One thing for you to consider: Software RAID is no longer a dirty word and somewhat suspicious.
As current processors have a lot of power available, it becomes unnecessary to have a controller and a specialized processor. You can find good and solid RAID systems in free software, much more tested than a controller from… a beginner manufacturer.
More flexible configurations, more maintenance and recovery tools, more sophisticated security, better logs and, especially, great integration into virtualization platforms like Vmware and Proxmox.
One thing for you to consider: Software RAID is no longer a dirty word and somewhat suspicious.
As current processors have a lot of power available, it becomes unnecessary to have a controller and a specialized processor. You can find good and solid RAID systems in free software, much more tested than a controller from… a beginner manufacturer.
More flexible configurations, more maintenance and recovery tools, more sophisticated security, better logs and, especially, great integration into virtualization platforms like Vmware and Proxmox.