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Window Server 2012 Essentials Beta First Look
Jim was joined by Christian Johnson and John Zajdler for a first look at the Windows Server 2012 Essentials Beta that was released to the public on July 11, 2012. In the show we do a complete rundown of the Server Dashboard, Server Settings as well as a deeper dive into the Server Domain issues (or maybe lack of them) as well as some discussion around Add-ins, Remote Web Access, Media Server, Anywhere Access and we even performed a live back up of a Windows 7 Home Premium PC.
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Drobo Dashboard 2.0 Continued: Tools, Drobo Copy, Dashboard Preferences and Some Final Thoughts
I have been reviewing a Drobo in some form or fashion since December 2010. Some reviews over at the Home Server Show and some here at the Average Guy. The first part of this review can be found at Drobo Has a New Dashboard! Welcome Version 2.0 with a Drobo S and 5 Drives In recent months, Drobo has released a new version of their dashboard (v2.0.3 updated for this review) for both their consumer and enterprise products. For a company that is taking steps in the right direction when it comes to back up hardware, this software upgrade replaces a fairly vanilla offering from the last several years. It’s a definite upgrade and one that users of a Drobo should test out quickly. I found no reasons not to upgrade. If you are a Drobo owner, the upgrade is free.
With the new Dashboard, you can: (from Drobo.com)
- View all your Drobos in one window
- Get capacity and status for each Drobo
- DroboCopy tasks run in the background
- Get email alerts about your Drobo
Here is a good overview of the Drobo Dashboard v2 from Mario Blandini.
Drobo Has a New Dashboard! Welcome Version 2.0 with a Drobo S and 5 Drives.
I have been reviewing a Drobo in some form or fashion since December 2010. Some reviews over at the Home Server Show and some here at the Average Guy. In recent months, Drobo has released a new version of their dashboard (v2.0.2 for this review) for both their consumer and enterprise products. For a company that is taking steps in the right direction when it comes to back up hardware, this software upgrade replaces a fairly vanilla offering from the last several years. It’s a definite upgrade and one that users of a Drobo should test out quickly. I found no reasons not to upgrade. If you are a Drobo owner, the upgrade is free.
With the new Dashboard, you can: (from Drobo.com)
- View all your Drobos in one window
- Get capacity and status for each Drobo
- DroboCopy tasks run in the background
- Get email alerts about your Drobo
Here is a good overview of the Drobo Dashboard v2 from Mario Blandini.
This review was done on Windows 7 PC using a 5 bay Drobo S connected via USB 3.0
The Review
