Data Robotics Is First Three-Time Tech Field Day Presenter

Tech Field Day has come a long way since the first event back in 2009. The hectic rush to pull together delegates, presenters, and logistics has been replaced by a steady and predictable process. A crew of professionals has been assembled to make everything happen smoothly, from contracts and … [Read more...]

Overland Snaps Up MaxiScale to Scale Up Snap

Overland's SnapServer will soon scale out to hundreds of nodes, thanks to MaxiScale's technology Overland Storage is showing intriguing signs of life. Once relegated to OEM tape library duty, Overland received an injection of cash and (more importantly) talent this year. Now the company is … [Read more...]

Hardware Review: Drobo Elite – Part I

Drobo Elite - Rear View This post is the first in a series covering the DroboElite SMB storage device from Data Robotics Inc. The DroboElite is the most fully featured storage array in the Data Robotics range of devices.  Regular readers will know I’ve posted frequently on these … [Read more...]

Panasas, Parascale Shuffle CEOs For Growth

The CEO Shuffle is in full force in the IT infrastructure industry. Geoff Barrall, founder and CEO of Data Robotics, recently stepped aside for Tom Buiocchi, and Alex Bakman of VKernel shifted to CTO, bringing in Doug McNary. Now Panasas and ParaScale are replacing their CEOs with industry … [Read more...]

Podcast 2: Tech Field Day Drobo Roundtable

On April 8, 2010, the Gestalt IT Tech Field Day Boston delegates sat down with Data Robotics. This discussion covered the company's BeyondRAID technology and their Drobo product line. The session culminated with a roundtable discussion of the company, products, and market. Download this video … [Read more...]

Drobo announces their new Drobo FS

In November 2003, Data Robotics Inc. released two new products, the Drobo S and the Drobo Elite. Yesterday I was lucky enough to be invited to a closed session with the folks from Data Robotics as they had some interesting news about a new product they are announcing today called the Drobo … [Read more...]

Announcing Gestalt IT Tech Field Day Boston 2010

Gestalt IT is pleased to announce the first date of 2010 in our ongoing series of Tech Field Day events. Our next event will convene in Boston, MA on April 8 and 9, engaging some of the most innovative and interesting IT infrastructure companies in Massachusetts. The unique Field Day℠ concept … [Read more...]

The Rebirth of Overland Storage

The Overland REO 9100 VTL

It's been a long, strange trip for Overland Storage (NASDAQ: OVRL). Best known in recent years for the tape backup libraries it sold through Hewlett-Packard, Overland is in the midst of an iSCSI-focused renovation at the hands of former Snap Appliance and Data Robotics execs. Could this reboot … [Read more...]

Review: DroboPro – Part II

This is the second in a series of posts looking at the DroboPro from Data Robotics Inc.  Previous post(s): Review: DroboPro – Part I Previously I discussed a few frustrations with connecting my new DroboPro to ESXi, the target environment for my new device.  I’ve now managed to get the … [Read more...]

Drobo Performance Stats

Some discussions on twitter last week triggered the topic of performance relating to the Drobo’s. This is the 5th consecutive post on Drobo Series of products. To read other Drobo related posts: Drobo S and DroboElite – Introduced 11/23/2009 Some very interesting articles on Drobo S … [Read more...]