If I had two machines, one used for video work and other data-intensive purposes and the other used essentially as data storage for the first server as well as our network, what's the fastest way to ...

I havent used a usb2 version, but I have used a usb1.1 version of these transfer cables. It came with software that had to be installed on both machines to work. Yours may be different, however.

Thunderbolt ports enable high-speed connections between devices. But up until now, that’s mean you could use a Thunderbolt cable to connect storage, graphics cards, or docking stations to a PC. Soon ...