Here at TechMikeNY, we love Raspberry Pis. And as you know, we’re pretty big on watching out for the environment. So when we found the Pimoroni Enviro + Air Quality sensor kit for Raspberry Pi, we realized we had to try it out. The Enviro+’s sensors can monitor environmental conditions like temperature, humidity, and air quality - and they’re all on one teeny board! And as it turns out, there...
Virtualization is a hot topic these days for good reason - it offers a ton of benefits! From optimizing infrastructure to simplifying disaster recovery, being able to run multiple virtual computers on physical hardware is an incredibly powerful capability that allows for so much more flexibility. But with all of the complex platforms available out there, it can be overwhelming to know where t...
We rounded up some of the questions we've gotten from our customers that we thought you might want to know the answers to, too. In this edition of Customer Questions corner, we covered a server that could support over 60 virtual machines, an Xbox One / NAS scenario, and more interesting questions from you.
“For an R730, can I have a titanium 750w PSU as the primary and a 750w platinum as the ...
If you’ve been thinking about setting up a centralized media server of your own, there’s a good chance you’ve come across Plex, a media server software that allows you to organize, stream, and access your personal media collection across various devices. To set up Plex, you need a reliable, high-performance hosting solution. That’s where TrueNAS Scale comes in.
TrueNAS Scale is a powerful free ...
Enterprise servers run on unique software applications that you don’t frequently see in the laptop and desktop consumer market. We’ve answered countless customer questions on these unique applications. We thought it would be helpful to add another installment of our “Customer Questions Answered” series: Software (SPOILER ALERT: Be prepared for a heavy dose of VMWare’s ESXi and Windows Server ...
If you are a seasoned veteran in the world of networking, servers, and home labs, then Virtualization or Virtual Machines (VMs) are nothing new. But if you are new to this exotic new digital world, then here are some introductory uses for Virtualization. We're focusing on servers since Virtualization is optimal for servers – they are designed modularly with the capacity to upgrade their proc...
