Backblaze's Online Backup Solution For Macs Opens To The Public
Backblaze, available in 11 languages, costs $5 a month or $50 a year for unlimited online storage for backing up your hard drive, with a 15-day free trial available. The service continuously monitors files for changes and uploads them to the server, and in the event of a hard drive failure allows users to selectively download files via a web interface or have them delivered on DVDs or a USB drive.
Backblaze puts the emphasis on simplicity, allowing users to begin backing up in only a few button clicks with a minimal amount of setup (though it does have advanced features – they’re just hidden by default). Other online backup services include SugarSync, Mozy, iDrive and Carbonite (and yes, we know there are many many more).
On a sidenote: both Blackblaze’s CTO and its VP of Engineering previously held senior technical positions at Apple, so that should lend it quite a bit of credibility. Until something goes wrong of course, which it almost always does (multiple backups = must).
Mac users, check out Backblaze and let us know how your tests go.