Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the cloud storage innovator providing a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers, today announced that Jeronimo De Leon, Senior Product Manager, AI will be presenting a session titled, “The AI Storage Pipeline Starts with Storage” at the Ai4 2025 conference, where Backblaze is a Gold-level sponsor.

Behind every successful AI initiative is a robust, scalable data layer. This presentation explores how object storage supports every phase of the AI lifecycle—from data ingestion and labeling to model training, deployment, and monitoring. It will explore how enterprises can strategically use object storage in AI workflows to enable scalable, efficient pipelines and align cloud architecture performance with workload needs.

“I’m excited to be talking about cloud storage and AI architecture at the Ai4 conference; particularly how designing for scalable, efficient and cost effective data storage up front can accelerate AI development downstream,” said Jeronime De Leon, Senior Product Manager, AI at Backblaze. “When storage is planned with AI in mind (and vice versa), teams can move faster, iterate, and monetize more efficiently.”

The Ai4 conference is being held August 11–13, 2025 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The presentation is scheduled for August 12, 2025 at 4:40 p.m. in room 150 as part of the AI Infrastructure and Scalability track. Learn more about the talk at https://app.swapcard.com/widget/event/ai4-2025/planning/UGxhbm5pbmdfMjY0NTg2Ng and meet the team at booth #226: https://info.backblaze.com/ai4-lv-2025.

About Backblaze

Backblaze is the cloud storage innovator delivering a modern alternative to traditional cloud providers. We offer high-performance, secure cloud object storage that customers use to develop applications, manage media, secure backups, build AI workflows, protect from ransomware, and more. Backblaze helps businesses break free from the walled gardens that traditional providers lock customers into, enabling them to use their data in open cloud workflows with the providers they prefer at a fraction of the cost. Headquartered in San Mateo, CA, Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) was founded in 2007 and serves over 500,000 customers in 175 countries around the world. For more information, please go to www.backblaze.com.

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