Backblaze custom storage: 67 TiB for $8k

This article on the Backblaze Pod includes 3-d models, part lists, and some assembly details for building your own scalable multi-petabyte SAN for about 4% of what you'd pay EMC2 for the same number of bits. I love the idea of using off-the-shelf components to tune computer hardware to specific needs.

Now I just need a method of stuffing dozens of CPU cores on as little accessory equipment as possible, to max out my distributed computing scores.

edit: added link to the backblaze article