Comments on: HP Announce Data Vault Home Server for Small Businesses http://www.mswhs.com/2009/09/hp-announce-data-vault-home-server-for-small-businesses/ Tue, 22 May 2012 02:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Davehttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/09/hp-announce-data-vault-home-server-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-11270 Dave Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:14:29 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/?p=5519#comment-11270 I agree, Bruce, but I think the correct course of action for MS would not be to rebrand WHS, but rather to roll its most desirable features into SBS, or spin it off into a new SBS-branded product.When it comes to OEMs like HP, though, the great thing is they can brand their business-oriented product with a business-oriented name, and keep the "powered by Windows Home Server" in the small print so as not to be misconstrued as a "home" product. I agree, Bruce, but I think the correct course of action for MS would not be to rebrand WHS, but rather to roll its most desirable features into SBS, or spin it off into a new SBS-branded product.

When it comes to OEMs like HP, though, the great thing is they can brand their business-oriented product with a business-oriented name, and keep the “powered by Windows Home Server” in the small print so as not to be misconstrued as a “home” product.

]]> By: Bruce Berlshttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/09/hp-announce-data-vault-home-server-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-11269 Bruce Berls Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:56:30 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/?p=5519#comment-11269 I think Microsoft has realized the name "Windows Home Server" was poorly chosen, since that makes it a hard sell to small businesses - and it's the best backup system available for small businesses by far. MS unveiled its own web site targeting WHS for small business in July, and now HP appears to shipping the MediaSmart in a business box. Perhaps they customized the HP software overlay to make it less media, more file sharing and backup. FWIW, I wrote it up tonight as a marketing story: http://www.brucebnews.com/2009/09/hp-windows-home-server-for-business.htmlBruce Berls http://www.brucebnews.com I think Microsoft has realized the name “Windows Home Server” was poorly chosen, since that makes it a hard sell to small businesses – and it’s the best backup system available for small businesses by far. MS unveiled its own web site targeting WHS for small business in July, and now HP appears to shipping the MediaSmart in a business box. Perhaps they customized the HP software overlay to make it less media, more file sharing and backup. FWIW, I wrote it up tonight as a marketing story: http://www.brucebnews.com/2009/09/hp-windows-home-server-for-business.html

Bruce Berls
http://www.brucebnews.com

]]> By: Henri Fournierhttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/09/hp-announce-data-vault-home-server-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-11268 Henri Fournier Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:07:45 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/?p=5519#comment-11268 How is different from the other models (EX49x)? Is it just CPU and bigger drives, or are there other differences? Looks like all the features listed are just regular WHS. How is different from the other models (EX49x)? Is it just CPU and bigger drives, or are there other differences? Looks like all the features listed are just regular WHS.

]]> By: Philip Churchillhttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/09/hp-announce-data-vault-home-server-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-11267 Philip Churchill Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:11:11 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/?p=5519#comment-11267 Thanks Ed - Corrected. Thanks Ed – Corrected.

]]> By: Edhttp://www.mswhs.com/2009/09/hp-announce-data-vault-home-server-for-small-businesses/comment-page-1/#comment-11266 Ed Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:05:14 +0000 http://mswhs.wordpress.com/?p=5519#comment-11266 "the normal gigabyte Ethernet" should be "the normal gigabit Ethernet". Bits, not bytes. “the normal gigabyte Ethernet” should be “the normal gigabit Ethernet”. Bits, not bytes.

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