Sinking in
I always enjoy seeing Home Server stories like this one in Phoenix' East Valley Tribune. Local newspaper write-ups show that the word is truly spreading about how Home Server will help everyday consumers backup, centralize and share their digital "stuff." Big ups to the Data Doctor of Arizona.
This week I had the pleasure of meeting Darryl Plummer, a chief of research at Gartner, the biggest (by far) tech analyst firm. Some of his colleagues are already trying out Home Server, and it looks like he's going to join them. He's got a truly digital home with out-of-this-world networking, storage, home automation, various and sundry media devices, etc. He and his house were recenlty featured in BusinessWeek, in fact.
"It boasts a theater with voice-activated lights, a computer network that links more than a dozen PCs, and myriad other tools that control everything from door locks to lawn sprinklers.
Looking forward to hearing his thoughts on Home Server. Good weekend!
J
Comments
Anonymous
January 01, 2003
Or in the case of Daryl Plummer, go big AT home. Daryl's the Gartner research chief I mentioned in aAnonymous
January 01, 2003
I was very excited about the ability to do backups (I use Retrospect Remote today.. great but a pain to set up). Then I came across this article: http://asymptomatic.net/2007/04/18/2598/windows-home-server-thoughts We have lots of laptops around the house that are off for days or more at a time. Is it true that this will cause all kinds of alerts, etc? That would not be good. Hoping to have this be a "silent" backup system that my wife and kids won't even notice. Thanks