Our small shop uses an older DroboFS for project/data storage, and accessing it can sometimes be quite a slow task (especially for me, when I'm dealing with Adobe files that range from 20mb - 1GB). I've posted here and other places regarding various PC upgrades for myself and co workers, and performance improvements, but a lot have mentioned that the DroboFS will always be the bottleneck.
This is becoming a more widely accepted issue in the shop, but the major hurdle is providing a palatable solution to the ones that sign the checks at the end of the week. I know enough about hardware to "get by", but not nearly enough to present a good solution with fact and reasoning.
So my question is, is this older model Drobo actually the issue? What would be the best solution to this issue, and what would be the cheapest? I've heard newer Drobos are far better, would purchasing a new one and sliding our old drives into that be wise?
Thanks!
This is becoming a more widely accepted issue in the shop, but the major hurdle is providing a palatable solution to the ones that sign the checks at the end of the week. I know enough about hardware to "get by", but not nearly enough to present a good solution with fact and reasoning.
So my question is, is this older model Drobo actually the issue? What would be the best solution to this issue, and what would be the cheapest? I've heard newer Drobos are far better, would purchasing a new one and sliding our old drives into that be wise?
Thanks!