Pioneering Scalable, Affordable Cloud Storage with Backblaze | GTwGT Podcast #72

Transforming Cloud Storage and Backup with Backblaze: Pioneering Scalable, Affordable #Cloud Storage and the Evolving Data Protection Landscape!

0:00 - Introduction
1:03 - Backblaze's Vision and Early Adventures: Transparent bootstrapping to fund innovation
9:30 - Overcoming financial challenges: The journey of going without salaries and surviving on minimum wage
16:45 - Embracing the Cloud: The shifting sands of data storage and protection
24:20 - Transitioning through funding phases: From bootstrapping to NASDAQ IPO
28:00 - The importance of transparent and open business models in the tech industry
32:55 - Collaboration with Veeam and PhoenixNAP: Pioneering cloud storage solutions
36:11 - Addressing the needs of SMBs and application developers: Offering flexibility and affordability
38:09 - Immutability feature and object lock: Ensuring secure and reliable data storage
39:35 - Conclusion: The future of cloud storage and backup with Backblaze

Backblaze is a leader in cloud storage and backup solutions, providing a transparent and open approach to safeguarding essential data. In this episode, we converse with Gleb Budman, CEO of Backblaze, a passionate advocate for data protection. We explore Backblaze's journey from bootstrapping to its successful NASDAQ IPO, and the role the company plays in the evolving data protection landscape. Backblaze is reinventing the industry by leveraging state-of-the-art technology, offering unparalleled storage solutions at a fraction of the cost of competitors.

Backblaze was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

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☑️ Technology and Topics Mentioned: Backblaze, Cloud Storage, Data Protection, #Ransomware, Immutability Feature, Object Lock, #AWS, Veeam, PhoenixNAP

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