The backlash continues regarding Drive Extender being removed from Windows Home server Vail. ZDNet in the UK asks "What’s the point of Windows Home Server?" So here’s a modest proposal: Don’t throw away Drive Extender. Instead deliver Home Server "Vail" and Small Business Server Essentials with a hybrid file system, where one drive letter is […]
Mailbag 30th November 2010 Have a question or problem? I can’t guarantee an answer, but I’ll try. Click “ask a question” above! Drive Extender Removed From Vail Unsurprisingly the biggest talking point this week has been Drive Extender, to hear that it was being removed from the upcoming Vail release was gutting, I am really […]
Cloudberry Lab have released their CloudBerry Backup add-in for WHS code name Vail into beta. It comes with the same feature set as the previous CloudBerry Backup add-in and once released will be a free upgrade for existing customers. Features: Easy installation and configuration Seemlesly integrates with WHS control pane Default backup plan is designed […]
The How-To Geek gives us 9 alternatives for Windows Home server Drive Extender technology. The article explains what Drive Extender is and discusses Windows alternatives software RAID, disParity and FlexRAID. As well as Liux alternatives LVM, unRAID, MooseFS, GlusterFS, Greyhole and Ceph. A great read which you can find here.
If you would like to know the differences between Microsoft’s different server editions (both current and upcoming), then website Small Biz Thoughts by Karl Palachuk has them listed which of course includes Windows Home Server, which you can find here.
The unofficial Apple weblog "Tuaw" has a hands on article on AirPlay, an app for audio streaming. Writer Richard Gaywood tells us how he uses the app to stream audio with video apps running on the iPhone from his Windows Home Server. You can read his full article here.
Amahi the open source Linux alternative to WHS have also got into the DE removal fiasco by offering “The Amahi Home Server” software as a Windows Home Server alternative. They are even offering a Drive Extender migration guide which is a guide and a comparison between WHS’s Drive Extender v Greyhole, the Storage Pooling technology […]
Picture courtesy of ars technica The web is awash with people asking why Microsoft removed Drive Extender (DE) from Windows Home Server Vail. All major tech sites have articles including: neowin – Windows Home Server: Did Microsoft just shoot themselves in the foot? liveside.net – The Vail debacle: Why Microsoft still doesnt get the consumer […]
Not to be left out of the action Drobo have come up with an offer for Windows Home Server users. On a page entitled "Drobo to the Rescue", they state "Drobo FS is the perfect upgrade for Windows Home Server users" and are offering $100 (or currency equivalent) to those in the US, Canada, UK […]
Small Business Server MVP Tim Barrett came up with the following, which brings a bit of humor to the Drive Extender removal fiasco: Courtesy of NoGeekLeftBehind.com.
