While I would personally prefer FreeNAS (or just to roll my own), remember that you're supposed to be planning for the next person in your position. Sometimes a

While I would personally prefer FreeNAS (or just to roll my own), remember that you're supposed to be planning for the next person in your position. Sometimes a commercial appliance really is the best way to go. If you do roll your own or set up FreeNAS you need to build lots of docs and make sure they're stored somewhere the next guy will find them. Ultimately it depends on the company, it's just a compromise I have had to make before so I thought it worth mentioning.