Comments on: Rise of the Home Server http://blog.bradhubbard.net/2009/02/24/rise-of-the-home-server/ Technology and Me Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:54:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brad http://blog.bradhubbard.net/2009/02/24/rise-of-the-home-server/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Brad Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:06:41 +0000 http://blog.bradhubbard.net/?p=63#comment-20 I absolutely agree with you that speed is a critical aspect. I've really enjoyed the gig network we have at home when moving large files. I really think what you'll see is a combination of people making money off this. Windows Home Server has some fantastic features that'll be great for users, and as the WHS machines get cheaper, I think you'll see them moving more into the home. You also might find users converting old desktops to "home servers" with big hard drives. Check out WHS though. Interesting product, to be sure. I absolutely agree with you that speed is a critical aspect. I’ve really enjoyed the gig network we have at home when moving large files.

I really think what you’ll see is a combination of people making money off this. Windows Home Server has some fantastic features that’ll be great for users, and as the WHS machines get cheaper, I think you’ll see them moving more into the home. You also might find users converting old desktops to “home servers” with big hard drives.

Check out WHS though. Interesting product, to be sure.

]]> By: Ted http://blog.bradhubbard.net/2009/02/24/rise-of-the-home-server/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Ted Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:38:32 +0000 http://blog.bradhubbard.net/?p=63#comment-19 Also, the bandwidth isn't there to put home servers in the cloud. Sure, you can stream mp3s all right, but Dad's home video files can't live there. Interestingly, I've been doing more photography work recently, and I've definitely noticed the difference between a 100Mb Ethernet connection and my ~50Mbps 802.11g connection. I've even been thinking of going gigabit on one or two of my home network switches. It's definitely something we'll see more of. There already are routers that have a USB port for plugging in a USB SATA drive. They then just share out the drive using Samba. Microsoft also has some early projects based around this, with the 360 as the home-theater component, as I'm sure you've seen with your 360. (Even the PS3 will play files off my Samba and Windows Media systems, but it's not as clean or as sexy as the 360 interface) The interesting question is who's going to make money on this. There's definitely an opportunity there. Also, the bandwidth isn’t there to put home servers in the cloud. Sure, you can stream mp3s all right, but Dad’s home video files can’t live there. Interestingly, I’ve been doing more photography work recently, and I’ve definitely noticed the difference between a 100Mb Ethernet connection and my ~50Mbps 802.11g connection. I’ve even been thinking of going gigabit on one or two of my home network switches.

It’s definitely something we’ll see more of. There already are routers that have a USB port for plugging in a USB SATA drive. They then just share out the drive using Samba. Microsoft also has some early projects based around this, with the 360 as the home-theater component, as I’m sure you’ve seen with your 360. (Even the PS3 will play files off my Samba and Windows Media systems, but it’s not as clean or as sexy as the 360 interface)

The interesting question is who’s going to make money on this. There’s definitely an opportunity there.

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