Why is hosted storage so expensive?
- by Mark Henderson
There are many questions on Server Fault asking why server storage is so expensive. e.g.
Why do I have to pay 50 bucks a month
per extra gigabyte of storage
or
Our file server is always running out
of space, why doesn't our sysadmin
just throw an extra 1TB drive in
there?
These questions usually come from people who lack an understanding of how enterprise-level storage works and what influences the price. This question is designed to be the "question to end all questions" regarding the price of enterprise storage.