I've been in the home lab hobby long enough to make a lot of mistakes. For the longest time, my goal was to scale up. More storage, more archiving, more services, more redundancy and endless tinkering ...

A couple of standalone nodes and a backup workflow are all you need ...

What if you could transform a corner of your home into a high-tech hub for experimentation, learning, and innovation? Imagine a compact setup where you can manage your own network, experiment with ...

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 ...

Want to get a little closer to the technology side of tech leadership? Building a home lab is a rewarding project that’s easier than you think. Here’s how to set up the hardware. If you’re like most ...

The public cloud is mature and reliable. So why does Brien still run a bunch of physical servers out of his home? For a lot of good reasons that the cloud can't match, it turns out. When I walked away ...

I would like to use some of my tax return to purchase a server to have sort of a home lab for expanding my knowledge. I'm thinking pfsense for a firewall, AD, and some MS server software plus maybe a ...

Let’s say that you’ve decided to pursue CCVP certification, but you need some extra hands-on. You might want to set up a home lab. Some might suggest turning to an IOS emulator to practice anything ...