Backblaze announced today that it is now able to support the S3 ecosystem due to the release of new S3 Compatible APIs. This means that many of those who were stuck using the legacy cloud providers are now able to instantly plug into Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage. This is done by simply pointing your data to a new destination, and does not require new code, change in workflow, and benefits from no downtime.

More than a dozen software companies committed to support this Backblaze B2 launch, including:

• IBM Aspera, for fast data transfers and streaming across any distance
• Veeam, for backup, recovery, and management of virtual and physical infrastructures
• Quantum, for capturing, creating, and sharing digital content

"Now more than ever, businesses are looking to optimize their cloud data management infrastructure for simplicity, reliability and affordability," said Andreas Neufert, Vice President of Product Management, Alliances at Veeam. "We look forward to offering Veeam customers Backblaze B2 as a compelling new storage option."

The S3 Compatible APIs are new, yet the company is already a well-known innovator within the world of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)-Backblaze has a devoted following and more than an exabyte of customer data under management from organizations including American Public Television, Patagonia, and Verizon's Complex Networks.

"For years, businesses have loved our astonishingly easy-to-use cloud storage for supporting them in achieving incredible outcomes," said Gleb Budman, Co-Founder and CEO, Backblaze. "Today we're excited to do all the more by enabling many more businesses to use our storage with their existing tools and workflows."

Additional software companies committed to making Backblaze B2 a compelling new option for their users, starting with the S3 compatibility public beta, include: Cinnafilm, Igneous, LucidLink, Marquis, Masstech, Primestream, Scale Logic, Storage Made Easy, Studio Network Solutions, Venera, Vidispine, and Xendata. These ISVs join a list of more than 100 others, plus hardware companies, already offering Backblaze B2 to support their customers' cloud storage needs.

"Public cloud storage has become an integral part of the post-production process. This latest enhancement makes Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage more accessible-both for us as a vendor, and for customers," said Eric Bassier, Senior Director, Product Marketing at Quantum. "We can now use the new S3 Compatible APIs to add Backblaze B2 to the list of StorNext compatible public cloud storage targets, taking another step toward enabling hybrid and multi-cloud workflows.