Presentations will highlight modern media workflows ready for the AI era

Backblaze, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLZE), the high-performance cloud storage platform for the AI era, today announced a series of partner showcases for media professionals attending the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show. The showcases will highlight the latest in modern media workflows, AI technologies, and how to best produce, protect and distribute media.

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Backblaze will be hosting the presentations in North Hall, booth N1259, and invites all NAB exhibition hall badge holders to attend. Showcase partners will include: Backlight (Iconik), Hiscale, Imaginario, Qencode featuring Sardius, Suite Studios, Telestream, Tillered and Twelve Labs.

The presentation schedule (all times Pacific):

Monday, April 20, 2026:

11 a.m.: Jose Puga, CEO & Co-founder, Imaginario

From Archive to Action: How AI Is Turning Your Video Library Into a Revenue Engine

12 p.m.: Jay Maxwell, CPO and co-founder, Suite

S3 Native File Streaming on Backblaze

1 p.m.: Jordan Woods, solutions architect, Twelve Labs

Unlocking Archive Value with TwelveLabs Video Intelligence

2 p.m.: Davey Goode, CEO, and Stephen Ceci, CBO, Tillered

Backblaze B2 Accelerate with Tillered: Full Speed Cloud Storage Over Any Distance

Tuesday, April 21, 2026:

10 a.m.: Sebastian Manemann, senior director of product management, Telestream

Decide Faster: Real-Time Review, QC, and Delivery with Telestream UP.Review and Backblaze B2

11 a.m.: Murad Mordukhay, CEO and co-founder, Qencode; Jason Shore, CEO and co-founder, Sardius and Ari Burt, co-founder, Sardius

How Sardius Media Built a Multi-Vendor M&E Workflow with Backblaze and Qencode

12 p.m.: Christoph Jurkuhm, CEO, Hiscale

The Hidden Layer: Orchestrating Media Across the Stack with Hiscale and Backblaze

1 p.m.: Jeremy Strootman, VP, North American sales, Iconik

Control Your Content: Turning Media Chaos into Operational Advantage

2 p.m.: Peter Steiner, CBO, ToolsOnAir

Record, Store, Play: Modern Broadcast Workflows on Backblaze

3 p.m.: Ethan Steininger, CEO and founder, Mixpeek

What You Miss Can Cost You: AI-Powered Media Compliance at Scale on Mixpeek and Backblaze B2

"Media organizations are under growing pressure to move faster, manage more content and prepare for AI-driven workflows without adding complexity," said Gleb Budman, CEO of Backblaze. "By working closely with our partners, we're making it easier for customers to build flexible, cloud-based solutions that help them produce, protect and distribute media more efficiently."

The 2026 NAB Show takes place April 18–22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with the event spotlighting trends including sports innovation, AI, streaming and cloud-based workflows. Book a meeting with the Backblaze team on the show floor to learn more and discuss your production goals.

About Backblaze

Backblaze (NASDAQ:BLZE) gives businesses the freedom to innovate without limits by removing the barriers of lock-in, complexity, and cost. Our high-performance cloud object storage accelerates AI workflows, powers data-heavy applications, streamlines media management, and protects critical data. As an award-winning independent cloud, we provide unparalleled levels of interoperability that enable over 500,000 of our customers to reach and serve hundreds of millions of end users in 175 countries around the world. For more information, please go to www.backblaze.com.

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Backblaze, Inc.

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