Drobo Goes Traveling

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on August 25, 2008 6:39 PM

I am frequently asked if there is a safe way to transport Drobo. Most recently I have been asked this by photographers who want to take Drobo into the field for a shoot, and from...

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DRI launches Second Gen. Drobo with FireWire800, lowers price on original Drobo

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on July 8, 2008 7:45 AM

On July 8, 2008 Data Robotics announced its Second Generation Drobo with two (2) FireWire 800 ports and one (1) High Speed USB 2.0 port. Using its FireWire 800 connection, the Second Generation Drobo is...

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Q&A About Using Drobo's Large Volume Sizes

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on April 18, 2008 6:08 PM

Q: What is a “volume”? A: The term volume is used to refer to a pool of storage that Drobo makes available to the operating system. With firmware release 1.1.1 Drobo allows users the ability...

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Last Post: August 25, 2008 3:05 PM by Judy

Q&A About Time Machine, Time Capsule, and Drobo

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on March 28, 2008 12:13 PM

Q: Can I use Drobo as a backup target for Time Machine? A: Yes. The two are a perfect combination. Time Machine requires an external drive such as Drobo to work. Drobo protects you from...

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Last Post: July 31, 2008 5:24 AM by mikeand

How do I backup my Drobo?

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on February 26, 2008 5:13 PM

How Do I Backup My Drobo? Are you asking “How should I back up my Drobo?” or “How can I back up Drobo to an offsite system?” or “How should I back up my computer(s)...

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Last Post: June 21, 2008 10:49 AM by PaulUK

Competing Against Complexity

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on January 14, 2008 11:14 AM

Today, January 14, Data Robotics announced DroboShare, a companion product for sharing Drobo over Gigabit Ethernet. Now, for the first time, setting up a networked storage system is as simple as using an external hard...

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Last Post: January 31, 2008 9:41 AM by Davids8477

How Does Drobo Protect My Data?

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on December 18, 2007 5:37 PM

Drobo was designed to protect your data from multiple risk factors. These include: Hard and Soft Drive failure Environmental Risks Human Error Supply Risks Manufacturing Quality Variances Let’s investigate each of these in more detail....

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How to: Using Time Machine and Drobo

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on November 30, 2007 6:23 PM

Time Machine backs up your system files, but what makes Time Machine different from other backup applications is that it not only keeps a spare copy of every file, it remembers how your system looked...

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Why Is Drobo, a Storage Robot?

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on November 16, 2007 5:20 PM

In this blog and the next I will talk about why DRI designated Drobo a “storage robot” and the many things it does to protect your data? Why is Drobo a “storage robot”? The International...

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What Costs Less - RAID or Drobo?

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on November 7, 2007 4:23 PM

At Data Robotics, I am asked many variations of these questions: Why shouldn’t I buy a “fixed capacity RAID box” (one that doesn’t let you expand its capacity) now and then buy another when it...

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Drobo is the star of the show!

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on October 24, 2007 3:12 PM

It's not every day that you get to go out and meet people who are more excited about Drobo than you are. If you are anything like me, there are days when the pure "awesomeness"...

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My Breakfast With Geoff

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on October 18, 2007 12:38 PM

I first met Geoff Barrall in Summer 1999 when my professional services company performed a project for a company he had just founded in the U.K. This company later moved to the U.S. and renamed...

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1.0.3 Release Now Available!

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on September 25, 2007 6:05 PM

Greetings Drobo Fans! I’m happy to share some exciting news with you! As of today, you’ll find the latest 1.0.3 Drobo Firmware ready and waiting to be installed. I realize that this update comes on...

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Drobo icons for Mac and PC

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on May 8, 2007 1:55 PM

CALLING ALL DROBO OWNERS Announcing the brand spanking new Drobo desktop icons for Mac and PC! We've created icons so you can replace the generic USB device icon on your desktop and within windows with...

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Last Post: June 3, 2008 8:48 PM by Scissor

Giving orders to your robot

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on May 1, 2007 5:57 AM

One of the best aspects of Drobo is that you aren't forced to preplan how you are going to use it. You can just insert a couple of drives, format, and you're off to the...

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Last Post: November 13, 2007 10:21 PM by abud

Drobo and Backup

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on April 24, 2007 4:49 PM

Data Robotics suggests you consider Drobo as "primary" data storage, not just backup. But, of course that depends on what problem you are tying to solve. By "primary" we mean you store your primary copy...

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The FireWire Conundrum

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on April 20, 2007 3:35 AM

I love FireWire. At least I used to, before my beliefs were shattered. A bit of background. I've been an Apple enthusiast since I took out an HFC loan to buy my first Apple IIe...

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Last Post: January 18, 2008 5:50 PM by pickerin

Drobo...Inside and Out

Posted to blog News and Views from the Data Robotics Team on April 13, 2007 11:29 AM

150 members of the Drobospace community were part of the intensive Drobo beta program over the past three months. They know first hand all of the learnings gained through that process. What they don’t yet...

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