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Windows
Home Server (WHS) has been out for several years now, but few people
have even heard of it. That’s a shame because it provides the kind of
hands-off, automated backup that most Windows users need. WHS is an
operating system, not a device. It’s based on Microsoft’s rock-solid
Windows 2003 Server operating system, which is still in production on
millions of servers — computers that run web sites, transport e-mail,
and perform dozens of file streaming functions — around the world. WHS,
though, takes the geeky foundation of Server 2003 and adds
functionality aimed squarely at home users — most significantly,
automated backup of all household computers. The only requirements to
use WHS are an in-home network — which many already have through their
wireless broadband or DSL router — and a healthy fear of losing data.
The easiest way to acquire WHS is by purchasing a product with the operating system pre-installed, such as HP’s MediaSmart Server. These devices, which are essentially small computers designed to be run and operated without a keyboard or monitor attached, are relatively inexpensive, starting at about half the cost of a full-fledged desktop machine. Four hundred dollars, for example, gets you a MediaSmart Server with plenty of horsepower and a 1 terabyte drive to start out. Or, if you have an old computer around, you can opt to build your own Windows Home Server by buying a copy of the operating system itself for less than 100 dollars. Read full article in below link:
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The easiest way to acquire WHS is by purchasing a product with the operating system pre-installed, such as HP’s MediaSmart Server. These devices, which are essentially small computers designed to be run and operated without a keyboard or monitor attached, are relatively inexpensive, starting at about half the cost of a full-fledged desktop machine. Four hundred dollars, for example, gets you a MediaSmart Server with plenty of horsepower and a 1 terabyte drive to start out. Or, if you have an old computer around, you can opt to build your own Windows Home Server by buying a copy of the operating system itself for less than 100 dollars. Read full article in below link:
