Backblaze Pods and You: A Primer

john fink

@adr

github.com/jbfink

john.fink@gmail.com

Who is Backblaze?

What is the Backblaze Pod?

What is the Backblaze Pod?

• it's a box...
• ...filled with desktop drives...
• ...software RAID...
• ...and a computer.

Why is the Backblaze Pod?

note: these are 2009 prices

But it's open source?

Why us?

• we're a library...
• ...we create *lots* of data...
• ...some of which we want to keep local, for reasons...
• ...and our outside connection is...lacking...
• ...and we're cheapskates.

red box

• Backblaze pod v2
• ~115T usable space
• ~$14k CAD

yellow box

• Backblaze pod v4
• ~155T usable space
• ~$17k CAD

what do we do now with it?

• Docker containers
• Minecraft servers
• Archival backup
• Random SMB shares

what will we be doing?

• Owncloud
• Historical catalogue data
• ...

Questions?

(http://jbfink.github.io/redbox-codercamp)