Backblaze drive stats for Q2 2026

Backblaze's Q2 2026 Drive Stats report analyzed 354,415 hard drives and found varying annualized failure rates across different models, with some enterprise drives showing failure rates below 1% while others exceeded 7%. The report notes that higher-capacity drives are becoming increasingly important to data storage infrastructure, and discusses emerging technologies that may influence future storage solutions beyond traditional CMR (Conventional Magnetic Recording) HDDs.