On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 1:27 PM, Michael Nolan <htfoot@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm looking to spec a new production server for a small client and have been looking at the Drobo SAN units.
One of my engineers and I did a lot of investigation into SAN units. The one that came up to the top for us was the Synology. That was for home use, but reliability was tops on the list. The Drobo uses some proprietary technology for their RAID. Hard to tell how that will hold up over time. There are also many reports of reliability problems with them -- failing after a year or so.
What advantage are you seeking with a SAN vs internal drives vs external RAID array? I personally use the latter for my production servers.
