Case Study: a global edge cloud platform achieves 68% storage cost savings with Backblaze

Global Edge Cloud Platform cuts storage costs by 68% with Backblaze

Global Edge Cloud Platform, a leading global edge cloud platform, needed a storage backend to power its storage-as-a-service offering for enterprise customers frustrated with hyperscaler economics, including unpredictable egress fees and inflexible pricing. To differentiate itself in a competitive market, it required a high-performance, scalable solution and selected the Powered by Backblaze service as its foundational storage layer.

The solution implemented by Backblaze provided a high-performance storage array with an S3-compatible API, multi-region availability, and zero-cost egress. This partnership enabled the platform to win a major enterprise customer, achieving a 68% reduction in storage costs and over $500,000 in total savings across storage and content delivery while also validating performance at a scale of over 115 petabytes delivered.