A server is any computer that's been dedicated for use as a storage center for information. Some servers are high-powered, expensive, specialty units, but an ordinary computer can be used as a server, ...

Investing in new hardware and software can lock you into that capacity for five years, the typical span of mainstream support for Windows Server, plus an additional five years for Long-Term Servicing ...

This self-hosted app makes it effortless to keep a track of all your containers.

I've always been a big proponent of using NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices for dedicated file and media storage and backup. They are a low-power, low-cost alternative to a dedicated PC server, ...

I found the best Linux server distros for your home lab ...

Nearly all Linux distributions could serve as either a desktop or server OS. It's not like you'd want to slap a desktop environment onto Ubuntu Server and use it as a desktop OS, but you could. You ...

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Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...