Assume you are tasked with preparing a proposal advocating the migration to Windows Server 2008 from the current network solution. Please research the features, functions, and capabilities of Server 2008 to answer the question below.
What are the advantages / disadvantages of using Windows Server versus other server operating systems – such as UNIX or Linux?
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ADVANTAGES of using window server? Windows Server is developed and sold by Microsoft. The company continually provides supports and updates. Users who are familiar with Windows will find themselves comfortably using Windows Server. Most people using Windows Server hosting utilize Active Server Pages (ASP) technology. This is the main reason why people are turning to Windows Server hosting. Users can develop web site using familiar interface of Microsoft tools such as Microsoft FrontPage, Visual Interdev, and Microsoft Access. With ASP users can develop a database-driven web site using Microsoft Access and Microsoft SQL as the database.
DISADVANTAGES of using window server? Unlike UNIX, Windows Server requires more system resource. You need a powerful machine to run Windows Server. The Windows Server does not have a good reputation in term of server stability. The Windows Server needs reboot more frequent than UNIX. If you are using Windows Server hosting services, you may find yourself investing a lot of money in the development tools. Most of them are Microsoft products. The costs of applications that can run on your web site are usually higher than that of UNIX. For example, you can find a lot of free scripts to run web board, chat room, web stats, email (and more) for your UNIX-based web site, but you won't find many free applications in Windows Server world.
Advantages/Disadvantages
What are the advantages/disadvantages of using Windows Server versus other server operating systems?
There are many advantages to using Windows Server. Windows Server is capable of advanced virtualization. Virtualization is one of the most profound developments in IT within recent years. Windows Servers also introduces server roles. This simplifies the way an administrator would dedicate a server instance to a particular task. It also makes other tasks like server management, Active Directory administration, and virtualization management easier. Server 2008 also introduced a new balanced power policy. This policy monitors the utilization level of the processors on the server and adjusts their performance states to limit power needs of the workload. Its capability of 64-bit computing increases application performance. Its 64-bit capability does not mean 32-bit applications cannot be used. It means that 64-bit applications will run significantly faster and handle larger compute loads. (Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Benefits)
Advantages/Disadvantages
• Advantage: Server 2008 has more advanced features and a wider reach than Linux
• Advantage: Provides convenience if you use all of the Microsoft Office services
• Advantage: Server 2008 provides easy-to-use web development tools like FrontPage
• Disadvantage: Linux is more cost effective
• Disadvantage: Server 2008 only provides support for Microsoft applications
• Disadvantage: Linux is considered more secure and stable
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