Home labs, by their very definition, are all about experimenting with different services and gaining new insights into the server side of computing. But in my experience, the learning part mostly ...

I have a few problems: I have far too many files on far too many devices; I need to access these files remotely; and, on top of that, my home lab uses a decade-old Dell 620 server running ESXi with ...

I've got my MCSE 2003, and am thinking about gearing up to upgrade to MCITP, and maybe even MCM Server 2008. I've got a 2-year-old desktop system at home that I'd probably rather not dick around with ...

Although designed to act as a home/small business file and back-up repository, Tom thinks its specs might allow it to work a storage server for virtualization for a small home lab. In previous ...

Looking for some advice on this combo for a home / lab virtualization build to run maybe 10 or 12, maybe more, low-resource utilization Hyper-V Virtual Machines for my own learning and experimenting: ...

What if you could transform a corner of your home into a high-tech hub for experimentation, learning, and innovation? Imagine a compact setup where you can manage your own network, experiment with ...

Ever since I started my home lab journey, I’ve come across a ton of devices, tools, and other hardware components – many of which aren’t directly related to virtualization or self-hosted projects.

Have you ever poured hours into building a home lab, only to find yourself tangled in a web of mislabeled cables, unexpected shutdowns, or worse, data loss? For tech enthusiasts, a home lab is more ...