Backblaze's Q1 2018 HDD reliablity report shows record-low failure rates
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Turning the calendar from April's picture of a tabby kitten with a yarn ball to May's photo of two calico kittens curled up inside coffee mugs means we are one-third of the way through 2018. It also means that Backblaze is back with its latest hard drive reliability report. The cloud backup outfit provides data about the reliability of drives in its enormous storage pool every three months, and the results this quarter are the best so far.
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