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Backblaze Publishes Q2 2026 Network Stats: New Variance Analysis Reveals Just How Unpredictable AI Traffic Really Is

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Across Backblaze's network, neocloud and hyperscaler traffic shows high volatility while CDN and hosting traffic maintains predictable patterns

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the storage platform powering AI infrastructure, today published its Q2 2026 Network Stats report. The third installment in its quarterly series, this report highlights a new variance-based view that measures not just how much data moves across Backblaze's network, but how predictably it moves.

Using a new time-series dataset built from 10-minute traffic samples, Backblaze modeled ingress and egress behavior against statistical baselines to separate

Backblaze Publishes Q2 2026 Network Stats: New Variance Analysis Reveals Just How Unpredictable AI Traffic Really Is

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Across Backblaze's network, neocloud and hyperscaler traffic shows high volatility while CDN and hosting traffic maintains predictable patterns

Using a new time-series dataset built from 10-minute traffic samples, Backblaze modeled ingress and egress behavior against statistical baselines to separate

Backblaze Publishes Q2 2026 Network Stats: New Variance Analysis Reveals Just How Unpredictable AI Traffic Really Is

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Across Backblaze's network, neocloud and hyperscaler traffic shows high volatility while CDN and hosting traffic maintains predictable patterns

Using a new time-series dataset built from 10-minute traffic samples, Backblaze modeled ingress and egress behavior against statistical baselines to separate

Backblaze Publishes Q2 2026 Network Stats: New Variance Analysis Reveals Just How Unpredictable AI Traffic Really Is

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Across Backblaze's network, neocloud and hyperscaler traffic shows high volatility while CDN and hosting traffic maintains predictable patterns

Using a new time-series dataset built from 10-minute traffic samples, Backblaze modeled ingress and egress behavior against statistical baselines to separate

Backblaze Inc (BLZE) PT Raised to $16 at Citizens on Improving B2 Cloud Storage Growth

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:12:48 -0400

Citizens analyst Rustam Kanga raised the price target on Backblaze Inc (NASDAQ: BLZE) to $16.00 (from $14.00) while maintaining a Market Outperform rating.

The analyst commented, "We reiterate our Market Outperform rating and raise our price target to $16 from $14 on Backblaze, Inc. (BLZE) ahead of the company’s F2Q26 earnings scheduled for August 3, as we believe the company remains on track to drive improving B2 Cloud Storage growth, while building greater strategic relevance with AI infrastructure customers. In F1Q26, Backblaze reported strong results, with B2 Cloud Storage revenue beating consensus by 4% and adjusted EBITDA $2.9M ahead of consensus.

Backblaze Inc (BLZE) PT Raised to $16 at Citizens on Improving B2 Cloud Storage Growth

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:12:48 -0400

Citizens analyst Rustam Kanga raised the price target on Backblaze Inc (NASDAQ: BLZE) to $16.00 (from $14.00) while maintaining a Market Outperform rating.

Backblaze to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results on August 3, 2026

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:31:00 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the high-performance cloud storage platform for the AI era, will report financial results for its second quarter ending June 30, 2026 on Monday, August 3, 2026 after market close.

Following the release of results, Backblaze will host a conference call and webcast at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) on August 3, 2026 to discuss the results.

Attend the webcast: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/704175018
Register to listen by phone: https://events.q4inc.com/analyst/704175018?pwd=29EpzfWI

Phone registrants will receive dial-in information via email.

An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after its

Backblaze to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results on August 3, 2026

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:31:00 -0400

Following the release of results, Backblaze will host a conference call and webcast at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) on August 3, 2026 to discuss the results.

Attend the webcast: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/704175018
Register to listen by phone: https://events.q4inc.com/analyst/704175018?pwd=29EpzfWI

Phone registrants will receive dial-in information via email.

An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after its

Backblaze to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results on August 3, 2026

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:31:00 -0400

Following the release of results, Backblaze will host a conference call and webcast at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) on August 3, 2026 to discuss the results.

Attend the webcast: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/704175018
Register to listen by phone: https://events.q4inc.com/analyst/704175018?pwd=29EpzfWI

Phone registrants will receive dial-in information via email.

An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after its

Backblaze to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results on August 3, 2026

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:31:00 -0400

Following the release of results, Backblaze will host a conference call and webcast at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) on August 3, 2026 to discuss the results.

Attend the webcast: https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/704175018
Register to listen by phone: https://events.q4inc.com/analyst/704175018?pwd=29EpzfWI

Phone registrants will receive dial-in information via email.

