Microsoft announced the novelty of Windows Home Server
Video center, automatic and centralized backup creation on a schedule, remote access and network access capabilities - all this awaits us in Windows Home Server "Vail" Beta. For what this simple user needs, I think Microsoft will have to work to explain, instill and accustom, but for geeks it is freely available after registering with the Windows Home Server Connect program This is too lazy to try something - under the cut video.
The only undesirable feature for me is that it works only on 64-bit hardware. Let's hope that the codename "Vail" does not change the capital letter to "F". Reviews have already appeared on the network, so I’m not going to provide links here, who are interested - they will find them.
I wonder if this project will grow to the size of XP and seven - let's wait and see, but the idea is interesting, and in my opinion timely.