![]() ![]() What Microsoft saw as its primary market never fully materialized. Windows Home Server is heavily adopted in home based businesses, and used in small businesses primarily for PC backup in conjunction with Small Business Server. I’ve known about this for a few months now. I can’t say that I’m surprised by this decision. For this reason, Microsoft is combining the features that were previously only found in Windows Home Server, such as support for DLNA-compliant devices and media streaming, into Windows Server 2012 Essentials and focusing our efforts into making Windows Server 2012 Essentials the ideal first server operating system for both small business and home use-offering an intuitive administration experience, elastic and resilient storage features with Storage Spaces, and robust data protection for the server and client computers. Windows Home Server has seen its greatest success in small office/home office (SOHO) environments and among the technology enthusiast community. In a Frequently Asked Questions document, alongside the announcement of Windows Server 2012 Essentials (more on that soon), Microsoft answers the question of “Will there be a next version of Windows Home Server?” ![]() ![]() Microsoft this past week announced the Windows Server lineup, and both Windows Home Server and Windows Small Business Server Standard were not on that list. As I’m sure most of you heard, Windows Home Server is no more. ![]()
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