# Dan Spraggins

> Dan Spraggins is chief Technology Officer at Backblaze. Backblaze B2 on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Chief Technology Officer, Backblaze.

Dan Spraggins joined Backblaze as chief technology officer in January 2026 and is responsible for its storage cloud. He was previously vice president of engineering at HP, where he led software teams on AI-driven products and platforms, and held senior engineering roles at Rackspace and CA Technologies.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danspraggins

## What Dan builds

- [Backblaze B2](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/backblaze-b2.md), graded A, 79.2/100, in File storage & sharing. Object storage at $6.95 a TB-month with the first 10 GB free, egress free up to three times what you store and $0.01 a GB after, and no charge for most API calls. Chief Technology Officer, Backblaze, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Billy Ng](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/billy-ng/), Co-founder, Backblaze, full stack architect until 2023
- [Brian Wilson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/brian-wilson/), Co-founder, Backblaze, CTO until 2022
- [Casey Jones](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/casey-jones/), Co-founder, Backblaze, vice president of design until 2023
- [Damon Uyeda](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/damon-uyeda/), Co-founder, Backblaze, Mac architect from 2008 to 2023
- [Gleb Budman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/gleb-budman/), Co-founder, CEO and chair of the board, Backblaze
- [Nilay Patel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/nilay-patel/), Co-founder, Backblaze, vice president of sales until 2024
- [Tim Nufire](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tim-nufire/), Co-founder, Backblaze, chief cloud officer until December 2022

## Questions

### Who is Dan Spraggins?

Dan Spraggins joined Backblaze as chief technology officer in January 2026 and is responsible for its storage cloud. He was previously vice president of engineering at HP, where he led software teams on AI-driven products and platforms, and held senior engineering roles at Rackspace and CA Technologies.

### What does Backblaze make?

Anchor Terminal lists Backblaze B2 from Backblaze. Object storage at $6.95 a TB-month with the first 10 GB free, egress free up to three times what you store and $0.01 a GB after, and no charge for most API calls.

### How are Dan's tools graded?

Backblaze B2 is graded A, 79.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.backblaze.com/company/about
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/glebbudman
- https://www.backblaze.com/
- https://www.backblaze.com/company/contact
- https://www.backblaze.com/help

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