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Backblaze Publishes Q4 2025 Network Stats: Data Reveals the Rising Dominance of Neoclouds and AI Workflows
SAN MATEO, Calif., January 29, 2026--Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the high-performance cloud storage platform for the AI era, today released its Q4 2025 Network Stats report, identifying a sharp rise in AI-driven data traffic to neoclouds and signaling a shift toward AI-native network behavior optimized for large-scale model training and inference.
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