Backblaze, Inc. (BLZE) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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WEBVTT 00:00:00.031 -- 00:00:01.814 Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. 00:00:01.814 -- 00:00:04.678 My name is Abby and I will be your conference operator today. 00:00:04.678 -- 00:00:09.986 At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Backblaze first quarter 2026 earnings 00:00:09.986 -- 00:00:14.653 call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. 00:00:14.653 -- 00:00:17.918 After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. 00:00:17.918 -- 00:00:21.464 If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star followed by the 00:00:21.464 -- 00:00:25.650 number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw your question, press 00:00:25.650 -- 00:00:30.448 star one again. Thank you. And I would now like to turn the conference over to Mimi Kong, 00:00:30.448 -- 00:00:33.372 Head of Investor Relations. You may begin. 00:00:33.372 -- 00:00:33.932 Thank you. 00:00:33.932 -- 00:00:38.919 Good afternoon, and welcome to Backblaze's first quarter 2026 earnings call. 00:00:38.919 -- 00:00:43.526 On the call with me today are Gleb Budman, co-founder, CEO, and chairperson of the board, 00:00:43.526 -- 00:00:45.588 and Mark Sweetan, Chief Financial Officer. 00:00:45.588 -- 00:00:47.010 Today, 00:00:47.010 -- 00:00:50.195 Backblaze will discuss the financial results that were distributed earlier. 00:00:50.195 -- 00:00:54.521 Statements on this call include forward-looking statements about our future financial 00:00:54.521 -- 00:00:59.655 results, the impact of our go-to-market transformation, sales and marketing initiatives, 00:00:59.655 -- 00:01:04.664 cost-saving initiatives, results from new features, the impact of price changes, 00:01:04.664 -- 00:01:09.251 our ability to comp...