Drobo, makers of the award-winning data storage products for businesses and professionals, recently announced corporate momentum and growth across hiring, partners, and customers, as the market readies for a wave of new storage companies, called Storage 3.0 by a leading industry analyst.
Recently, Drobo introduced a new business line custom built for small and medium businesses (SMB), completed two key executive hires and achieved record year-on-year growth and sales levels. Drobo continues to invest for growth and is well positioned for Storage 3.0, the emerging storage trend following extensive industry consolidation, and driven by demand for more application-aware, experience-driven approaches to storage, particularly in the SMB market.
Beyond product, team and customer expansion, Drobo built out its channel strategy with the recent addition of David Bangs as senior vice president of worldwide sales and expansion of the global partner network, including the new Drobo Business Premier program.
Drobo was also named a CDW Sapphire Partner, an earned distinction for technology solutions identified as important to CDW customers in specific market segments. “CDW recognizes Drobo as a respected brand and valued partner. The company’s success bringing differentiated, innovative solutions to the small and medium business market makes them an ideal Sapphire Partner and a company to watch.” said Matt Troka, Senior Vice President of Product and Partner Management, CDW.
Drobo initially made a name for itself in the storage space by designing out the legacy storage limitations of RAID, to deliver a radically simpler, more flexible and more affordable storage experience for end users. The company has been highlighted as a leading example of a Storage 3.0 company for its paradigm-breaking approaches to traditional technology.
“Storage 3.0 reflects the need for powerful but easy to deploy, application-driven storage, and innovators like Drobo are leading the charge,” said Brent Bracelin, senior research analyst, Pacific Crest Securities. “In contrast to legacy storage companies who built complex, high-administration ‘big boxes,’ Drobo has built a box that’s intelligent enough to auto-tier, thin provision, and adapt to end users’ needs in real-time.”
“We’ve grown in every area of the business, and also deepened relationships with our partners and customers,” said Tom Buiocchi, CEO, Drobo. “Customers are telling us that they welcome a new approach to storage — Storage 3.0 — and this is absolutely the right path to joint success.”
