RAID is dead, all hail the storage robot

I have been a supporter of RAID for the longest time; after all it would be crazy not to like something that brings efficiency and protection to the data storage process. RAID has certainly provided both, but that was then and this is now, and it is time for RAID to step down and let a new storage king be crowned. Without turning this into a huge anti-RAID rant, it is only fair that I highlight perhaps a handful of the reasons why the technology has had its day before turning my attention to that which could replace it.