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Windows Home Server


Windows Home Server prototype
Originally uploaded by ckindel.
I am writing this from the Windows Home Server blogger's lounge in the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Bill Gates just finished up his CES 2007 keynote where the product I have been slaving over for the last 3 years was finally formally announced to the world!

I can't even begin to describe how excited I am that the word is finally out. Microsoft is not known for keeping secrets and I'm very gratified of the great job my fellow Microsoft employees did in keeping it confidential.

But now we can yap about it all we want!

For official information about the product go check www.stopdigitalamnesia.com . I think you'll find that site both funny and informational.

For a great overview of the product with a demo, watch CJ Saretto's video interview on www.on10.net.

I recorded a Channel 9 video that should be going live any time now.

Now that the sheild of secrecy has been lifted I will be posting much more regularly on my blog here about the product, our technology, and our progress.

The photo you see in this post was taken today in the blogger's lounge (with my Windows Mobile phone; hence the picture quality). This is a Windows Home Server Prototype that we built to explore innovative hardware design. I put my hand in the shot so you could get an idea of just how big (small) this particular device is. This prototype uses 2.5" hard disks and thus has less storage expansion capability than the HP MediaSmart product will, but it was built to show another perspective of what a Windows Home Server could be.
Posted: Jan 08 2007, 01:41 AM by charlie | with 34 comment(s)
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Comments

Craig Fisher said:

Hey Charlie, you might want to fix your link to www.stopdigitalamnesia.com here.
# January 7, 2007 6:05 PM

bill staples said:

looks very cool! from what i can tell it looks like it has IIS in it as it allows remote access via the web. does this mean I can run real web sites on my home server too? :)
# January 7, 2007 7:20 PM

Jon said:

Charlie, I have a question about Windows Home Server that I doubt I'm going to see answered officially anywhere else. Is it going to feature a functional version of IIS? I'm running a Windows 2003 Server out of my home that I would much rather have running this new Home Server software, but I run a number of small web sites and loathe Apache. Can you give me the scoop on this?
# January 7, 2007 8:03 PM

monkeyleader said:

So what does this mean for Media Center, is that a dead duck? Also I like the fact you are looking at hardware design. Not all of us will store this in a closet but rather in an AV rack so it needs to look compact and sexy to pass the wife test :)

Nige
# January 7, 2007 8:36 PM

Full of I.T. said:

Thanks to an e-mail I just received from Charlie Kindel (see his blog) , I'm now able to publicly express
# January 7, 2007 9:14 PM

Nick Mayhew - Reaching out to partners in Australi said:

This is the 'cure' for the digital amnesia, announced today at CES !! http://kindel.com/blogs/charlie/archive/2007/01/07/3602.aspx
# January 7, 2007 9:17 PM

E-Bitz - SBS MVP the Official Blog of the SBS &quo said:

http://news.com.com/Gates+sees+a+home+server+in+your+future/2008-1041_3-6147885.html Watching the CES
# January 7, 2007 9:33 PM

bkchung's WebLog said:

Windows Home Server cures Digital Amnesia (?? ???) Windows Home Server will live in your closet, simplify
# January 7, 2007 9:51 PM

.:blog.<i>iainmc</i>donald said:

i gots to give my props out to my homie charlie - http://kindel.com/blogs/charlie/archive/2007/01/07/3602.aspx
# January 7, 2007 10:31 PM

Clive Watson's Weblog said:

This product was announced last night at CES 2007 during Bill's keynote, for more details see what Charlie
# January 7, 2007 11:11 PM

The SBS, Centro and Windows Home Server Community said:

I cannot tell you how exciting it is to now be able to talk about Windows Home Server. I am part of a
# January 7, 2007 11:44 PM

Dana Epp's ramblings at the Sanctuary said:

