You could compare a 5 node ceph cluster for instance. That’s 5 servers and 3 nvme drives minimum just to store your first byte. Then you have to deal with suppo

You could compare a 5 node ceph cluster for instance. That’s 5 servers and 3 nvme drives minimum just to store your first byte. Then you have to deal with support, etc. pricing probably comes out about the same in the end.