

Parity shard bits are computed by the Reed–Solomon error correction algorithm. In order to increase redundancy, data uploaded onto Backblaze's data center is sharded into 17 data pieces and three parity shards for each file. Backblaze's data center in the European Union is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. data centers are in Northern California near Sacramento, and one is in Phoenix, Arizona. Technology Data centers īackblaze has four data centers three in the United States and one Europe. In April 2018, Backblaze announced cloud computing partnerships that directly connect Backblaze's data centers with its partners, Packet and ServerCentral. It directly competes with similar services, such as Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

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Being an infrastructure as a service (IaaS), it is targeted at software integration for different kinds of businesses. In September 2015, Backblaze launched a new product, B2 Cloud Storage. File versioning and history is available, however there is a cap to 30 days or an additional cost per month. Files that need to be restored can be delivered in the form of a digital download or on an external hard drive. The service makes use of AES encryption for security, and uses data compression and bandwidth optimization to reduce upload and download times. Backblaze's first product was its computer backup, offering users to back up their computer data continuously and automatically with a monthly subscription service.
