Backblaze to Attend 2025 Sports Video Group Summit; Joins Expert Panel on Cloud Economic Transparency for AI Workflows

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the high-performance cloud storage platform for the AI era, today announced that Laquie TN Campbell, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Media and Entertainment, will be featured on a panel discussion at the 2025 Sports Video Group (SVG) Summit, taking place December 15–16 in New York, New York.

With sports-content libraries expanding at unprecedented rates and AI reshaping production workflows, storage decisions have never been more complex. This panel examines how organizations are navigating the real-world trade-offs between cloud-based and on-premises storage, with an emphasis on predictable cost models, workflow efficiency, and hybrid architectures that avoid unnecessary complexity. Technology providers and sports media teams will explore practical strategies for scaling securely and affordably while maintaining the speed and flexibility modern content operations demand.

“With AI becoming integral to sports production, storage has shifted from a behind-the-scenes decision to the backbone of what AI can achieve,” said Campbell. “I look forward to discussing how transparent cloud economics and hybrid approaches empower teams to scale with confidence and transform their content into new fan-facing experiences.”

Session Details

• Title: The Great Storage Showdown: Balancing Cloud Costs, On-Prem Solutions, and a Hybrid Future
• Moderator: Jason Dachman, SVG, Editorial Director, U.S.
• Panelists:
  • Laquie TN Campbell, Backblaze, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Media and Entertainment
  • Brent Angle, Cinesys, CTO
  • Roy Burns, IMT, CTO, Media Supply Chain
  • Brian Perkins, MLB Network, VP, IT Production Systems
  • Scott Rinehart, University of Notre Dame, Senior Director, Notre Dame Studios
• Date/Time/Location: Monday, December 15, 2025 | 11:00–11:30 a.m. ET, New York Hilton Midtown, Nassau Suite, 2nd Floor

Meet with Backblaze at SVG Summit 2025

Attendees can visit booth #308 to discuss their storage needs and media workflows. Backblaze experts will be available throughout the conference for tactical, architectural, and strategic conversation. You can also book a meeting directly: https://www.backblaze.com/svg-summit-2025.

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.