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HPE ProLiant Generations Explained: Gen8 to Gen11 (2026)

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Oct 6th 2026

HPE does not publish an open end-of-life date for a ProLiant server. Its end-of-life notice for the DL360 and DL380 Gen10 is a Product Change Notification behind an HPE Support Center sign-in, under a title marked “(Revision)”; what was revised is behind the sign-in too. What H … read more

Windows Server 2012 ESU Ends October 13, 2026: Your Exit Plan

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Sep 3rd 2026

On October 13, 2026 — the October Patch Tuesday — the last Extended Security Update ever issued for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 ships, and the program closes. Both tracks close at once: Microsoft's ESU lifecycle table lists the same end date, October&n … read more

Best Used Server for Home Lab 2026: Noise, Watts, Real Prices

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Sep 2nd 2026

The 2026 home lab has settled into a recognizable stack. Proxmox is still the most-recommended base in this year's community starter guides, with TrueNAS 26 closing the gap now that it runs full LXC containers. On top of it: Jellyfin — which the 2026 self-hosting roundups … read more

Server Price Increases 2026: Lead Times and What to Do

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Aug 27th 2026

Open Dell's PowerEdge configurator today and three things hit at once. The starting price is far above what you budgeted last year. The memory options you wanted say “No longer available.” And the build you finally assemble is weeks out, if it is orderable at all. T … read more

Windows Server 2022 End of Life Is 2031, Not October 2026

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Aug 25th 2026

Correction and update, October 4, 2026. Windows Server 2022's dates stand — mainstream support ends October 13, 2026, security updates run to October 14, 2031 — but a Windows Server 2025 system can be certified only on second-generation or newer Xeon Scalable CPUs. … read more

How Much Does a Server Cost in 2026? Real Prices

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Aug 21st 2026

"How much does a server cost?" used to have a boring answer. In 2026 it has a moving one: a global memory shortage roughly doubled server DRAM prices in a single quarter, Dell and Lenovo have each raised list prices twice since December while HPE rewrote its terms so a price ca … read more

Windows Server 2016 End of Support: Jan 2027 Upgrade Guide

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Jul 21st 2026

On January 12, 2027, Microsoft ends extended support for Windows Server 2016. No more security updates, no more patches, no more support cases — for an operating system that still runs a very large installed base of Active Directory domains, file servers, and Hyper-V host … read more

Used GPU Server Buying Guide 2026: L40S vs A100 vs RTX 4090

Posted by Konstantin Protasov, PCSP on Jul 8th 2026

If you are shopping for a used GPU server for AI inference, 2026 is a strong buying window. As hyperscalers and AI labs refresh their fleets for Blackwell-generation hardware, more previous-generation enterprise GPUs — NVIDIA L40S, A100, and H100 — are flowing into … read more

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