Hardware RAID Adapters Making A Comeback?
We are constantly reading about how the number of cores being offered by Intel and AMD will eventually make hardware acceleration devices in a server mostly obsolete. But hang on,…
Windows Home Server Rocks Literally
I just completed a fun project hooking up a dedicated low power, shoebox sized Windows Home Server to a University of California, Riverside project called QCN, or Quake Catcher Network. My…
Rollback using Windows Home Server
I've been running a Windows Home Server for about 2 years now using a low cost VIA based home built system, and I'm very happy with it. Just a few…
Server Remote Control KISS please!
I have a Supermicro based motherboard which I installed several months ago in a test server and was delighted with the built base management which allowed me to do 100%…
SBB needs a new eco system
I have to confess that in true tekinerd style, I actually have an SBB storage chassis in my garage; hence the reason I’m writing about it I guess. Thanks to…
Who moved my cheese … again
I'm reminded yet again as I read the morning news of the volatile times we live in. Job losses (or small gains more lately thankfully) especially in technology and engineering all…
SBB – a viable server platform?
SBB, or storage bridge bay (see link on the right), was originally intended as a standard and open disk array platform that allowed different controller and chassis vendors to plug…