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Backblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up DB and OD — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backups (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/45169245

DB = Dropbox, OD = Onedrive

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[–] 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The changes come as the company has experienced a 40X year-over-year increase in AI data stored on its servers and has increased focus on its accelerating AI business.

If this means they just want to throttle AI companies, I don’t care. Go forth and prosper BackBlaze.

If it doesn’t, statement retracted.

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  • [–] 26 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    An individual storing 10tb on their "unlimited" cloud backup: $8/ month

    A company storing 10tb on their S3: $60/month

    An ai company storing 10tb on their faster S3: $150/month AND must use multiple petabytes (at least $30k/month)

    It's easy to see which kind of customer they like to have

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