Drobo and Carbonite Partner for Comprehensive Cloud Backup Solution

SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Aug 17, 2011) - Drobo, makers of award-winning data storage products for businesses and professionals, and Carbonite Inc., a leading provider of online backup solutions which provide customers with "anytime, anywhere access" to their stored files, today announced a partnership under which the companies will collaborate to provide small businesses the easiest and most affordable onsite storage and cloud backup solution in the industry.

Pursuant to the partnership, Drobo business customers can purchase a 14-month subscription of Carbonite's new Business or Premier Business cloud backup solution for the price of a 12-month plan. When combined with Drobo's ease-of-use and onsite data protection, the new Carbonite small business offerings (introduced on June 15^th) help provide the easiest, most comprehensive, and most affordable offsite backup solution for companies with 20 or fewer computers.

"Our customers value easy and affordable data protection," said Tom Buiocchi, CEO of Drobo. "Carbonite adds the easiest and most affordable cloud backup to an overall data protection strategy for small businesses."

Designed specifically for customers who need storage capacity without the complexity and price of legacy storage, Drobo delivers sophisticated yet easy-to-use and affordable storage solutions for small businesses. Every Drobo is powered by the patented BeyondRAID technology that automates traditional storage challenges such as data protection, capacity expansion, and application performance optimization.

"A comprehensive backup solution includes both onsite and cloud-based elements. As such, Drobo and Carbonite already share a number of customers in common," said David Friend, CEO of Carbonite. "Our market research has indicated that small business customers would augment their existing physical data protection strategy with an automatic, cloud-based solution if it were affordable, so we built Carbonite Business specifically to address those needs."

Carbonite's small business solutions are tailored to meet the needs of two distinct small business groups -- smaller offices with multiple computers and larger offices that also require server backup. Carbonite Business backs up an unlimited number of computers per year for a flat fee of $229 per year (250GB included). Carbonite Business Premier backs up an unlimited number of computers and servers for just $599 per year (500GB included). Businesses can easily add supplemental storage as their backup needs grow.

"All businesses are thinking about storage and data protection as a single entity as they increasingly rely on digital information," said Brian Babineau, vice president, Research and Analyst Service, Enterprise Strategy Group. "The partnership between Drobo and Carbonite enables small businesses to affordably keep their most valuable information assets safe without the complexity that is usually associated with traditional storage and backup offerings."

Customers interested in the new offering can find more information at info.drobo.com/carbonite.

About Drobo
Drobo makes award-winning data storage products that provide sophisticated data protection and management features, affordable capacity and ease-of-use for small and medium businesses (SMBs) and professionals. Delivering "Big Storage in a Small Box" to hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide, Drobo solves the three storage challenges -- data protection, capacity adjustment, and application service level optimization -- all in one box, through patented BeyondRAID™ technology, thin provisioning, reclamation and automated data-aware tiering. To learn more, visit www.drobo.com or follow us on Twitter @drobo.

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