Once you have a Backblaze B2 account configured you can login to the web based interface and start managing your account and the storage buckets within. If you are completely new to Backblaze then signing up for a new account is a quick and painless process (and you will be rewarded with 10GB of free storage once your account is fully set-up).Īs was mentioned a little earlier on, Backblaze now have an EU based data centre available for both their cloud backup solution and for B2 as well, if you are wanting to use this data centre it is important to make sure you select this during the sign-up process ( this document from Backblaze support has more details). Getting started with Backblaze B2 is really quick and easy, in-fact, if you already have a Backblaze cloud backup account you can simply add-in B2 as an additional service. So, having gotten through this quick introduction, lets go and have a look at Backblaze B2 cloud storage! Given this super low cost of access, EU or US data centres and AWS S3 compatibility, Backblaze B2 is starting to prove very popular and with support from many software providers including Arq Backup, Cyberduck, Cloudflare and QNAP it looks set to keep growing and become increasingly popular. It is also worth noting that, as of 2020, Backblaze B2 is now available in the EU region thanks to a new Backblaze EU data centre situated in the Netherlands, a much welcome addition for all EU based users I’m sure.

Pricing aside, Backblaze B2 is a service aimed mainly towards business and more technically savvy PC users, this is due mainly to the way it is set up meaning (realistically) 3 rd party software is required to connect to and make best use of the service. One of the biggest selling points of B2 is that it is fully compatible with Amazon’s S3 storage interface yet only costs about 25% of the official AWS offering, add into this considerably lower bandwidth fees and this service is already looking like a winner!

In this Backblaze B2 review I will be looking at the cloud storage offering from the very reputable online backup company, Backblaze.

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