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I'd start by noting that raid is more about availability, not backup... I suspect you already have that in mind but just in case. Ideally if you are up for learning ZFS, that is one of the most resilient raid tools out there. Most NAS and Unix or Linux OS will have support for this.
Never connect RAID disks via USB... This only causes headaches.
Avoid SATA port multipliers, these can cause problems in raid.
SAS has the most reliable and flexible options for connectivity. Used JBOD chassis, even small, can be found cheaply and will run SATA disks well.
As to cloud data, I strongly recommend BackBlaze. Many utilities can natively interact with it (API compatible with Amazon s3) and you can handle encryption on the fly with several sync options. They are one of the cheapest solutions, and storage is pretty much all they do.
With pretty much any cloud storage, look at the ingress/egress cost of your data too... That is where many can bite you unexpectedly.
Worth noting that when you get to large storage, a good organization method for your data is key so you can prune and prioritize without getting overwhelmed later... Don't want several copies of the same thing eating cash needlessly.
Good luck! And welcome to the wonderful illness known as data hoarding!
How much are you storing on Backblaze? I love their Desktop Backup, and I've got about 20TB backed up with it. But I'm planning to add a significant amount of additional storage on a new machine and I worry that their unlimited plan may not actually be unlimited. I've heard good things about their B2 service but the cost would astronomical, way way out of my budget.
edit: Oh, apparently Backblaze Desktop doesn't support Linux. Well, I'm hosed. Got any suggestions for affordably backing up a significant amount of data on a Linux PC?
I use b2 for about 15tb, still one of the cheapest really without being sketchy. Cost isn't too bad unless you are reading it often.
As another person already noted, if you really need to back up high amounts, tape is the way to go. Plan to keep your critical stuff off site somehow too. For large amounts sneaker net is still best unfortunately.