Category: Companies

Restore Options
Backing up your data online is great, but what do you do when the unthinkable happens and your hard drive or computer has died and you need to get that data restored? I have talked about doing a test restore in the past and that can help you when the time comes to getting your…
Online Backup on Twitter
Communicating with people and providing good customer service is a required feature of many online services. Online backup is no exception and one of the best ways to stay in touch with customers is to be on Twitter. Here are the online backup services that I have found on Twitter. Backblaze BackUPMAX Carbonite Cloudberry Crashplan…
12 Free Online Backup Services
In these tough economic times it can be difficult to spare a few dollars to backup your most important files online. Making regular backups to CD/DVD can keep the majority of your files safe. For your newest files or for your most important files you can use one of the several online backup services that…
Online Backup Companies
I have been working on a list of online backup companies that are available and thought I would make the list available for others to use. If your favourite online backup company is not listed please leave a comment and let me know. As well if there has been a company that has ceased operation…
Six Cloud Backup and Storage Services that take Bitcoin
If you are looking for cloud backup or storage and prefer to purchase your subscription using Bitcoin you will be out of luck for the majority of the major providers such as Backblaze, CrashPlan and others. SpiderOak had a brief Bitcoin payment test in 2013 and they might be looking at brining it back. There…
Canonical Shutting Down Ubuntu One File Services
On the Canonical blog today they have announced that Ubuntu One will be closing down. Effective immediately people will no longer be able to purchase more storage or music from the store. Services will be unavailable from June 1, 2014 and all data on the service will be delete after July 31, 2014. Paid…
Cloud Backup Reseller Programs
While the majority of the time I focus on home or consumer cloud backup here at Cloud Storage Buzz but there are a number of people that come to the site looking for information on reselling cloud backup. If you are run a business or are thinking of starting a business offering cloud backup there…
2014 Cloud Backup and Storage Wish List
2014 is almost here and I thought I would share my wish list of what would be nice to see from several of the cloud backup and storage services. Backblaze My wish list for Backblaze might be longer than the other services but it is because I use them regularly and the more you use…
BBB Ratings
For over 100 years the Better Business Bureaus have been helping people find businesses they can trust. It is not a surprise that many people still turn to the BBB to find out more about companies and their rating. While the BBB FAQ states that their “basic policy is to refrain from recommending or endorsing…
2013 Black Friday / Cyber Monday Coupons Preview!
Black Friday is officially Friday, November 29 this year and while it is mainly a US holiday the cloud backup and storage services are not limited to just US customers so this can be a great opportunity to save on a cloud backup or storage solution. These are the companies I have already heard about…