Episode 93 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is up with their latest Home Server news including a monster case with 52 x 2TB hard drives in it.
The guys also:
…show a little love to the home builders and the original version of Windows Home Server. We talk a little bit about business use and the new HP x310 but mostly about parts, and builds.
You can catch episode 93 here.
The software which enables you to add tuner cards to Windows Home Server has a new beta.
Here is what’s new and fixed in Version 3.0 beta 2:
All source products:
Network Pack:
Download DVBLink TVSource and DVBLink Server Network Pack.
More details about what you need to know about internet streaming and about installation/update are available from here.
Version 5.1.5 of TwonkyMedia server for Windows Home Server is available for download
Here’s the release notes:
Changes:
Bug fixes:
You can download version 5.1.5 of TwonkyMedia server for Windows Home Server from here.
HP Storage Guy, Calvin Zito talks to the product manager for the HP StorageWorks Data Vault Bill Johnson about what’s new with the X310 from HP in the "Around the Storage Block Podcast".
This 11 minute podcast can be found here.
With the announcement of the new X300 Data Vault from HP , here is a great chart showing the differences between the current X500 and the new X300 model:
HP have announced the HP StorageWorks X300 Data Vault.
Following on from its big brother with the X500 range, the X300 comes in at under $600 for the 1TB capacity model and is powered by the Intel Atom Dual Core processor running at 1.6 GHz.
The HP StorageWorks X310 1TB Data Vault will be shipping from HP from the 9th June at $549 (shipping and tax not included).
Its great to see Home Server being targeted more towards the small business owner as well as to end users.
More details are available from here.
Tranquil PC have announced pricing details for their personal cloud storage service, "HomeServerSync".
The HomeServerSync suite (or HSS) will cost £139 an annum including VAT (Ex VAT = £118.30), and includes:
Additional blocks of 100GB (off site backup) are available @ £59.00 (incl VAT) / annum, whilst the cost for initial bulk upload / download (1TB max) are £49.00 (incl VAT) / transaction.
As we can see, this compares favorably with similar providers:
And even better news is that discounted pre-launch orders at £79+VAT are being considered. To learn more let Tranquil PC know, who will provide the T&C’s of any discounted pre-order.
More details here.
Cloudberry Backup for Windows Home Server has had an update. Version 1.5 has usability enhancements, bug fixes and introduces:
CloudBerry Backup for Windows Home Server is an add-in that leverages Amazon S3 storage. It comes with onetime fee of $29.99 (US) per copy.
AbsolutelyWindows.com takes a look at the StorageWorks x510 Data Vault from HP.
As a media server, this device is without peer. It served up everything required without a hiccup.
The X510 (and EX495) is a SmallBizWindows Superstar product, which you can read about here.
If you have a failed backup in Windows Home Server then Ashish Mohta explains how to manually clean it by using the Task Scheduler in Home Server when the space may be needed.
You can read his post here.
