Name: Beyond the Hype: Why and Where Cloud Storage Fits Media & Post-Production Workflows
Start: 2025-06-26T17:00:00Z
End: 2025-06-26T17:00:30.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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Backblaze is a leading independent cloud provider that makes it astonishingly easy for people to store, protect, and use their data. Its B2 Cloud Storage platform offers always-hot, S3 compatible object storage that’s readily available through APIs, CLI, Web UI, and 3rd party integrations--to seamlessly support ranging workflows and fit hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, and other IaaS strategies. Its computer backup solutions offer automatic data protection for business fleets and home Mac and PC. We're here on BrightTalk to unpack product and solution updates, discuss best practices around data storage and protection, and openly share hard drive stats based on our experience spinning >200,000 drives. Thanks for joining us.

Join James Williams, CTO of PureNodal, and Pat Patterson, Chief Technical Evangelist at Backblaze, for a deep dive into how you can leverage the combined power of PureNodal’s high-performance compute and Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage to build, run, and scale modern applications – from AI and machine learning to media processing and high-performance data analytics.

James will introduce PureNodal’s differentiated approach to cloud infrastructure – engineered specifically for resource-intensive workloads like AI model training, rendering, technical computing, and large-scale content processing. You’ll learn why PureNodal was built from the ground up to eliminate the complexity, latency, and unpredictable pricing of traditional cloud platforms – and how its software-defined network, GPU-enabled compute, and low-latency architecture give enterprises the speed and control they need.

Attendees will discover:

* What makes PureNodal fundamentally different from traditional IaaS providers
* How PureNodal compute seamlessly integrates with Backblaze B2 object storage
* How organizations like Trinity Broadcasting Network are already using the joint solution to migrate off AWS S3 + EC2
* How to start a free 30-day trial and test your own workloads with minimal setup
* Tips for deploying data-intensive applications with free egress and transparent pricing

The session will wrap with a live Q&A, where James and Pat will take your questions on real-world use cases, workload fit, and best practices for leveraging PureNodal and Backblaze together.

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Accelerating AI and HPC Workloads with PureNodal + Backblaze B2: A Purpose-Built Cloud for Modern Applications

Discover how Backblaze’s new enterprise web console brings zero-trust principles to cloud storage management. In this webinar, we’ll highlight key features including role-based access controls (RBAC), multi-factor authentication (MFA), SSO and SCIM integrations, and multi-region bucket creation. Learn how IT teams and MSPs can securely manage B2 Cloud Storage across users and locations with improved control, visibility, and compliance. Plus, find out how to join the private preview program ahead of general availability.

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Mastering Zero-Trust Cloud Storage: Introducing Backblaze's Enterprise Web Console

In the evolving landscape of big data, efficient and scalable data lake management is paramount. Traditional table formats like Apache Hive have served well but come with limitations in schema evolution, partitioning flexibility, and transaction support. Apache Iceberg has emerged as a robust solution, addressing these challenges with features like ACID transactions, hidden partitioning, and time-travel.

This webinar delves into the integration of Apache Iceberg with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage. You will learn how Iceberg's architecture optimizes query performance and data management when paired with Backblaze B2. The session will include practical demonstrations using the Drive Stats data set, showcasing query executions through platforms such as Snowflake, Trino, and DuckDB.

Key Takeaways:

* Understand the limitations of traditional table formats and how Apache Iceberg overcomes them.
* Learn how to leverage Backblaze B2's scalable storage for efficient data lake operations.
* Gain insights into real-world applications and query optimizations using Iceberg with Backblaze B2.

Join us to discover how combining Apache Iceberg with Backblaze B2 can revolutionize your data lake strategy, offering enhanced performance, flexibility, and cost savings.

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Modernizing Data Lakes with Apache Iceberg on Backblaze B2

Join me, Pat Patterson, Chief Technical Evangelist at Backblaze, as I introduce our new webinar series, Backblaze Tech Lab. I'll explain the webinar format, share our schedule for the next few weeks, and bring you the latest news from the world of Backblaze.

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Welcome to Backblaze Tech Lab!

