Drobo: backup storage solution for your photography
Posted by Dean Bradshaw | Filed under GEAR
It’s been a while since my last post. I have been in over my head working on shoots and retouching the last few weeks.
About 2 months ago I picked up a Drobo. A Drobo is described as a storage robot – an array of convential SATA hard drives managed so that your data remains redundantly stored across all the drives. The Drobo acts as one very large drive so that finally I have my images all in one place. This makes organisation much easier and in turn my work flow one step less convoluted. Previous to this investment my tens of thousands of images were spread across a number of external hard drives – making organisation and digital asset management a bit of a nightmare. Not only were they often difficult to locate, but this method was exceedingly insecure.
The current iteration of the Drobo is the Drobo 2.0, whose main drawcard is the enhanced includes firewire connectivity which results in increased transfer speeds – perfect for photo and video applications. I purchased mine from B&H.
It’s one of the best purchases I’ve made and though pricey, allowed me to set my mind at ease when it comes to storage.
Listen to more about Drobo in the following videos (Note that these refer to the first generation Drobo which lacked some of the features of the current model).
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