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It's really amazing they made their own for so long... hardware is a commodity business.
by andrewtbham 5y ago
It's really amazing they made their own for so long... hardware is a commodity business.
- bluedino 5y agoThe original storage pod was only 1/7th as much as a Dell solution, and that didn't include any labor, software, blah blah blah. They're still only buying the assembled hardware from Dell.
- jasode 5y ago>hardware is a commodity business. The hardware components of the Backblaze Pod are commodities but the entire finished unit is not a commodity. E.g. the rough equivalent from 45drives is not a commodity: https://www.45drives.com/products/storinator-xl60-configurations.php https://www.45drives.com/products/storinator-xl60-configurat...
- ineedasername 5y agoI guess it's kind of like building your own gaming PC: Even paying retail prices for the parts, you can build your own for significantly cheaper than a comparable pre-built system. Since their business model is "extremely cheap unlimited backup storage" they had to go it alone, but now there are more COTS options similar to their needs.