Backblaze has published data on how long hard drives last, and how long they last. The data is public and can be used to help people make better decisions about security, security, and the value of security. Backblazed is in the business of providing backup solutions to consumer and enterprise customers, it serves as a convenient pivot to ask how those needs are met. We need more transparent, public evidence of hard drive failures, says John Defterios. He says the discussion of hard drives failures creates the opportunity to increase resilience.”]