Comments on: Meet Drobo. Could it be the RAID of the future? http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/meet-drobo-could-it-be-the-raid-of-the-future/ A SearchStorage.com blog. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:26:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Melvin http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/meet-drobo-could-it-be-the-raid-of-the-future/#comment-6739 Melvin Sun, 05 Aug 2007 01:03:01 +0000 http://storage.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/06/05/meet-drobo-could-it-be-the-raid-of-the-future/#comment-6739 When Drobo releases a FireWire version, I will more than likely purchase it. For serious video editing, FireWire is a requisite primarily because of its "Peer-to-Peer" architecture in which the peripherals are intelligent and can negotiate bus conflicts to determine which device can best control a data transfer. When Drobo releases a FireWire version, I will more than likely purchase it.

For serious video editing, FireWire is a requisite primarily because of its “Peer-to-Peer” architecture in which the peripherals are intelligent and can negotiate bus conflicts to determine which device can best control a data transfer.

]]> By: Nigel http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/storage-soup/meet-drobo-could-it-be-the-raid-of-the-future/#comment-6738 Nigel Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:05:51 +0000 http://storage.blogs.techtarget.com/2007/06/05/meet-drobo-could-it-be-the-raid-of-the-future/#comment-6738 Hi Beth, Im not so sure the theory and the practicals behind the features of the Drobo are so new and unique. Even in the enterprise market..... The Compaq/HP EVA line of storage has allowed storage admins to mix and match larger and smaller drives within a disk group, varying RAID levels within the same disk group, dynamically re-balancing spindle usage when disks are added or removed to the disk group... Its also as simple as plugging in new disks and waiting for the green light and then adding more. Or even pulling some out, waiting for the green light and continuing...... And despite the EVA being way ahead of its time, neither Compaq nor HP have been able to successfully leverage its full potential over the competition. Something that Data Robotics may also struggle with in the enterprise space. Its a tough old world in enterprise storage with long established vendors (and probably cartels) and deep rooted beliefs held amongst enterprise users - they tend to like the status quo. Looks good for the emerging home market though. Nigel Hi Beth,

Im not so sure the theory and the practicals behind the features of the Drobo are so new and unique. Even in the enterprise market…..

The Compaq/HP EVA line of storage has allowed storage admins to mix and match larger and smaller drives within a disk group, varying RAID levels within the same disk group, dynamically re-balancing spindle usage when disks are added or removed to the disk group…

Its also as simple as plugging in new disks and waiting for the green light and then adding more. Or even pulling some out, waiting for the green light and continuing……

And despite the EVA being way ahead of its time, neither Compaq nor HP have been able to successfully leverage its full potential over the competition. Something that Data Robotics may also struggle with in the enterprise space. Its a tough old world in enterprise storage with long established vendors (and probably cartels) and deep rooted beliefs held amongst enterprise users - they tend to like the status quo.

Looks good for the emerging home market though.

Nigel

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