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.
Windows writer Paul Thurrott shared some additional information on his blog on why the Drive Extender technology was removed from Windows Home Server Vail: In a briefing last month, I was told that Microsoft and its partners discovered problems with Drive Extender once they began typical server loads (i.e. server applications) on the system. This […]
Episode 114 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is up and unsurprisingly this episode is all about Microsoft’s decision to remove Drive Extender (DE) from WHS Vail. Dave and the guys are this week joined by Alex Kuretz, Timothy Daleo and Michael Martis to give their thoughts on this decision. This DE focused episode, which […]
After yesterdays announced from Microsoft regarding dropping Drive Extender from Windows Home Server Vail, the community responded. On that post over 150 comments were left with the majority asking why?, with comments such as “You know it is not April 1st, right?”. Headlines appeared on websites around the web such as this one: "Microsoft sh**s […]