An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after its

Backblaze Publishes Q1 2026 Drive Stats: Reliability Improves as 92% of New Deployments Exceed 20TB

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

AI workloads push enterprises toward high-capacity storage; fleet AFR improves to 1.24% year-over-year

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the high-performance cloud storage platform for the AI era, today published its Q1 2026 Drive Stats report. In this new report, Backblaze notes that 92% of newly deployed hard drives now exceed 20TB to support increasingly data-intensive AI workloads. Now in its thirteenth year, Drive Stats analyzes more than 341,000 production hard drives across Backblaze's global storage cloud, providing the industry's largest publicly available datasets on drive reliability.

Backblaze Publishes Q1 2026 Drive Stats: Reliability Improves as 92% of New Deployments Exceed 20TB

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

AI workloads push enterprises toward high-capacity storage; fleet AFR improves to 1.24% year-over-year

Backblaze Publishes Q1 2026 Drive Stats: Reliability Improves as 92% of New Deployments Exceed 20TB

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

AI workloads push enterprises toward high-capacity storage; fleet AFR improves to 1.24% year-over-year

Backblaze Publishes Q1 2026 Drive Stats: Reliability Improves as 92% of New Deployments Exceed 20TB

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

AI workloads push enterprises toward high-capacity storage; fleet AFR improves to 1.24% year-over-year

Backblaze Brings AI Data Storage Expertise to RAISE Summit

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Backblaze sponsors RAISE Summit; CEO Gleb Budman joins panel on sovereign cloud strategy and judges world's largest AI startup competition

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Backblaze (Nasdaq: BLZE), the high-performance cloud storage platform for the AI era, today announced its participation as a sponsor of RAISE Summit 2026 taking place July 8–9, 2026, at Le Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, France. Backblaze will confront the next AI infrastructure bottleneck: where data lives, how fast it moves, and what it costs to access. As AI-native enterprises and neocloud operators race to build sovereign, AI-ready

Backblaze Brings AI Data Storage Expertise to RAISE Summit

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Backblaze sponsors RAISE Summit; CEO Gleb Budman joins panel on sovereign cloud strategy and judges world's largest AI startup competition

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Backblaze Brings AI Data Storage Expertise to RAISE Summit

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Backblaze sponsors RAISE Summit; CEO Gleb Budman joins panel on sovereign cloud strategy and judges world's largest AI startup competition

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Backblaze Brings AI Data Storage Expertise to RAISE Summit

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400

Backblaze sponsors RAISE Summit; CEO Gleb Budman joins panel on sovereign cloud strategy and judges world's largest AI startup competition

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Form 8-K Backblaze, Inc. For: Jun 30

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:03:00 -0400

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Form 8-K Backblaze, Inc. For: Jun 30

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:03:00 -0400

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Backblaze Inc (BLZE) PT Raised to $14 at Lake Street

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:44:39 -0400

Lake Street analyst Eric Martinuzzi raised the price target on Backblaze Inc (NASDAQ: BLZE) to $14.00 (from $11.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

Backblaze Inc (BLZE) PT Raised to $14 at Needham

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:12:22 -0400

(Updated - June 24, 2026 7:12 AM EDT)

Needham analyst Matt Dezort raised the price target on Backblaze Inc (NASDAQ: BLZE) to $14.00 (from $8.50) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst commented: "Backblaze announced the company's largest contract to-date with CoreWeave for $335 Million over 5-plus years. For context, the company's current CY26 Revenue guidance is $162.5 Million at the midpoint. The ramped deal includes Backblaze's delivery of (1) B2 Cloud Storage as a white-label offering; and (2) a Managed Storage portion - a new delivery method - where Backblaze's software and staff will be embedded within CoreWeave's data centers. As

Backblaze Inc (BLZE) PT Raised to $14 at Needham

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:12:22 -0400

(Updated - June 24, 2026 7:12 AM EDT)

Needham analyst Matt Dezort raised the price target on Backblaze Inc (NASDAQ: BLZE) to $14.00 (from $8.50) while maintaining a Buy rating.

Backblaze Inc (BLZE) PT Raised to $14 at Citizens on CRWV Deal Announcement

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:07:23 -0400

Citizens analyst Rustam Kanga raised the price target on Backblaze Inc (NASDAQ: BLZE) to $14.00 (from $8.00) while maintaining a Market Outperform rating.

The analyst commented, "We reiterate our Market Outperform rating and raise our price target to $14 from $8 on Backblaze, Inc. (BLZE) following the company’s announcement of a ~$335M five-year plus multi-exabyte storage agreement with CoreWeave (CRWV, MO, $180 PT, Miller), which we view as a significant validation point for Backblaze’s AI storage positioning for other neocloud providers evaluating third-party storage partners, particularly given CoreWeave Vice President Nick Hoover’s comment that “Backblaze has built a reputation for making

Backblaze Inc (BLZE) PT Raised to $14 at Citizens on CRWV Deal Announcement

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:07:23 -0400

Citizens analyst Rustam Kanga raised the price target on Backblaze Inc (NASDAQ: BLZE) to $14.00 (from $8.00) while maintaining a Market Outperform rating.