As of the end of 2024, Backblaze had 305,180 drives under management, including 301,120 data drives and 4,060 boot drives. The report focuses on Q4 2024 annualized failure rates, 2024 failure rates, and lifetime failure rates. Highlights include the introduction of 24TB Seagate drives with zero failures, decrease in quarterly failure rate, and the near extinction of 4TB drives. The report also discusses trends in drive models, manufacturers, and the future outlook for drive failure rates. Following retirement, Stephanie Doyle and David Johnson will continue the Drive Stats reports. The full data set is available for download on the Backblaze website.
https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-2024/