Generally unix/linux server are going to run with less overhead and generally less vulnerable and more stable. Although I run many, many days with Windows 7 and don't reboot and that isn't even a server, but my dev laptop. But tech is not the only reason to choose. You should learn about your customer base. If the far majority of them (or in some cases all) run on MS, then it would probably make sense for you to be using MS servers. Same goes for the other way. Of course, if you are hosting, then it is a tech decision. You should also look at what other software/tools you'll be needing to run on the server and make sure the software runs on your chosen server OS.
You'll get many answers that are very, very one sided either way, but you do need to remember that we build systems for customers and need to fit their needs. For us, we have a pretty even split with our customer base so we have both MS and Unix servers in our development process. Just my 2 cents. Dale From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dawson Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 1:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFFUG Discuss] Unix Server vs Windows Server ...and the numerous vulnerabilities. On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Laurence MacNeill <[email protected]> wrote: The high cost of a Micro$oft server? :-) L. At 09:13 PM 4/14/2010, you wrote: Hey all, Besides ASP functionality and VBscript what does a Unix Server lack? ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe in the subject line For more info, see http://www.affug.com Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com ------------------------------------------------------------- -- Dawson ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe in the subject line For more info, see http://www.affug.com Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
