Hi everyone,
I run a small architectural visualization business, and in the years since, I have collected a lot of 3D models and textures, totaling around 13TB across different disks. Now, I am running out of space, and I want to set up a good storage system that can guarantee I can get my data back if something happens. Although I can redownload the assets from the publishers if the worst happens, I have spent countless hours organizing these models, and doing that again is unthinkable for me. I am kinda on a budget but I do want to set a good foundation.
I am the only person using this storage, and I am almost always in one location and on one computer, so I don't really need it to be accessible from a network for now. Also, I only write data to disk once and the read rate is around twice a week at the maximum, and performance is not important.
So here is my plan: I was thinking of getting 3 X18 14TB drives with a DAS enclosure and maybe setting up the DAS's RAID(5) functionality. I also want to get a Backblaze personal or Crashplane professional subscription to have a second version online in case of fire, flood, or theft. And if I need to expand or need network availability later, I will migrate my system to an Unraid NAS.
What do you think?
Any feedback is appreciated.