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The original was posted on /r/datahoarder by /u/UsePerfect6963 on 2023-08-15 11:22:01+00:00.
Hi all, I recently started my own tiny design agency (well it's mainly me with support from my partner on the business side). Embarrassed to say that after years of working for agencies and becoming highly experienced in my field, I've always relied on the agencies larger infrastructure and I.T. teams to worry about backing things up. I've always dabbled in freelance too (like most designers), but the scale of that has always been backed-up on basic external pocket hard drives. Now I'm working on my own and handling HUGE files regularly I need some advice. I need all the usual things - basic storage, back-up, fast & regular access, as affordable as possible (my income is still a little behind where I hope to be in the next 6 months).
I work very long hours and on a lot of projects (and I work from home). So as well as peace of mind I also need very quick access to everything (and some projects go on for months and months).
I was looking at SanDisk Professional G-RAID 2 40TB (I'm so naive with this stuff that spending for 40TB to only use 20TB hurts ha), but not sure if it's the right move and when spending that much, it's quite scary. It's so pricey (though I've found a deal for it somewhere but it's still OTT price), but is it worth the investment?
Thanks and sorry for being so dumb with this stuff.