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Talk:Backblaze#requestedit

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I removed the notability tag after adding several references. The TechCrunch article is in the Washington Post at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/02/AR2008060200763.html so I think the notability criterion is satisfied. Echawkes (talk) 05:52, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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While I don't want to question the notability, the article currently looks like an advertisment, with statements like "supporting unlimited file sizes for as low as $3.96/month". I'll try to remove and rephrase some of that, but I hope that somebody who knows the company should provide content that does not sound like a press release can provide more useful content. TSawala (talk) 11:01, 4 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Unsupported assertion

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The statement found in the Encryption section, "However, because decryption of private keys is done server side, this level of security is unlikely to protect against a government subpoena or serious data breach[citation needed].", was tagged September of 2017. This is now March 2018 and the statement persists. Should there be an acceptable period of review before an assertion is removed to protect the integrity of the wiki? I am tempted to delete the statement now but am still a relative noob in editing. Comments? Smash591 (talk) 02:55, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It's ok to remove such a statement now, since a few months passed. The whole paragraph would need a source addressing the threat model of the system: "take a Trust No One approach" is marketing-speak more than meaningful information. --Nemo 19:09, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Page updates

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I am an employee of Backblaze submitting a few corrections for the page. 1. Under Key people: Frank P. Patchel (CFO) and Kevin Gavin (CMO) no longer work for Backblaze. 2. Under Key people: Please add Marc Suidan (CFO) and Jason Wakeam (CRO). Source: https://www.backblaze.com/company/about 3. Please delete the sentence "Backblaze and Catalogic, a data protection vendor, announced their partnership in March 2022." in the History section. We have many more partnerships than it makes sense to list here, and listing only one is misleading. 4. Under Products: Please add the sentence "In 2025, Backblaze launched B2 Overdrive, high-throughput cloud storage for AI." Here is the source: https://siliconangle.com/2025/11/12/backblaze-ai-training-open-accessible-storage-kubeconna/ 5. Revenue: Update to US$128 million (2024) 6. Operating income: Update to US$-46 million (2024) 7. Net income: Update to US$-49 million (2024) 8. Total assets: Update to US$169 million (2024) 9. Total equity: Update to US$77.6 million (2024) Source for financials: 2024 Annual Report https://s204.q4cdn.com/590551802/files/doc_financials/2024/ar/BLZE-2024-10K.pdf Mclancy24 (talk) 18:42, 4 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: Please provide sources for point 1. In regards to point 3, deleting something just because there are multiple examples besides it is counterproductive. If the article is misleading, we can clarify that backblaze has multiple partners but that'd need to be verified with a source. Thank you! Mustbeotherwise (talk) 04:07, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Mustbeotherwise:, something you'd find to be encyclopedically relevant, but outdated should be fixed at the earliest opportunity; however if the request if to update something where the inclusion in and itself is in question, another option is to just omit that information. However, corporate edit requestors are often working at the behest of the client to cover contents they want to cover and not cover what they do not. Those wishes should be ignored as you see fit, but having outdated relevant info is not good. I updated the CFO. Graywalls (talk) 04:41, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Im so sorry but I'm not sure if I quite understand. Could you explain this to me again? Mustbeotherwise (talk) 04:51, 26 January 2026 (UTC)p.s. thank you for updating the CFO[reply]
@Mustbeotherwise:, hi, I wanted to say requests for simple updates like key personnel change should be done. However, some of these corporate requests are to showcase and embellish what contents they find desirable while not covering or making what they don't want seen less visible. Graywalls (talk) 11:34, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
I understand what you meant now, thank you! Mustbeotherwise (talk) 11:36, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there - Got it. In that case, we would like to make a change to clarify that we have multiple partners. Here is the source verifying we have many partners: https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/integrations. And here are a number of sources highlighting specific partners in addition to Catalogic, in case that is helpful:
CoreWeave lists Backblaze as customer data store: https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/10/06/backblaze-coreweave/
Backblaze and Fastly Bring Freedom and Favorable Economics to Distribution of Stored Content: https://www.newswire.com/news/backblaze-and-fastly-bring-freedom-and-favorable-economics-to-21233463
Backblaze Introduces Developer Friendly EC2 Alternative Via Vultr Partnership: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210901005128/en/Backblaze-Introduces-Developer-Friendly-EC2-Alternative-Via-Vultr-Partnership
Backblaze, Kasten by Veeam Offer Expanded Kubernetes Ransomware Protection and Backup: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220112005301/en/Backblaze-Kasten-by-Veeam-Offer-Expanded-Kubernetes-Ransomware-Protection-and-Backup
Backblaze and Opti9 Partner to Bring High Performance and Low Cost Cloud Storage to Joint Customers: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/backblaze-opti9-partner-bring-high-130500549.html
Will we be able to update the Products section with B2 Overdrive and the financials with figures from our 2024 10K filing as well? Thank you!
Molly ~2026-56290-3 (talk) 15:12, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
In light of your new request, I have reopened your case. Please be patient as COI requests take time to review/implement. Thank you! Mustbeotherwise (talk) 15:45, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Sources need to be better. Businesswire/Newswire are basically publishing things written by Backblaze, but rather we need to focus on things like
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/backblaze-responds-to-claims-of-sham-accounting-customer-backups-at-risk/ which is based on independent reliable secondary source. Graywalls (talk) 04:20, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
By the way, are you User:Mclancy24 (talk · contribs)? If so, you should log-in. If not, a proper disclosure needs to be made about your relationship. Graywalls (talk) 04:23, 27 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]