Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Discover how higher standards reduce AFR volatility.

In our full 2025 Drive Stats webinar, we break down annualized failure rates (AFR), lifetime cohorts, and Q4 reliability trends observed in Backblaze’s global storage fleet. The dataset reflects real-world performance inside a live cloud storage environment, where workload diversity, firmware variance, capacity transitions, and lifecycle turnover all influence outcomes.

Watch more: youtube.com/watch?v=TlCv6_B32vw&t=688s