Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage

Best way to backup

Comments: Great because I have not to be worried about size of backups. That is the best feature, unlimited backups.

Pros:

Automatic backups, and the option to have old version backups.

Cons:

At first I think it was a bit difficult but later I see the opposite.

Relaible Cloud Storage at a fraction of a cost ..

Comments: I am very much satisfy with the B2 and their support (support team is very prompt as well as knowledgeable) .

Pros:

Low cost (Because of their fair uses policy as well as no minimum storage commitment) . Easily configurable with most of the industry leading backup software. Newly added S3 support. Object locking makes it impossible to delete the backup before the retention period.

Cons:

No IAM based bucket distribution like AWS.

While I have changed to a NAS and Cloud Backup from someone else, this is a good cloud option

Comments: Overall the system was okay to use, but was disappointed when it missed crucial files on occassion.

Pros:

I liked how easy it was to implement into my current network structure and was easy to setup end clients for this.

Cons:

I didn't like how it missed some files and was slow for no apparent reason, especially on a fast network. I also found Synology did not officially support backblaze, so changed to a competitor which was supported in the end.

Backblaze Back Up for Nonprofit

Comments: The biggest problem Backblaze solved was that when we had previously used another company for backing up files (which was a more cloud based system) we lost files when a staff member deleted files thinking our main account was linked to them. When in fact the files were lost because they were the original author. This was a huge loss of time having to rewrite manuals and operating documents. Now when we have a staff member leave we have them condense their files and transfer it to my computer as the Operations Director and I can make sure they are backed up and as needed given to new staff when the time comes. The other benefit is everything runs in the background automatically. Gone are the days when we would plug in a harddrive for back up and were lucky to remember to do it once a month.

Pros:

First of all you just can't beat their price for this type of automatic back up system. Most platforms I had researched either had size limits or cost much more. For a small non-profit we were so happy (and able to sleep better at night) knowing if our computer crashed we would be safe and able to keep going.

Cons:

We have had a slight issue w/ backing up our harddrive because we travel to different venues and use that same harddrive for our video footage. We just have to set really good reminders so we don't forget to plug it back in.

Rock Solid Backup

Pros:

I love that I can setup Backblaze, run an initial backup, and and trust that Backblaze will take care of the rest. I never have to worry about Backblaze protecting my data, and if there ever is a problem, Backblaze will alert me ASAP.

Cons:

My one complaint about the software is the UI of the Mac desktop client; it looks dated and isn't intuitively organized, and doesn't seem to fit with the other polished parts of the Backblaze platform.