Home Network

Home PC systems and networks are now about as complex as business systems of just a few years ago. Our systems are networked, mostly via wireless networks, not only including PCs and laptops, but also integrating gaming and entertainment devices.

Most of these devices do not demand an individual network server with dedicated operating system, yet servers may take much of the strain of a home system in the future, removing much of the computational stress from the individual components of the complete home entertainment network.

I can see a future where a house could have anything from a single 1U server tucked away under the stairs, to a complete 'clean room' with stacked servers like something from a Sci-Fi set. The future of home computers and how they will finally merge into a complete home entertainment system is still being formed.