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Enterprise Data Is 90% Unstructured: GenAI Needs Better Storage

Enterprise Data Is 90% Unstructured: GenAI Needs Better Storage

8/6/2026 · Maddie Presland

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This post details the specific storage requirements for GenAI workloads, particularly RAG pipelines. It explains how traditional tiered storage and access patterns are ill-suited for the continuous, mixed read/write traffic and the need for immediate access to data for re-indexing. It introduces Backblaze B2 Overdrive as a solution that provides always-hot object storage with no tiering, no retrieval delays, and free egress, designed to meet these demands with high sustained throughput.

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