floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 hours agoBackblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up DB and OD — as firm leans heavier into AI storage services, changes could signal shift away from home backupswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·edit-25 hours agoWhat is an “AI storage service”? Does that mean you just store your info in AI weights/contexts and hope it can regenerate an approximation of what you put in?
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 hours agoIt’s s3 compatible storage (b2) you sell to companies using AI for twice as much. b2 storage is $6/Tb/mo, AI storage is b2 storage at $15/Tb/mo. https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 hours agoIt’s like selling special gold shovels during a gold rush that are better at shoveling gold.
minus-squareWhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoIt’s like the wedding or funeral tax, where all items cost extra for no reason, other than exploitation.
minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·6 hours agoOh god, i know thats not possible and here come the startups to pitch it.
What is an “AI storage service”?
Does that mean you just store your info in AI weights/contexts and hope it can regenerate an approximation of what you put in?
It’s s3 compatible storage (b2) you sell to companies using AI for twice as much.
b2 storage is $6/Tb/mo, AI storage is b2 storage at $15/Tb/mo.
https://www.backblaze.com/cloud-storage/pricing
It’s like selling special gold shovels during a gold rush that are better at shoveling gold.
It’s like the wedding or funeral tax, where all items cost extra for no reason, other than exploitation.
Oh god, i know thats not possible and here come the startups to pitch it.