Technology journalist Simon Bisson gives us his opinion on the beta preview of Windows Server 2012 Essentials: “Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials was disappointing, but there’s a lot to like in its successor, which provides a small file-and-print server with integrated systems management and backup tools that’s ideal for a small business or a […]
SmallNetBuilder is back testing the WD Red NAS hard drives but this time against some Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 drives. A shorter test this time but in conclusion the writer added: “I suspect that the real advantage of the Reds will come from improved reliability, mainly from tweaks made in drive error recovery firmware aimed at […]
Its time for another episode of the BYOB podcast and in this weeks edition: Special guests, Steve Dail (aka TimeKills) and Renny Phipps (aka Renny) join me for some tech talk. We talk about their setups, hardware, networks as well as their thoughts on Windows 8 and Server 2012 Essentials. We discuss Steve’s new MSI […]
WeGotServed has a review on the LaCie 5big Office + which uses Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. The 7 page review looks at what is included in the box, the units features and specifications, the initial setup process, which is then followed by plenty of performance testing. The LaCie 5big Office + was awarded […]
If you would like to install Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate (including Windows Server 2012 Essentials) on to a HP ProLiant server, then HP have a handy PDF document for you. The 12 page PDF includes pre-installation tasks and installation instructions for supported HP ProLiant servers which include the ProLiant MicroServer Also included are known […]
The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog has a post (and a video) on the email options which are supported in Windows Server 2012 Essentials. First up we are told about an on-premises Exchange server, next Office 365 and finally third-party hosted email services. An essential read for all users of Windows Server […]
Icy Dock have announced the MB994IPO-3SB, a dual-bay 2.5" SATA/SAS/SSD mobile rack backplane with a slim optical disk drive (ODD) slot, for use in a single 5.25" device bay. The MB994IPO-3SB is ideal for use in the HP ProLiant MicroServer enabling you to have an additional 2 hard drive bays plus the optical disk too. […]
The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog has announced that German, French, Chinese and Japanese beta versions of Windows Server 2012 Beta Essentials are available for download. Also announced in the same post was the availability of the Windows Server 2012 Beta Essentials Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK). ADK is a collection of […]
Toms Hardware have a thorough 9 page review on the NAS-Specific Western Digital Red hard drives. Lots of benchmarks are the order of the day with a splash of temperature and power consumption too: “We can wholeheartedly recommend the Western Digital Red drives in their intended application: small business NAS appliances. I/O generally isn’t emphasized […]
With OS Mountain Lion coming out on the Mac App Store for $19.99 today, the Cult of Mac website takes a look at the Server edition of Mountain Lion. The article looks at the various features of the server edition including the server app, file sharing, the profile manager, collaboration and deployment. You can read […]
