Windows Home Server will your home have one?

Bill Gates introduced Windows Home Server (WHS) at the Consumer Electronics Show on January 7, 2007.  WHS was developed as a solution for home users with networked PCs.  The primary features WHS offers the consumer market is file sharing, automated centralized backups, remote access, and media streaming.

Third-party developers can extend the built-in features and functionality of WHS through Add-Ins which are available for free (community) and for a cost (commercial).  Add-Ins cover a variety of categories that include administration, anti-virus & security, backup, media, network management, power management, remote access, and website & Internet services. Many websites have been created to support the WHS user community by providing discussion forums, blogs, Add-in support, and a repository for Add-ins to download. One such website is Home Server Land (HSL).  HSL provides a community where globally diverse people with an interest in the Connected Home and WHS can meet, communicate, collaborate, share ideas and experiences.

In 2009, WHS continued to evolve and mature.  Its user base has expanded to the small office/home office (SOHO) community due to some of the same features and benefits the consumer community has come to enjoy.  For example, file sharing, automated centralized backups, data recovery, and remote access.

Read more details here and view a short video by clicking here.

As we move into 2010, it is anticipated that the Consumer Electronics Show this month will be a venue where vendors will showcase WHS as a viable solution for the SOHO community.  One significant benefit WHS has to offer is Drive Extender technology, DE for short, which can be thought of as RAID on steroids.

Bill Gates introduced Windows Home Server (WHS) at the Consumer Electronics Show on January 7, 2007.  WHS was developed as a solution for home users with networked PCs.  The primary features WHS offers the consumer market is file sharing, automated centralized backups, remote access, and media streaming.

Third-party developers can extend the built-in features and functionality of WHS through Add-Ins which are available for free (community) and for a cost (commercial).  Add-Ins cover a variety of categories that include administration, anti-virus & security, backup, media, network management, power management, remote access, and website & Internet services. Many websites have been created to support the WHS user community by providing discussion forums, blogs, Add-in support, and a repository for Add-ins to download.  One such website is Home Server Land (HSL).  HSL provides a community where globally diverse people with an interest in the Connected Home and WHS can meet, communicate, collaborate, share ideas and experiences.

In 2009, WHS continued to evolve and mature.  Its user base has expanded to the small office/home office (SOHO) community due to some of the same features and benefits the consumer community has come to enjoy.  For example, file sharing, automated centralized backups, data recovery, and remote access.

Read more details here and view a short video by clicking here.

As we move into 2010, it is anticipated that the Consumer Electronics Show this month will be a venue where vendors will showcase WHS as a viable solution for the SOHO community.  One significant benefit WHS has to offer is Drive Extender technology, DE for short, which can be thought of as RAID on steroids.