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HP Discover Barcelona: What to expect & how to follow online this week
I am currently sitting in Myrtle Beach airport waiting for my first of three flights that will ultimate bring me to Barcelona, Spain. I’ll be spending the next week attending HP Discover in Barcelona. It is one of HP’s two major conferences each year and it will be first visit to HP Discover in Europe […]
A Nation Addicted To Smartphones
I know that I’m addicted to my iPhone and I’m certainly not alone – whether you’re an iPhone, Android or other user. In celebration of Cyber Monday, take a look at these stats of a Nation Addicted to Smartphones. This Infographic is produced by Coupon Audit (provides Finish Line coupon) and Techazine. Share this Infographic […]
Whitebox Homelab Build with PowerMac G4 case mod
In early September, I began planning and building my first home lab system. My system is largely based on the specs of the Baby Dragon from Phil Jaenke (@RootWyrm) and taking advice from Chris Wahl’s (@ChrisWahl) builds. I decided to add my own twist to the project by modding a PowerMac G4 case to accommodate the SuperMicro […]
Review: HP Proliant MicroServer Gen8 has big biz features in a small biz box
Its been two months since my HP Proliant MicroServer Gen8 arrived and I’ve had an opportunity to run it in a couple different configurations. Out of the box, Windows Server Essentials 2012 came pre-installed on my eval unit and on first boot, configuration kicked off to setup and configure an Active Directory domain and setup […]
HP’s PS1810-8G is a perfect compliment to the MicroServer
When I unboxed my MicroServer several weeks ago, I was surprised to find an unexpected second box inside. The surprise turns out to be an HP PS1810 8-port gigabit switch to compliment my Proliant MicroServer. The PS1810-8G is specifically manufactured to sit perfectly on top of the Proliant MicroServer Gen8. Its the epitome of “made for […]
How the HP Proliant MicroServer Gen8 came to life
I’m a big fan of product history, how products develop and come to life. This is the story of how the HP Proliant MicroServers came to be. I spoke with Shad Madina, Group Manager, Portfolio Planning and Solutions at HP and he offered a bit of insight on how HP developed its MicroServer. Why a MicroServer When […]
Seven opportunities to win an HP Microserver and PS1810-8G switch (updated x5)
This week kicks off the first two of seven opportunities to win your own HP Microserver and an HP PS1810-8G. Over the next month, seven different bloggers and sites will be giving away a combination HP Microserver and companion switch. I have been blogging about the pair of HP products for the last several weeks. I’ll […]
Introducing Techazine
Welcome to Techazine, the new brand for my IT blog. The content is all still the same, but the name has just changed. Over the next several months, you will notice small and incremental changes as I roll out the Techazine branding. Unfortunately, my previous blog name, Tech Talk, had become far too generic since […]
Endless possibilities for a MicroServer
Lots and lots of Possibilities This weekend, I was able to get the Proliant MicroServer Gen8 setup and powered on in my lab. Its currently burning in and I’m doing some testing with it. What do I think? Well, you’ll have to wait until I have had more time with it before I share my […]
Introducing the mystery product – an HP Proliant MicroServer Gen8
I teased you earlier that I had a special product coming to review and, today, I’m glad to announce that my HP Proliant MicroServer Gen8 has arrived. Since I had other things going on yesterday evening, I didn’t even get to unbox it, but it will be soon. So, you may be wondering – what is […]
