Rack-mount servers seem like the best solution for a powerful homelab, right? That’s what I thought—but I was so wrong. I recently decommissioned two of my rack-mount servers in favor of a single ...

Have you been trying to make the decision between a rack-mount server and a desktop? Do you even know what a rack-mount server is? These enterprise-grade servers are what run the internet, but do they ...

p>Apple introduced Xserve, a 1U rack-mount server that’s designed to be simple to set up and remotely manage. Designed from the ground up as a complement to Apple’s UNIX-based Mac OS X Server software ...

In the crowded world of rack servers, the HP ProLiant DL380p 2U server stands out. This eighth-generation ProLiant offers twice the memory capacity of its seventh-gen predecessor, a third more cores ...

I recently completed a server hardware refresh in my environment and made the decision to switch to rack mount hardware. Even though I am no stranger to rack mount hardware, I have never run rack ...

Thecus has widened their product range a great deal over the last couple of years with new products forming at both the high and low end of the scale. This has opened the door for multiple products to ...

Most of the Ethernet uses 10GBASE-T and Cat6 cabling and connectors, with some interconnects use fiber optical cable and LC connectors. Unsurprisingly, as this setup grew and grew, [spooky] had to ...

Are you worried about relying on a third-party online service provider to store your business data? Learn how to set up your own server room for an on-premises deployment instead. NOTE: This story was ...

While I've been bugging people about servers and equipment for the new server room I've been working on laying out the equipment in racks and Netshelters we own in Excel. Lots my layouts use every ...

Self-hosting a few services on one’s own hardware is a great way to wrest some control over your online presence while learning a lot about computers, software, and networking. A common entry point is ...