We also have some of those Engenio JBODs at my office for "big data", but I assume they're much more expensive than the Storage Pod. My general experience with enterprisey hot-swap JBODs is that the enclosure costs more than the drives.
Supermicro also has a 4x12 drive in 4U box that looks a little less "homemade" than the Backblaze Storage Pod.
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We also have some of those Engenio JBODs at my office for "big data", but I assume they're much more expensive than the Storage Pod. My general experience with enterprisey hot-swap JBODs is that the enclosure costs more than the drives.
Supermicro also has a 4x12 drive in 4U box that looks a little less "homemade" than the Backblaze Storage Pod.
Yes and no, ours are pretty cheap, and they come with 24x7 4 hour response, which means that we don't have to worry about keeping lots of spares.