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What Is the Latest Cloud News for Backup and Storage?

Cloud news roundup (as of October 18, 2026)

Date	Company	What changed	What it means for you
Oct 8, 2026	Google Cloud	Cloud Storage write errors in us-central1 for about 12.5 hours	Apps built on Google Cloud may have failed to save data
Sep 2026	Dropbox	New integrations with AI assistants and tools	Review which apps can access your Dropbox
Sep 1, 2026	Dropbox	Updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy	Read what changed if you store sensitive files
Aug 6, 2026	Dropbox	Q2 2026 results: 18.19 million paying users	Stable business, slow growth
Jul 2026	Google Cloud	About 15 hours of disruption in one European zone	Zone failures still happen
Current	Microsoft	Family plan listed with 2 TB shared for 1 to 6 people	Families with heavy users may need Premium
Current	Backblaze	B2 listed from $6.95 per TB per month	Recheck NAS and website backup budgets

I read provider announcements every week, because a quiet change in a plan can affect thousands of backups. After ten years, I focus on one question for each item: does this change how safe your files are? That is how this page is written.

How We Choose Which Cloud News to Cover

• Prices and storage: changes to plans, free tiers and renewal prices.
• Outages: incidents that blocked access to files or backups.
• Retention and recovery: how long deleted files and versions are kept.
• Privacy and terms: encryption, data location and policy updates.
• New backup features: tools that change how you protect data.

Outage News

Google Cloud reported an October 8, 2026 Cloud Storage incident in us-central1, with upload and write errors for about 12.5 hours. Google gave a preliminary cause of resource exhaustion on storage nodes. Earlier, in July 2026, a power fault disrupted one European zone for about 15 hours.

For background and how to check status pages, read our guides to cloud outages and Google Cloud outages.

Price and Plan News

Microsoft’s OneDrive plans page now describes Microsoft 365 Family as “2 TB of shared, secure cloud storage” for one to six people, and Premium as up to 6 TB at 1 TB per person. Check your plan if several family members store a lot.

Backblaze lists B2 Cloud Storage from $6.95 per TB per month. Full price tables are in our guide to the cost of cloud storage.

Dropbox News

Dropbox reported 18.19 million paying users and $631.5 million in revenue for Q2 2026. In September 2026, it announced integrations with several AI tools and updated its terms. Read our dedicated Dropbox news page for details.

What Should You Do Next?

1. Check whether a change affects a service you pay for.
2. Review connected apps after new integrations launch.
3. Recheck backup costs after price changes.
4. Confirm that an independent backup exists outside each provider.

Our guide to a backup of backup explains why one provider should never hold your only copy.

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is this cloud news page updated?

We review provider announcements, status pages and plan pages regularly and add items that affect how people store or protect files. Each item shows its date and links to the primary source. The last update date appears at the bottom of the page.

Where do you get cloud news from?

We use primary sources whenever possible: provider status pages, official blogs, pricing pages, help centers and investor releases. When we cite independent reporting, such as coverage of an outage, we link to it and say so. We avoid rumors and unconfirmed claims.

Do price changes affect my existing plan?

Sometimes. Providers may keep existing customers on old prices for a while, then move them at renewal. Others apply changes at the next billing cycle. Check emails from your provider and the billing page in your account for the exact date.

Should I switch providers after an outage?

One outage is rarely a reason to switch. Every major provider has incidents. A better response is to keep important files available offline and maintain an independent backup with another company, so any single outage has less impact on you.

How can I follow outages as they happen?

Bookmark the official status pages for the services you use, such as Google’s status dashboards, Microsoft’s service status and status.dropbox.com. Many offer feeds or alerts. Outage tracking sites can give early warnings, but confirm with the provider.