Comments on: Back-up Strategies.

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Backups Backups Backups… « mikelao photography — Sat, 31 May 2008 22:20:51 +0000

[...] David DuChemin’s Backup strategy (Pixelated Image): by the way, this is where I got the idea of using a Hyperdrive! [...]

By: David

David — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:15:29 +0000

Well, the point of the DROBO is to step out of the old RAID paradigm and build in redundancy at a software and hardware level, as I understand it. IF I have problems I will take advantage of DROBO’s service and have it fixed/recovered. And IF DROBO goes under, I will look for another system. Prices on gigabite space are falling dramatically, and file sizes for cameras keep going up – I look at storage as a 2-4 investment, tops, after which I will undoubtedly move on to something bigger/better/faster/safer/cheaper – who knows.

But for now the reviews I have heard from people I respect are solid. Your concerns are valid, but not enough, for me, to outweigh the pros of using this as an archive device.

By: Syv Ritch

Syv Ritch — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:04:48 +0000

Drobo is a very good looking system, but it uses it’s own proprietary system. when the Drobo will crash how will you recover?

http://foto-biz.com/doku.php/blog:drobo

By: charly mendoza

charly mendoza — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:42:16 +0000

I use Titan Backup to backup to an external HDD my emails and important files.

You can test TB for free at :
http://www.titanbackup.com/download.html

By: Jarod

Jarod — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:42:51 +0000

Amen brotha!!! I preach this all day everyday. I can’t count the number of freaked out photographers I’ve seen that have a failed hard drive and did not have the wedding they shot last week backed up. Keep preaching the back up word!