Target Market for Windows Home Server

re: Target Market for Windows Home Server

jcrash — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:57:22 GMT

I'm your target market!

2 desktops, 2 laptops, and soon adding a HTPC or two..or possible something like the EVA8000 and a WHS.

Techie with a semi-tech wife.

So, let me know if you need some beta-testing.

re: Target Market for Windows Home Server

shadymg — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:23:03 GMT

Great blog guys. Curious on your research, what'd you find out about HTPC users? Was the decision not to include Media Center features a cost reason or just not enough users from those polled?

re: Target Market for Windows Home Server

Robert Banghart — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:38:19 GMT

Looking forward to some great posts.

One observation: Full feeds is generally considered the best way to go when your blog isn't advertising dependent and you therefore don't need the click through traffic. My guess is that most of your readers are going to be techies who use RSS readers and who aren't going to want to click through. Some will go so far as to unsubscribe from a blog that only posts partial feeds.

I hope you choose to post full feeds going forward.

re: Target Market for Windows Home Server

daljon — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 15:48:36 GMT

I work at home. I have three primary production machines. (many more). I have also several servers (server 2003). Those are exclusively dedicated to businesses. What I also would like (personal and business mix for myself and 5 other users), A server that can do file sharing, a server that can do Share Point Services, the equivalent of Groove and or Forms, can share media files (tv and music and Dvr), that can act as a complete communications tool, outlook, fax, and TELEPHONE call center be able to trade stocks online, and do banking, serve as a MS live server (online meetings). Hosts a public website and a private one. Now I realize that this can be pieced together (i have it now), but its expensive (very) and you have to be extremely proficient to do all of this in the Pieces. But integrate it all while you are doing this. I really want what the Pentagon has (or should have) but cheap. there's the challenge.

re: Target Market for Windows Home Server

TimC — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 02:26:24 GMT

Could you please explain a bit more about the disk protection if it is not RAID

re: Target Market for Windows Home Server

jcrash — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:48:16 GMT

TimC, see Paul Thorrot's preview here:

http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/whs_preview.asp