Having no workgroup option meant some editions of windows, or the desire for a simple easy home dev network all just more complicated. Still overkill for home or small business, but it came with a new issue – your PCs need to join a domain. Eventually Home Server was ‘replaced’ by a cut down Windows Server called Server Essentials. Simple, inexpensive but unknown it fizzled away but had been having a problem keeping up with newer versions of Windows. Ideal for the small 1-5 or even up to 10-man business, it just worked and worked well. I guess it was hard for the larger market of everyday people to understand and yet this was a real life saver. Backups – from manual to Windows Home Server to Windows Server EssentialsĪfter 2 lightning strikes and occasional HDD crashes I’ve really valued regular backups first hand, but have also realised the need to automate backups as it is all too easy to forget, get lazy and get caught out if left to chance.Įnter Windows Home Server – probably the best product no-one ever knew about.
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