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Do you keep them powered on at all times? Does a storage pod include a software-switch to turn them off selectively?
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Yev from Backblaze here -> An influx of Computer Backup customers has certainly played a factor, but also Backblaze B2 is growing quickly!
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wonder if Backblaze is buying directly from HDD manufacturers or wholesalers and how much volume discount?
They've talked about this before -- despite orders like this, they're still not a big enough customer to be on the manufacturer's radar. So they're ordering from a middle-man. Back during the hard-drive crisis after the tidal wave that disrupted production ... they were buying from anyone that had drives to sell, including people going into their local big-box store to source drives.
Curious where one would buy those, directly from the manufacturer?
wonder if Backblaze is buying directly from HDD manufacturers or wholesalers and how much volume discount?
They've talked about this before -- despite orders like this, they're still not a big enough customer to be on the manufacturer's radar. So they're ordering from a middle-man. Back during the hard-drive crisis after the tidal wave that disrupted production ... they were buying from anyone that had drives to sell, including people going into their local big-box store to source drives.
How about security? If Backblaze can recover files for users then they can get the same files for any TLA.