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Backblaze 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 backups (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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DB = Dropbox, OD = Onedrive

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[–] 47 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (8 children)

What is an “AI storage service”?

Does that mean you just store your info in AI weights/contexts and hope it can regenerate an approximation of what you put in?

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  • [–] 34 points 6 months ago* (5 children)

    It's s3 compatible storage (b2) you sell to companies using AI for twice as much.

    b2 storage is $6/Tb/mo, AI storage is b2 storage at $15/Tb/mo.

    https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing

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  • [–] 34 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    It’s like selling special gold shovels during a gold rush that are better at shoveling gold.

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  • [–] 17 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    It's like the wedding or funeral tax, where all items cost extra for no reason, other than exploitation.

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