That's right. Microsoft is invading my house even more. I already replaced my gateway with a Small Business Server box running RWW, Exchange, Sharepoint and an internal web site. My attempt at getting MythTV working was replaced with a MediaCentre PC. My Playstation 2 is in my daughter's room now... since my XBOX is driving my HDTV. And now... my Linux SAMBA server is going to be replaced with Windows Home Server... assuming I can get my hands on one. If you haven't heard the news, Bill Gates announced Windows Home Server today. Man am I excited. There is a great vlog post about it over at On10. There is also a blog post showing what it might look like. Sexy little thing isn't it? Kudos to Microsoft. This is the exact sort of central storage device that I need. And one I could actually recommend for my in-laws. And that is saying a lot. Now just to get my hands on one....
# January 7, 2007 11:46 PM

[MSFT-BE] Arlindo's Blog - IT Pro Evangelist said:

During Bill Gates his keynote we announced the launch of a new product called Windows Home Server. This
# January 8, 2007 1:24 AM

James O'Neill's blog said:

I mentioned we had something big planned for the CES show in Vegas, and that something is Windows Home
# January 8, 2007 2:09 AM

toolz & stuff said:

# January 8, 2007 2:20 AM

Nick Whittome - "The Naked MVP" said:

A lot of us SBS MVP's have been asking for such a thing for a few years now. Finally the Windows Home
# January 8, 2007 2:25 AM

Bob Muglia said:

Great job to Charlie and the team on Home Server! You know how important this product is going to be. Get it out there!
# January 8, 2007 3:47 AM

FrankPr's R@ndom Th0ughts said:

An entirely new product category in the Windows family has just been announced at CES in Las Vegas: Windows
# January 8, 2007 7:29 AM

Teddy Schroeder said:

Love the idea.
What's its compatibility? Macs, Linux, older versions of Windows??
# January 8, 2007 7:40 AM

Jeremy Suriel said:

Very cool!
# January 8, 2007 2:00 PM

larry borsato said:

<p align="left">Ok, so everyone is talking about Microsoft <a href="http://kinde
# January 8, 2007 3:04 PM

Karl G said:

Besides the green glow and single-file-on-multiple-machines, what's it got that Infrant's NAS machines don't?
# January 8, 2007 5:16 PM

Andrew said:

So what will it take to beta test this? I have been wishing for this product for ages!
# January 8, 2007 5:37 PM

OnQ said:

Microsoft had a pretty big stage Sunday night at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Vegas, and one
# January 9, 2007 6:47 AM

Will Smothers said:

Charlie,
For us UberGeeks that run a domain in our home, will Home Server be able to function in that environment? Will it be able to be part of the domain?

Just wondering...
# January 9, 2007 12:18 PM

Soni's Blog said:

I'm sure the profile of my family is very similar to other these days...especially if one of the parents
# January 9, 2007 12:48 PM

Anand Soman said:

Here is a Webserver that works from any computer...

http://www.purplenova.com/products.html

# January 10, 2007 12:17 AM

.: Stefan Gabriel Georgescu's blog :. said:

Upppss...Am fost suspectat ca sunt fanatic de tehnologiile Windows Server ce ma intereseaza pe mine...:D
# January 10, 2007 7:08 AM

Walter Stiers - Academic Program Manager said:

Already some days it happened, but please have a look at announcement of the Windows Home Server . Lots
# January 11, 2007 10:02 AM

crucible's melting pot said:

You know... just thinking about it... I&#39;ve seen a few videos about WHS where they&#39;ve mentioned
# January 11, 2007 11:40 PM

tim domain fieldman said:

Great work, I look forward to learning about it. it must have been hard to keep a secret for so long. it must feel nice to be able to talk about it.
# January 12, 2007 11:49 PM

Still Grey said:

Found a couple of links from Charlie Kindel.&nbsp; My understanding so far is he "owns" Windows Home...
# January 19, 2007 2:57 PM

服装批发 said:

Already some days it happened, but please have a look at announcement of the Windows Home Server . Lots
# January 26, 2007 2:54 AM

机票 said:

Found a couple of links from Charlie Kindel.&nbsp; My understanding so far is he "owns" Windows Home...
# January 26, 2007 2:55 AM