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The Transformation from Data Robotics to Drobo

July 18, 2011 By Stephen Leave a Comment

Data Robotics spent the last year transforming itself from a maker of expensive consumer storage devices to a player in the nascent small enterprise storage array market. That process took another step this week, as Data Robotics officially renamed itself Drobo. It is ironic that the company would shed a longer, corporate sounding name for the familiar consumer product … [Read more...] about The Transformation from Data Robotics to Drobo

Review: Will Drobo FS Take The NAS Market By Storm?

April 6, 2010 By Stephen 1 Comment

Data Robotics is back with yet another member in the rapidly-expanding Drobo family of "storage robots." The newly-announced Drobo FS brings gigabit Ethernet, file-sharing protocols, and installable apps to the platform's industry-leading flexibility and data protection. But Drobo FS is no slam dunk: It's expensive, not found in (many) stores, and the value proposition can be … [Read more...] about Review: Will Drobo FS Take The NAS Market By Storm?

Drobo Goes Sideways and Slantways With the Drobo S and Drobo Elite

November 23, 2009 By Stephen 8 Comments

"Greetings to you," said the invitation. "I shake you warmly by the hand!" So began the famous journey of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The same note might as well have been used when the delegates selected to attend Gestalt IT's Tech Field Day got to visit the Data Robotics chocolate factory. This littlest storage company has become the darling of techies, and they opened … [Read more...] about Drobo Goes Sideways and Slantways With the Drobo S and Drobo Elite

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