Backblaze, Inc. reports developments in cloud storage, data protection, and infrastructure services for businesses, developers, managed service providers, and consumers. The company’s platform includes B2 Cloud Storage, an infrastructure-as-a-service cloud object storage offering, and Computer Backup, a software-as-a-service backup product.
Backblaze news commonly covers quarterly financial results, B2 growth trends, AI and data-intensive workloads, neocloud demand, media workflow partnerships, performance and network benchmark reports, channel recognition, leadership changes, and investor conference participation. Company updates also highlight use cases such as AI training data, generative media, application storage, cyber resilience, and critical data protection.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) will present at DeveloperWeek 2026 in San Jose, Feb 18–20, showcasing scalable AI storage architectures and how storage affects AI performance, cost, and scale.
Troy Liljedahl will present on Feb 19 at 11:30 a.m. PT; Backblaze will staff booth 337 and offer 50 complimentary guest passes first-come, first-served.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) was named a Leader in G2’s Winter 2026 Report, earning more than 15 badges across categories.
Recognitions include Leader and Momentum Leader for Object Storage and Storage Management, Best Estimated ROI and Best Results in Server Backup and Disaster Recovery, and multiple usability awards for PC and Online Backup. According to the company, awards reflect customer-rated ROI, ease of use, support, and adoption.
Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE) will report fourth quarter and full year results for the period ending December 31, 2025 on February 23, 2026 after market close. A conference call and webcast to discuss results will follow at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET on February 23, 2026.
Live attendance and phone registration details are provided by the company, and a replay will be archived on Backblaze's Investor Relations page.
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.