5 year Storage Cost Comparison

*All Prices in US$, AWS in Virginia region, on premises cost still need: datacentre costs, networking,  management

Supermicro 1 PB CIFS/NFS Storage:

http://blog.zorangagic.com/2016/01/storage-216tb-15292-1pb-64495.html

Linux or Windows 2012 with Storage Spaces and Deduplication - 1 PB = $64,495. $0.064/GB. Assuming 5 years lifecycle = $0.0010/GB/month:

• Supermicro Server with Dual Xeon E5-2600 CPU, 32GB memory, redundant fans/power, Dual 10Gb ethernet. 3 yr warranty: $4,492
• 3 x Expansion drawers each with 44 3.5" hot-plug disk bays,redundant fans/power. Dual SAS expanders, 3 yr warranty: 3 x $3,231 = $9,693
• Drives with 5 yr warranty: 168 x 6TB SAS = $50,400

HP DL380 G7 File Server:

Dell MD3060e (Netapp Eseries - SAS connectors):