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Drobo For Pros But Not Me

April 9, 2009 By Stephen 14 Comments

DroboPro is here, and it's quite a compelling offering. It's generating buzz (DroboPro was the number one trend on Twitter for a while on Tuesday) but is it deserving? In a word, yes. But I'm still not going to buy one! The Drobo for Pros Just as in Apple's Mac and MacBook lineup, the "Pro" name denotes more of everything for the pro user or small business. The most … [Read more...] about Drobo For Pros But Not Me

greenBytes Embraces and Extends ZFS

September 15, 2008 By Stephen 3 Comments

I've long hollered that ZFS is a real storage revolution in the making, but recognized that it still had a way to go before replacing UFS, HFS+, and most volume managers. Well, a little Rhode Island company called greenBytes comes out of stealth today to announce that they're doing just that - taking the solid ZFS core and adding some serious enterprise storage features to it. … [Read more...] about greenBytes Embraces and Extends ZFS

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