CrunchBase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Backblaze. Backblaze is a one click online storage solution. It tries to minimize the user interaction required to create a backup.Backblaze is an online backup tool that allows Windows and Mac users to back up their data to an offsite data center. The service costs $5 per month for unlimited space. Access files backed up to your Backblaze Online Backup account. Crunchbase Browser - Business Profiles & Data. Josh Robert Nay.
40+
Employees
40+
Employees
Helping entrepreneurs succeed
Zervant was founded back in 2010, and since then we’ve grown to be a close-knit, hard working team of 40+ employees, all focused on making Europe’s best invoicing software. Currently our core markets are Finland, Sweden, the UK, France, Germany, Belgium and Austria.
We’ve been on an exciting journey so far, with milestones such as being voted the most promising fintech company in the Nordics, and receiving international investments of more than 14 million Euros.
But our story doesn’t end there. We are built to last, and we’d love it if you could join us on our journey (be it as a user or even as a team member).
« We were sick and tired of all the mind-numbing paperwork that comes with running your own business. »
Tuukka & Mattias, Zervant Co-founders
We're fluent in 12 different languages at the office
Mattias Hansson
CEO & Co-Founder
Before Zervant Mattias worked at Nokia for five years, where he headed up strategy for the developer community, and also led the company’s accessory portfolio. This included building mobile and web services, working out of New York.
Mattias has also worked for two different startups, between 2001 and 2005. And it was whilst working at one of these startups that he met his Zervant co-founder, Tuukka.
Tuukka Koskinen
COO & Co-Founder Install windows in virtualbox mac.
As well as experience in the startup scene and co-founding Zervant with Mattias, Tuukka has worked for Reuters Financial Software for five years.
During this time he was based in Paris, and headed up a team building risk and position analysis products. Tuukka has also worked selling consulting services to Finnish banks.
Zervant UK
The Enterprise Centre, Wellesbourne, Warwick, CV35 9EF
Get in touch with our UK office (9-17 GMT)
+44 (0) 1789 338 322
(no technical support)
Zervant Head Office
Keilaranta 17 C, 02150 Espoo
VAT Number
FI23019564
Customer Service
If you need help with the software please check our Help Centre.
Marketing and Partnerships
support@zervant.com
« Zervant are addressing a key pain point in a market that is on the cusp of fundamental transformation. We believe the team has the potential to create a market leader, and we are excited to be part of the journey. »
« There are two reasons we invested in Zervant: 1. They have an amazing product 2. They have a world-class team. Put these ingredients together and you get something that’s going to revolutionise small business finance throughout Europe. It’s exciting, it’s ambitious, and it’s something we’re really proud of be a part of. »
Manu Mäkelä
Founding Partner, Conor Venture Partners
Create a free account today
Time to make your invoicing a whole lot easier!
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | April 20, 2007; 13 years ago |
| Founder |
|
| Headquarters | , United States |
| |
| Products | |
| Website | www.backblaze.com |
Backblaze, Inc. is a cloud storage and data backup company, founded in 2007 by Gleb Budman, Billy Ng, Nilay Patel, Brian Wilson, Tim Nufire, Damon Uyeda, and Casey Jones.[1] Its two main products are their B2 Cloud Storage and Computer Backup services, targeted at both business and personal markets.
Products[edit]
Cloud Backup[edit]
Backblaze's first product was its computer backup, offering users to back up their computer data continuously and automatically with a monthly subscription service. The service makes use of AES encryption for security, and uses data compression and bandwidth optimization to reduce upload and download times. Files that need to be restored can be delivered in the form of a digital download,[2] on an external hard drive or flash drive.[3] File versioning and history is available, however there is a cap to 30 days or an additional cost per month.
Backblaze B2 Storage[edit]
In September 2015, Backblaze launched a new product, B2 Cloud Storage. Being an Infrastructure as a service (IaaS), it is targeted at software integration for different kinds of businesses. It directly competes with similar services, such as Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.[4] In April 2018, Backblaze announced cloud computing partnerships[5] that directly connect Backblaze's data centers with its partners, Packet and ServerCentral.
Technology[edit]
Data centers[edit]
Backblaze has four data centers; three are in the United States and one is in Europe. Two U.S. data centers are in Northern California near Sacramento, and one is in Phoenix, Arizona. Backblaze's data center in the European Union is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[6]
Redundancy[edit]
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. Parity shard bits are computed by the Reed–Solomon error correction algorithm. The shards are stored in 20 different drives, each in a separate cabinet to increase resilience to a power loss to an entire cabinet, or other physically-based issue. Backblaze states that its 'Vault' architecture is designed with 99.999999999% annual durability.[7]
Encryption[edit]
For Computer Backup, Backblaze uses a combination of AES and SSL encryption to protect user data. Data is stored in Backblaze storage using Reed-Solomon erasure coding[citation needed] and encrypted with the user's private key, which is secured with the user's password and username. The default encryption of private keys is done server side, which is unlikely to protect against government subpoena or serious data breach. Users desiring additional security and privacy can use the optional private encryption key (PEK),[8] but the PEK passphrase is sent to the server when it is initially set, and must be sent again to restore any data.[9]
Encryption for their B2 storage is handled entirely by the user and client software to manage the stored data, making it immune to government subpoena or data breach and protecting the data during transfer and ultimate storage in Backblaze's data centers.
Storage Pod open design[edit]
In 2009 and 2011, the company released CAD drawings of the computer case used by the storage servers in its datacenters. With commercial off-the-shelf components such as x64 processors, disks, and motherboards, high-density storage servers can be built at a lower cost than commercial ones.[10] The company has since made six iterations of the design over the years.
References[edit]
- ^'Backblaze Team'. Backblaze.com. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^'Backblaze: Online Backup With Time Machine's Finesse'. TechCrunch. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2016-03-28.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Larger Longer Faster Better'. BackBlaze. Retrieved 24 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'B2 Cloud Storage Pricing'. 2 January 2018.
- ^'Backblaze Announces B2 Compute Partnerships'. Backblaze.com. Retrieved 2018-04-03.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Backblaze opens data center in Amsterdam, retains same pricing as US'. TechRepublic.com. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^'Backblaze Durability is 99.999999999% — And Why It Doesn't Matter'. Backblaze.com. Retrieved 2018-07-17.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Online Backup Security & Encryption'. Backblaze. Retrieved 2016-03-23.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Security Question Round-up!'. Backblaze. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2019-11-08.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^'Petabytes on a Budget v2.0:Revealing More Secrets'. Blog.backblaze.com. Retrieved 2016-03-28.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
Backblaze Crunchbase
External links[edit]
Backblaze Crunchbase