Intro and Test Setup Following in the tradition of testing each release, here is a summary of the testing I did on the RTM version of Server 2012 Storage Spaces. Since this has the final code, the hope was that it was tuned and tweaked to provide the maximum performance and stability. Issues Right off [...]
It’s another episode that is full of information, links, and news. Servers, NAS, software, deals, freebies, and phones. Can it get any better? Well yes, it could if Google + would cooperate with us. Some audio issues but good fun nonetheless. Enjoy. The Meetup is on! More info here. Meet up schedule: http://homeservershowmeetup2012.sched.org/ I’m curious. [...]
I have been testing and using storage spaces on Sever Essentials since its release. I am using it to back up two systems as well as for some Movies, Music, and Photos. Mostly testing and very light use. On Tuesday I got a bit of a surprise I did not expect. Before I get into [...]
I had been running Windows 8 Release Preview on my GA-Z77X-UD5H and when I noticed on July 26th that the official Gigabyte Windows 8 drivers were posted on Gigabyte’s website. I downloaded them and found that they loaded well and actually cleared up a minor issue or two I had been having with with Windows [...]
Near and dear to my heart has been all the discussion on Storage Spaces. I have tested the Server 2012 and the Window 8 versions for performance as compared to a hardware solution, and have consistently seen lower performance, especially from Windows 8. Now that they have released the beta version of Server 2012 Essentials, [...]
Microsoft Surface, more Windows 8 discussion, Update on storage spaces for both Windows 8 and Server 2012, portable SSDs and stut stut stuttering issues resolved. All on this weeks BYOB podcast. Windows 8 – Real Life Platform Testing Michael has been busy using Windows 8 on several different platforms over the last 2 months. We [...]
Back in March, I did a post on the performance results of storage spaces in Windows 8 as well as the server product. I think it was pretty obvious that I was really not impressed with either, however the version for Windows 8 was far worse in the area of performance. Given that it was [...]
Back in March of the this year I spent some time testing Storage Spaces on the Server 8 Beta, along with the Storage Spaces in Windows 8. As you can see from my prior articles, I was not too impressed with the performance in the earlier versions. Now that they have released new versions, I [...]
XBOX E3 hardware/compatibility updates, more server Issues, Windows on a laptop Mike gives us his experience. Thunderbolt comes to PC hardware, Cheap butt kicking HTPC, Server 12 first impressions. Another info packed show on this weeks BYOB Podcast. Windows 8 – The Struggle Within Mike install win8 on his laptop and had a few issues. [...]
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