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    SMB Business Continuity vendor Datto released DattoDrive, based on OwnCloud

    Disruptively low pricing Secure in Dattos data centers https://dattodrive.com/?registerCode=ZHluYW1pY3x8MjgyNw%3D%3D For a lot of us that provide IT services to SMBs...there's been a void between affordable products that did not do the job well, and good, secure products that came with high...
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    Smart Homes stuff

    With the interest in smart home/automation on the rise...good to see some of it starting to show up here in the news section at least. Hope to start seeing more reviews, possibly a sub forum for it? Myself....I've seen eyeballing something that will be "most compatible"...and so far that seems...
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    New UTM *nix distro, Simplewall

    http://www.simplewallsoftware.com/ I'm not sure how long it's been out, I can't find much about it via Google....but a member of another tech forum I hang at put a post up about it a week ago. Yesterday I downloaded it and installed on a Lenovo ThinkCentre mini desktop with a Core 2 Duo. I...
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    How To Build A Cheap Petabyte Server: Take Three

    Well I'll be sure not to sign up as a reseller of BackBlaze...seeing they push (and use themselves) consumer grade HDDs. WD "Blue" drives....I swear sometimes it seems like 50% failure rate. I won't use them for our clients anymore. I've had to replace far too many of them. I've yet to...
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    Microsoft Security Essentials now licensed free for small businessesMSE was previousl

    MSE was previously free for just the home user and home business computer, but this coming October it will now be licensed for free use in small businesses up to 10 computers. http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/F...ssentials.mspx This sets it apart from most other free AV products (insert...
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    A linux distro that ...well...."Poor mans Small Business Server"

    Some readers here may recall I'm a fan of trying out various linux distributions that run as your firewall, I find them usually vastly superior to "off the shelf" home grade products, and even most biz grade products. Over the past several months I've been thinking about trying out a...
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    Linux router/UTM distros.

    As a small business network consultant...over the years it's become apparent the increasing need for something with more features than just an entry level biz grade NAT box for the small business. Many of my clients run on Small Business Server, or several servers including Exchange. With...
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