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Low-Cost, Reliable, and Abundant Storage Spaces
I’m always running into situations- seriously, like weekly, where clients need to find some place to put their files. And it’s not just video people that have this issue, although it’s easy to see why they need more room to put their stuff, it’s businesses of all kinds, storing all kinds of different types of data. Anyone storing any data always has one major concern: they don’t want to lose any of it.
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Drobo as a Main Storage Pool
The Mighty Drobo
Standard storage RAIDs are nice. They provide a decent option for large storage pools, fast data access and drive failure protection. But what if you don’t need the fastest data access possible, or can’t afford a large storage pool right away? RAIDS can be costly, and don’t allow for easy scalability once they are setup. That’s where the Drobo comes in.
Data Robotics Inc. looked at the shortcomings with traditional RAID systems, and decided to build a product to overcome them. On June 5, 2007 they introduced what they referred to as “the first fully automated storage robot designed to ensure that data is always protected, storage capacity is unlimited and is exceptionally easy to expand.” Essentially, a RAID which can be expanded dynamically and in a non-destructive manner. More »