floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agoBackblaze 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 backupswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down14file-text
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minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·edit-222 hours agoIt’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
minus-squarealia@nord.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·12 hours agoThe AI storage offers unlimited free egress, whereas the regular storage does not.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·21 hours agoIt’s like selling special gold shovels during a gold rush that are better at shoveling gold.
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-219 hours agoIt’s like the wedding or funeral tax, where all items cost extra for no reason, other than exploitation.
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoAnd white components. And baby food.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoAnd luxury car parts, which are more often than not from ordinary cars. My VW is running Bugatti parts, for example.
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
The AI storage offers unlimited free egress, whereas the regular storage does not.
It’s like selling special gold shovels during a gold rush that are better at shoveling gold.
It’s like the wedding or funeral tax, where all items cost extra for no reason, other than exploitation.
And white components. And baby food.
And luxury car parts, which are more often than not from ordinary cars.
My VW is running Bugatti parts, for example.