Backblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up Dropbox and OneDrive — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backups
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The difference between a sync and a backup is illustrated quite adeptly.
  • w3dd1e@lemmy.zipEnglish
    15·
    20 hours ago

    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.

    • Wispy2891@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      19 hours ago

      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