Western Digital have announced the WD Sentinel DX4000 Small Office Storage Server which comes equipped with Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. This great looking server comes in either 4TB or 8TB configurations and can be further expanded thanks to its 2 x USB 3.0 ports. Powered by an Intel Atom 1.8 GHz dual core […]
The Tenniswood Blog has a great article comparing the performance of the new HP ProLiant MicroServer with the older model; the 1.3GHZ (N36L) vs the 1.5GHZ (N40L) models. Now the older 1.3 model had 4GB of RAM in it and the newer 1.5GHZ model only had 2GB of RAM in it, and the newer model […]
If you use CloudBerry Backup for Windows Home Server then why not use Server Side Encryption (SSE). Amazon S3 recently introduced SSE so you can now encrypt data on upload whilst decryption happens automatically when the data is retrieved. To enable this feature in CloudBerry Backup go to the Compression and Encryption step of the […]
Since July this year Tranquil PC has been preparing the next generation Windows Home server appliance. Known as the "Riley" series of servers, they will include the following features: Processor units powered by Intel dual core Atom, or i3/i5 processors Processor units include two 2.5” HDD bays to provide server OS drive and server backup […]
Episode 65 of the BYOB podcast is up and if you were not aware BYOB stands for Build Your Own Box and is great listening for those of you wanting to build your own Windows Home Server. And for this weeks episode: RAID5 expansion, server Anti-Virus, printing tips, Gigabyte’s 3d UEFI interface and LAN optimizer. […]
Podnutz Pro is a podcast for the computer repair technician who deals with business and enterprise customers, and episode 36 is all about SBS 2011 Essentials. Matt Rainey explains to host Lalo Nunez all the great features of this small business server which in some ways is very similar to WHS 2011. You can catch […]
Episode 160 of The Home Server Show podcast is up with the weeks Home Server news and views from Dave, John and Jim: “An add-in for an add-in and another good chat about VM’s, SSD’s, and drive extender add-ins.” You can find episode 160 here.
The add-in Orbital Backup Configuration which allows connected Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) computers to use your WHS for Time Machine backups will only work with Snow Leopard and not Mac OS X Lion. Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) support is unavailable due to a software conflict between the Microsoft Launchpad and Lion Launchpad, […]
A video has just been released which takes you through using the ISO Mounter for Windows Home Server add-in. This add-in allows you to mount ISO files (DVD and CD images) stored on your server so they can be viewed directly through your servers folder share on all of your PC’s and laptops. More […]
The HFX PowerNAS 2011 from Austrian HFX is a fan less Home Server with 4GB of RAM and an Intel i3 or i5 CPU. With space for 5 x 3.5" hard drives the HFX PowerNAS 2011 isn’t cheap, but at $1,599 (1,095 Euro) you are getting a fine piece of hardware. 5x HDD 3,5“ bays […]
