The Supermicro 1024US-TRT is a 1U server from the company’s A+ Ultra family. The server is ideal for organizations who need a performance-driven solution that can excel in dense compute use cases. Coupled with its extensive networking options, the 1024US-TRT features an H12DSU-iN motherboard inside the SC819UTS-R1K02P-A chassis, the former which is highlighted by its

We’re all well aware that unstructured data continues to grow not just throughout the enterprise data center but throughout every small office in the world as well. That notion holds true even in our small office. While already a Veeam v11 user for our virtualized environment, we hadn’t yet adopted Veeam NAS backup and recovery

Just last week Intel released their 3rd Gen Xeon CPUs, which builds on their ecosystem play that includes Optane SSD storage in the P5800X and of course the latest 200 Series persistent memory modules (PMem). With our initial Intel storage reviews out, we decided to repurpose the Intel server and storage tech we have in

The TEAMGROUP T-CREATE CLASSIC is the company’s newest PCIe SSD to hit the market and is the Gen3 model of the line (there’s also a Gen4 version). Though this NVMe drive is certainly an entry-level consumer release, the company claims that the T-CREATE CLASSIC is designed specifically for the creative professionals whose daily tasks include

In Q1 2021, Intel launched their NUC 11 line of systems which come equipped with 11th Gen Intel Core processors and are broken into four different categories: Enthusiast (Phantom Canyon), Performance (Panther Canyon), Pro (Tiger Canyon), and Compute Element (Elk Bay). Each one of these categories is unique and built for a different type of

The NETGEAR WAX204 is a wall/ceiling mount WiFi 6 Access Point and the newest addition to the company’s Business Essentials line of affordable and easy-to-deploy networking devices. Designed for organizations of all sizes, it supports the 802.11ax WiFi connectivity and dual-band concurrent operation at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. NETGEAR indicates that its combined throughput

The HP Z family has been a stalwart line of professional-grade PCs created to meet the needs of intensive use applications like those used by design professionals and data scientists. With the new G8 series of systems (yes, HP jumped from G5 to G8) HP launches with the new Intel 11th Gen Core (Rocket Lake)

Recently we put together a budget PC with 240GB SSD for under $150, that was capable of handling most computing tasks. Luci proceeded to give it away on our social channels once we were done. But before its departure, Kevin got together a mostly insane idea and wanted to briefly convert the Lenovo SFF PC

Lexar has continued to expand its SSD offerings, rolling out the Lexar NM620 SSD. The NM620 is an M.2 SSD that leverages the PCIe Gen3 interface. The drive is billed as being an intensive drive aimed at design, video editing, and gaming. Really though, anything that’s Gen3 these days should be considered entry or mainstream