MS Windows Home Server

A member of the Windows Home Server Team have stated that Windows Home Server is coming to the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN).

We reported back in January that WHS would unfortunately not be available from MSDN, but it looks like discussions between the the Product Group and the subscription acquisition teams finally worked out as Windows Home Server will be available to subscribers in the very near future.

This was mentioned in the Q&A at both sessions on WHS which were recently held at PDC2008 in Los Angeles, CA.

MSDN Subscriptions is designed for developers to have access to downloads and licensees to nearly all Microsoft software. The MSDN end-user license agreement prohibits use of the software in a business production environment although the software itself functions exactly like the full product.

Tech site HardwareZone.com has a 7 page guide on Windows Home Server called "Windows Home Server – Sysadmin Made Easy!" 

The article looks at the various features available in Home Server and during the articles final thoughts the authors state how Windows Home Server gradually becomes invisible:

After we got the network up and working, there was hardly any need to access the console to do any administration…As it is now, Windows Home Server is a polished piece of software that just works.

You can read the full  article here.

A roundup of articles on Windows Home Server from the world wide web over the last few days.

First up the .net musings blog has an article on WHS and its backup potential as well as looking at online backup (cloud) solutions for Windows Home Server. As the author of the article states:

…the best of hardware I have purchased in a long time.  What amazes me is that almost no one knows about it!

Read the full article here.

IT Pro Evangelist Arlindo’s Blog has his take on his new Fujitsu Siemens Home Server which is always up from 8:00AM till 1:00PM on weekdays and from 10:00AM till 20:00 during weekends using the SCALEO Power Management” add-in.

Read about it here.

Finally, a look at Live Mesh is available at the blog "Words of Wisdom From The Elder" which takes a look at the integration of the product with Windows Home Server.

Available from here.