floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoBackblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up DB and OD — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backupswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1335arrow-down1external-linkBackblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up DB and OD — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backupswww.tomshardware.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square67linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWispy2891@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·5 days agoAn 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
minus-squarew3dd1e@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoOh good point. Yeah you are probably right.
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
Oh good point. Yeah you are probably right.