Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage Overview

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What can you do with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage? Backup | Archive | Sync

Andrew Klein Director, Product Marketing

December 2016

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Overview § What is B2 Cloud Storage

§ Getting Started

§ The B2 Web GUI, CLI and API

§ B2 Integrations for Backup | Archive | Sync

§ In review

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What is B2 Cloud Storage § RAW object storage (files, blobs, etc) in the cloud § Once loaded, data in readily available §  No offline or near-line delays

§  Compares to Amazon S3 or Microsoft Azure

§ Storage is $0.005/GB/Month – No upload fees §  First 10GB is free

§ Download is $0.05/GB – No throttle or delete fees §  First 1GB/day is free

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Getting Started

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Step 1: Create or Activate

§ Create a new B2 account

§ Activate B2 for your account

§ Sign-In > Settings

www.backblaze.com/b2 or

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Step 2: Verify

§ Create a B2 Account

§ Verify your account

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Step 3: Enter Payment Info

§ Create a B2 Account

§ Verify your account

§ Enter a Credit Card (Optional) §  No – Free account limits are used

§  Yes §  Adjust your account limits as desired

§  Set-up alerts (Text, Email, both)

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Step 4: Set up Caps and Alerts

1-415-555-1000

[email protected]

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The B2 Web GUI, CLI, and API…

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Using B2: The Web GUI

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Web GUI: Uploading a File

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Web GUI: Drag-and-Drop or File Select

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CLI (Command Line Interface)

§ The B2 command-line tool is installed by using the standard “pip” installation tool.

§ Python 2 (2.6 or later) or Python 3 (3.2 or later) is required.

www.backblaze.com/b2/docs/quick_command_line.html

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API (Application Programming Interface)

§ Complete online documentation

https://www.backblaze.com/b2/docs

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B2 Integrations: Backup | Archive | Sync

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B2 Integrations

Backup•  Cloudberry •  Duplicacy •  Duplicity Linux •  Hashbackup •  Qbackup

Archive•  OpenIO •  Cubix •  Neofinder •  Cyberduck •  MyNAS

Sync•  Synology •  Rclone •  oDrive

Others•  Dropshare

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www.backblaze.com/b2/integrations.html


Backup with B2

BackupA current copy

of your data that can

replace your current data if it is lost or unavailable.

B2 Cloud Storage

LTO Tape

Backup Server Cloudberry

Daily Incrementals

Weekly, Monthly, Yearly backups

Changes collected throughout the day

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Benefits of Backup with B2

§ Files backed up are readily available for restore

§ Daily backup process is now completely automated §  No mounting/unmounting tapes

§  No checking of backup tapes needed

§ Savings §  B2 storage cost for 6 TB of data: $30/month§  Cost to store LTO tapes offsite: $120/month (2 visits)

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Archive with B2 Hybrid Data Storage

Intelligently store data, onsite or offsite, to

optimize operational efficiency while reducing data storage costs.

Example – Archive data based on:

ArchiveA copy of your data is kept in

long-term storage regardless of

whether or not the original data

still exists.

•  Time files are untouched •  Project requirements •  DR requirements

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Archiving with B2, an Example

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Production Production Production Production

Onsite Storage $12/TB/month

Production

Non-Production 1 2 3 4

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ects

Production

Non-Production

Production

Non-Production

Production

Non-Production Non-Production

Non-Production

Non-Production

Non-Production

Onsite Storage $12/TB/month

B2 Cloud Storage $5/TB/month

Hybrid Data Storage


Benefits of Archive with B2

§ Data is readily available for restore § Warm storage availability at a cold storage price

§ Download price is the same for all of the data §  No penalty for downloading all “YOUR” data

§  No daily limits to downloads

§  No throttling downloads

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Sync with B2 Synology Cloud Sync

SyncThe process of maintaining the consistency and

uniformity of data across multiple

devices. rsync for cloud storage

rclone

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your universal sync client

oDrive


Sync with B2

§ Data can move up to the cloud or be bi-directional

§ Keep just the current version or all versions of files

Up Direction Bi-Directional

Keep “Current” version Backup Sync

Keep “All” versions Archive Sync

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In Review § Four ways to use B2 Cloud Storage

§ One Plan – One Set of Prices §  Predictable cost regardless of the situation

§ Storage is $0.005/GB/Month – No upload fees §  First 10GB is free

§ Download is $0.05/GB – No delete fees §  First 1GB/day is free

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Helpful B2 Links § Overview: www.backblaze.com/b2/cloud-storage.html

§  Integrations: www.backblaze.com/b2/integrations.html

§  Pricing: www.backblaze.com/b2/cloud-storage-pricing.html

§ Quick Start: www.backblaze.com/b2/docs/quick_account.html

§  Documentation: www.backblaze.com/b2/docs

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What can you do with Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage? Backup | Archive | Sync

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