At 3TB per drive you can get 135 terabytes of raw capacity into a single storage “pod”. The backblaze pod is essentially a stripped down 4U storage server with internal space for 45 internal disk drives (and a single OS disk). In short, the clever and cool people at online backup company Backblaze have effectively “open sourced” their custom hardware design that allows them to acquire & deploy monstrous storage capacity at a low enough price point to sustain their “$3.96/month unlimited online backups” business model. If you have never heard of the backblaze storage pod, stop reading now and go to this link: /0/petabytes-on-a-budget-v2-0revealing-more-secrets/. Part VII – Backblaze pod ongoing impressions ( future post).Part VI – Backblaze pod software & configuration ( future post).Part V – Backblaze Initial Performance Data.Part IV – Backblaze pod assembly & integration pictures.Part III – Our real-world Backblaze pod costs.Part I – Why you should never build a Backblaze pod ( this post).BioTeam’s Backblaze 2.0 Project – 135 Terabytes for $12,000
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