Announced in May 2025, Backblaze B2 Overdrive delivers terabit speed at exabyte scale with pricing starting at $15/TB/month, including unlimited free egress. In this session, we’ll take you on a deep dive into B2 Overdrive’s architecture, explaining how B2 Overdrive scales to meet the demands of AI training, model deployment, and real-time analytics.

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How Backblaze B2 Overdrive Achieves Terabit-Speed Storage Throughput

Join the Backblaze Drive Stats team to hear highlights from the Q1 2025 Drive Stats report, including how we automated the whole shebang of the Drive Stats data analysis in Snowflake, plus a few other tidbits.

About Drive Stats
Based on more than 11 years of drive data and covering 30+ hard drive models, the Q1 2025 Drive Stats report uniquely calls out the annualized failure rates of the drives Backblaze uses in operating over three exabytes of cloud storage. Whether you use one hard drive or manage an entire data center, you’re sure to come away with practical and valuable information you can use.

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Backblaze Drive Stats Q1 2025

Join the Backblaze Drive Stats team to hear highlights from the Q1 2025 Drive Stats report, including how we automated the whole shebang of the Drive Stats data analysis in Snowflake, plus a few other tidbits.

About Drive Stats
Based on more than 11 years of drive data and covering 30+ hard drive models, the Q1 2025 Drive Stats report uniquely calls out the annualized failure rates of the drives Backblaze uses in operating over three exabytes of cloud storage. Whether you use one hard drive or manage an entire data center, you’re sure to come away with practical and valuable information you can use.

Your company’s data is a powerful resource—learn how to harness it with an AI agent designed to generate meaningful insights. In this deep dive, Backblaze’s Pat Patterson and Jeronimo De Leon will demonstrate how to build an AI agent that can query, analyze, and generate insights from company-specific data—all powered by cost-efficient, scalable cloud storage.

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Harnessing Cloud Storage to Build Smarter AI Agents

Breakthrough workloads demand breakthrough storage. Backblaze’s B2 Overdrive is here to help with terabit-speed at exabyte scale built for the needs of AI/ML, HPC, and analytics teams—without the sky-high costs.
In this session, you’ll learn:

How B2 Overdrive delivers up to 1 Tbps throughput for data-intensive workflows
Why transparent, flat-rate pricing ($15/TB with unlimited free egress) changes the TCO game
How teams are accelerating AI training, model deployment, and real-time analytics with high-throughput storage

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Supercharge Your Data Pipeline: Introducing B2 Overdrive

Join Andy Klein for his last hurrah as our resident Drive Stats guru as he shares analysis, insights, and stories from the 2024 Drive Stats report. Yes, you heard that right: It’s Andy’s last Drive Stats report before he heads off to retirement. This is your last chance to ask Andy those Drive Stats questions you've had spinning round in your head like so many drives, and your first chance to meet the new Drive Stats team—Stephanie Doyle and David Johnson of Backblaze Blog fame. Join us to say goodbye, say hello, and learn more about Drive Stats.
About Drive Stats
Based on more than 11 years of drive data and covering 30+ hard drive models, the 2024 Drive Stats report uniquely calls out the annualized failure rates of the drives Backblaze uses in operating over three exabytes of cloud storage. Whether you use one hard drive or manage an entire data center, you’re sure to come away with practical and valuable information you can use.

Backblaze Drive Stats for 2024

Opti9's Cory Mac Donell and Backblaze’s Troy Liljedahl chat about cloud object storage for the media and entertainment industry.

With data volumes growing exponentially, organizations need cost-effective, scalable solutions to manage, protect, and access their content. In this 30-minute Tech Talk, our experts explore how Backblaze seamlessly integrates with industry workflows, helping M&E businesses optimize storage costs without sacrificing performance.

Whether you manage massive archives or active production data, this session will give you practical insights into streamlining your storage strategy.

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Opti9 Tech Talks | Exploring the Benefits of Cloud Object Storage for the Media + Entertainment Industry

If your backup infrastructure feels like a complex maze of storage tiers, vendors, and management headaches, there's a simpler way. Start with an easy-to-use, secure cloud storage foundation that just works.

