SiliconANGLE Media’s 2026 Tech Innovation CUBEd Awards for its B2 Overdrive offering. B2 Overdrive emphasizes high throughput (up to 1Tbps), transparent pricing, no egress fees, and deployments for AI, ML, and HPC workloads.
The recognition reflects evaluation by industry experts and highlights Backblaze's focus on price-to-performance and data mobility for enterprise-scale AI storage.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) announced the appointment of Dan Spraggins as Senior Vice President of Engineering on January 5, 2026. Spraggins joins with more than two decades of experience leading large-scale software, platform, and AI engineering teams and will oversee Backblaze’s engineering organization as the company scales its global storage cloud for AI and data-intensive workloads.
The role will focus on driving innovation, operational rigor, and platform evolution to support AI workflows and next-generation data-driven applications.
Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) will participate in the 2025 Sports Video Group Summit in New York on December 15–16, 2025. Laquie TN Campbell, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Media and Entertainment, will join a panel titled The Great Storage Showdown on December 15 at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss cloud vs on-prem storage, hybrid architectures, and transparent cloud economics for AI workflows.
Attendees can meet Backblaze at booth #308 or book meetings to discuss tactical and strategic media-storage solutions.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) will present a theater session at Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations, & Cloud Strategies Conference 2025 in Las Vegas on December 11, 2025, 9:50–10:10 AM PST. Patrick Thomas, head of GTM, will outline a strategic playbook for building an independent, S3-compatible data layer to address data sprawl, vendor lock-in, and egress fees while enabling AI workloads like RAG, inference, and analytics.
The presentation will cite customer examples (Big Cartel, Decart, urlscan.io, and a Fortune 100 media company) that reported up to 80% storage cost reductions. Attendees can visit Booth 244 for personalized storage playbooks and technical conversations.
Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) will present a theater session at the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference 2025 on Dec 11, 2025, 9:50–10:10 AM PST. Head of GTM Patrick Thomas will outline a playbook for building an independent, vendor-neutral S3-compatible data layer to address data sprawl, reduce storage economics friction, and enable AI workloads like RAG, inference, and multi-cloud compute.
The release cites customer examples (Big Cartel, Decart, urlscan.io, a Fortune 100 media company) that reportedly cut storage costs by up to 80%. Attendees can visit Booth 244 in the Cloud Solution Village for personalized architecture playbooks and tactical discussions.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) announced on November 18, 2025 a strategic integration between its B2 Cloud Storage platform and Shareio’s creator monetization and DRM tools. The combined offering lets creators store large assets cost-effectively on B2 while managing distribution, access and revenue through Shareio’s platform.
Key features include transparent B2 pricing, Shareio-managed monetization options (downloads, rentals, subscriptions), and free egress from B2 when delivering content to CDN partners or end users. The integration targets photographers, videographers, studios and generative-media creators seeking control over IP and payments.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) published its first quarterly Performance Stats benchmarking report on November 12, 2025, comparing upload and download performance for Backblaze B2, AWS S3, Cloudflare R2, and Wasabi from an external Vultr test VM and Catchpoint monitors.
Key Q3 2025 findings: Backblaze won 6 of 8 sustained-throughput categories; Wasabi won 1; AWS had the lowest average download times but won only 1 of 8 sustained tests. Small-file multi-threaded upload top throughput was Backblaze 163.80 MiB/s vs Cloudflare 24.10 MiB/s (580% gap). Full methodology and raw data are published and testing will expand to more providers, regions, and file sizes.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) released its Q3 2025 Drive Stats covering 328,348 drives. Key metrics: quarterly AFR rose to 1.55% from 1.36% in Q2 and aligns with the 2024 annualized AFR of 1.57%. Lifetime AFR held at 1.31%. Four drive models recorded zero failures this quarter, and high-capacity drives (20TB+) increased by ~8,000 units to represent 21% of the active pool. An outlier Toshiba 16TB model showed a 16.95% AFR due to temporary removals during an upgrade project; Backblaze expects normalization in future reports.
The report explains failure definitions and detection methods using SMART, monitoring tools, and work-tracking.
Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) released its Q3 2025 Network Stats Report showing that AI-related traffic now represents nearly one-quarter of total ingress and egress across its global network.
The company introduced a new metric called "magnitude" to measure how much traffic each endpoint carries and reported AI flows are an order of magnitude more intense than traditional patterns. Backblaze will begin publishing raw network telemetry quarterly to support independent research and transparency into AI-driven data movement.
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