I'm open for any ideas and suggestions. I've already found that I should wire my house with Cat5e (not Cat6 as it's a waste) which will happen before I move in, and the server rack will be installed ...

A few months ago I embarked on a journey to build an enterprise grade, rack mount server from scratch for our business. The project was a success on all accounts and we’re happily running a slew of ...

I have 5 servers that run our small business. We're going to be moving and I'm going to be setting up a new rack space. I'd like to get these on battery power for backup (short-term backup to handle ...

Plan smarter home lab upgrades ...

We (well, some of us) are complete suckers for things that are both much smaller and much larger than life. And if that thing actually does what its supposed to? Squee! So naturally, we rushed to ...

Self-hosting a few services on one’s own hardware is a great way to wrest some control over your online presence while ...

Rack-mount servers seem like the best solution for a powerful homelab, right? That’s what I thought—but I was so wrong. I recently decommissioned two of my rack-mount servers in favor of a single ...

Have you ever found yourself wishing for a more compact, efficient way to organize your home lab or tech setup? Maybe you’re working with limited space in a small apartment, or you need something ...

I recently completed a server hardware refresh in my environment and made the decision to switch to rack mount hardware. Even though I am no stranger to rack mount hardware, I have never run rack ...