Join us to discover:
- Why traditional cloud storage creates unnecessary complexity for backup and recovery
- How simple, immutable object storage changes the game
- Ways to integrate easy, secure storage with your existing backup tools
- Real-world examples of an organizations that simplified their backup storage while strengthening security

Taming the Data Storm: Simplifying backup and recovery in the cloud

Learn how to leverage cyber insurance requirements to drive your MSP’s growth. Kevin Schmidt, Channel & Security Partnerships Lead at Coalition, and Yev Pusin, Head of Computer Backup at Backblaze, will take you through the world of cyber readiness to help you understand how services like Backblaze Computer Backup can reduce cybersecurity risk and allow your clients to be insurable by Coalition. 

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Expand Your MSP’s Footprint: Leverage Cyber Insurance Requirements to Drive Growth with Coalition and Backblaze

Unlock simplicity in backup recovery with Cloud Instant Backup Recovery. Join Troy Lijedahl, Backblaze and Greg Tellone, from Cloud IBR, and Marty Williams, Veeam, for a practical and technical BRaaS webinar.
  
You will receive an easy-to-implement Backup Recovery as a Service (BRaaS) playbook for cyber resilience and learn ransomware recovery tactics tailored for anyone who needs a simple and cost-effective disaster recovery solution to reduce RTOs from weeks to hours.

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Backup Recovery as a Service: Prepare for Ransomware With Backblaze, Veeam and Cloud IBR

As ransomware attacks become increasingly prevalent, organizations of all sizes are at risk of experiencing significant disruption and financial losses. No matter how well your prevention efforts are, having a well thought out and implemented recovery plan is critical—especially for your M365 or Google Workspace environments.  Join us to learn how the combination of Parablu + Backblaze delivers unbeatable, simple-to-manage, and highly affordable recovery capabilities for your M365 and Google Workspace.

Ransomware recovery for M365 and Google Workspace is optimized through the integration between Parablu + Backblaze. By leveraging automated backups, versioning, and off-site storage, Parablu + Backblaze ensures swift and comprehensive data restoration. Coupled with robust security measures and regular testing, this solution provides a reliable and efficient way to safeguard against and recover from ransomware attacks.

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Ransomware Resilience: Protecting M365, Google Workspace, and Servers with Parablu & Backblaze

Join us for Backblaze Tech Day 2024, designed for businesses looking to scale their AI apps and services with specialized, open cloud technology. Discover how to break free from costly legacy infrastructure and reduce unnecessary spend. Our event features live talks and sessions with leading infrastructure partners, showcasing AI innovation and real-world success stories. Plus, enjoy exclusive swag for the first 500 registrants and attendees.  

Key sessions include:

* Building Productive AI Infrastructure with Ori 
* Turning Video Content into Real-World Insights with Twelve Labs 
* Winning the Future of AI: Infrastructure, Workflows, and the Open Cloud
* Predicting Hard Drive Failure Rates with AI—with a sneak peek at Q3 Drive Stats numbers 
* Live Q&A with experts

Register now to receive updates and secure your spot!

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Backblaze Tech Day '24

Are you looking to enhance your data backup processes and ensure the safety of your critical information? Join us for an insightful webinar where we'll explore how Backblaze and Jellyfish can revolutionize your data backup strategy. Discover the power of automation and optimization to streamline your workflows and safeguard your data like never before.

What you'll learn:
- Best practices for data backups: Learn the essential strategies for ensuring reliable and secure data backups that protect your valuable information from loss or damage.
- Seamless setup and configuration: Get step-by-step guidance on setting up Backblaze and Jellyfish to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in your backup processes.
- Optimization techniques: Uncover advanced optimization techniques that will help you reduce costs, save time, and improve the performance of your data backups.

Who should attend?
This webinar is perfect for IT professionals, data managers, and anyone interested in enhancing their data protection strategies. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, you'll find valuable insights and actionable tips to implement in your organization.

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Streamline Your Data Backup Process: Automation and Optimization with Backblaze and Jellyfish

Backblaze Tech Lab

For years, fears of leaks, unpredictable performance, and runaway costs kept media workflows tethered to on-prem infrastructure. As production teams grow more decentralized and the adoption of cloud-based tools increase, the evolution of cloud storage provides media professionals much to consider for efficient, future-forward workflows. Join us to see what's changed to make hybrid and cloud-first pipelines not only possible, but practical, and how you can take advantage.

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