14 DAY TRIAL // Windows Home Server, the latest operating system to come out for Microsoft - but dedicated to domesticating servers and placing them in the household, has become widely available for the holiday season. And chances are that if you have a home network, then you will also be getting a Windows Home Server. Although the project of Charlie Kindel, Microsoft Product Unit Manager, WHS, had taken no less than four attempts before it went into production, the product formerly codenamed Quattro is now well past its release to manufacturing date, from mid July, and up for grabs via system builders and original equipment manufacturers.
But, don't let the Home label fool you. Windows Home Server is a fully fledged server and the start of a new trend in technology that will deliver a solution originally aimed at the corporate world to home environments. Windows Home Server essentially marks the debut of a new category of products, but as the underlying architecture is still server, in-depth study of the platform is a must. Now, while you can't get the best by using a Windows client without having to dig deep into its entrails, the same is not valid for Windows Home Server. In order to get the best out of the Windows Home Server, you will simply have to familiarize yourself with what it has to offer.
In this context, Joel Sider, Sr. Product Manager, Windows Server PR Microsoft, pointed to a collection of no less than five technical briefs set up in order to present in minute detail various aspects of Windows Home Server. This way, users will be able to get an insight on Home Networking, Home Computer Backup and Restore, Windows Home Server Drive Extender, Windows Home Server Media Sharing and Windows Home Server Remote Access. Just follow the links in order to get to the documentation.