Drobo


BIG STORAGE    SMALL COST

DATA STORAGE FOR PROFESSIONALS: NEVER WORRY ABOUT STORAGE CAPACITY OR DISK FAILURES AGAIN

By Paul Rummery, securenet consulting
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Drobo simplifies data storage solutions. It's so simple that anyone can use it, yet powerful enough for business. Drobo connects to your computer or network and provides redundant data protection without the complexities of traditional RAID. 

13 Reasons to buy Drobo



1. Windows and Mac compatible 


2. Centralise your data storage and backup – are you storing critical business files and media on local desktop, laptop, USB hard-drives / sticks or single point of failure network attached storage devices – its time to change the way you backup and store your data. 

3. Want to upgrade from a tape based backup system to a disk based system that can provide vastly superior storage capacity, failover and recovery capabilities. 

4. Big Savings – technology for pound, Drobo is the most cost effective storage and backup solutions on the market.

5. Compatible with major business applications: MS Exchange, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, Microsoft Server, Citrix.

6. Pay As You Grow – start small, and only add the storage / disks as you need them.

7. Disk Manufacturer Independent – buy from any vendor. Not tied to one proprietary vendor name and cost. 

8. Data Protection / Self Healing – if a drive fails, the system will automatically balance your data across the other disks, without you having to do anything.

9. Data aware Automatic Tiering (places most accessed data onto faster disk) 

10. Most power efficient storage device in its class 

11. One of the most intuitive device health and management dashboards in the market.
 
12. Easy 5 – step setup 

13. Technology industry awards



Data Storage & Resilience

Windows and Mac compatible.


Used world wide by creative professionals, photographers, videographers, small office / home office. Blazing fast transfer speeds for creative professionals and small businesses, expandable, future-proof solution available today.



£450
4 hard drive bays (16TB and beyond). USB or firewire connectivity.


£920
8 – hard drive bays. Upto 24 TB of storage. iSCSI ethernet connectivity.


Features

  • 5 Clicks to Install: Start using in minutes, not hours
  • Connects seamlessly to your existing Ethernet network and supports both Windows and  Mac computers
  • Low up-front cost - Re-use drives you already have
  • Pay as you grow – buy drives from anywhere – they don’t have to be expensive proprietary manufacturers
  • You do not need to be a techie to use this solution!
  • Use any hard drive regardless of brand, capacity, or speed (Supports SATA, SAS and SSD drives (solid state disk).
  • Data Protection - Self healing – if a drive fails, the system will automatically balance your
  • data across the other disks, without you having to do anything.
  • Data aware automatic tiering (places most accessed data onto faster disk)
  • Solution can scale to grow with your capacity demands
  • Supports from 1-10 and 10-100 users or serve upto 24 servers.
  • Supports VMware environments
  • USB, Ethernet or iSCSI connectivity
Either you can tell us want configuration of disk, capacity and connectivity you want, or Securenet can help you design the solution.


Consolidate Your Storage
Avoid the danger, mess, and hassle of multiple external storage "solutions" and upgrade to Drobo, with the world's easiest to use, safe, and expandable storage technology.


Self-healing & Self-managing Technology
Products are “self-healing” - they seek and repair bad drive blocks to maintain the safest protection level possible. Also, if a drive fails, the system automatically re-lays out the data to return to the highest protection level possible, all without having to manage it.



We like this video because it shows a fairly tidy, but sound 'home, small office datacentre' setup, utilising the Drobo (a real world example).

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