We launched our Backblaze S3 Compatible APIs in May of 2020 and released them for GA in July. After a launch, it’s easy to forget about the hard work that made it a reality. With that in mind, we’ve asked Malay Shah, our Senior Software Engineering Manager, to explain one of the challenges he found intriguing in the process. If you’re interested in developing your own APIs, or just curious about how ours have come to be, we think you’ll find Malay’s perspective interesting.

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Direct-Wired, Ultra-Large Storage Pods

After experiencing backblane-based storage pods, the community wanted a new and improved experience. They asked for redundancy - both in terms of redundant power supplies and boot drives - and we delivered. Our customers wanted a faster, more powerful pod that could transmit and write data more quickly than the original backplane was able to do, and the new direct-wired pod delivered. We also innovated the original 45 Drives storage pod to include sliding rails, identifiable drives and email notifications for drive failures, all based on feedback from the community.