The Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP (LAMP) environment is one of, if not the, most prevalent configurations for Web sites. As a practical matter, when it comes to actually creating an environment for your Web site, can Microsoft's push for market share really impact your decision making?
Do you think Go Daddy management is committed to open source or will profits, or at least perceived profits, lead them down a different path? Is their donation merely a ploy to appease the open source community or is it sincere?
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While it may seem off topic, Go-Daddy is a major security risk to begin with, by moving to the non secure-able activex infested Microsoft platform they have become the single LARGEST threat to Internet Security out there.
Why do I say that?
1) Go Daddy is also a Certificate Authority for enabling ssl transactions.
2) They are the lowest cost Certificate Authority.
3) They do ZERO verification of data supplied to them for issuing a Certificate.
All of which means that any ecommerce site that is secured by a Go Daddy Certificate cannot be trusted.
By switching to all MS based systems Go Daddy cannot even guarantee that your confidential data will be kept confidential.
[ heck, as Apotheon showed in another discussion, Microsoft protects their own servers with Linux systems for most of their secure data transactions
the source of Apotheon's comment was this:
http://searchdns.netcraft.com/?restriction=site+contains&host=microsoft.com&lookup=wait..&position=limited
]
If Microsoft is not willing to use only their own products, any company that does so is showing a complete lack of awareness, as well as showing they do not care enough about meeting regulations about securing their client's data from intrusion to be trusted to do business with.
editing to add:
I just did a quick count of the results returned from that search link.
49 to 50 percent of Microsoft servers for all *microsoft.com addresses are running operating systems other than Microsoft's own software, thier really says the Microsoft's products are not worth standardising on 100% like go-Daddy has done.
Why do I say that?
1) Go Daddy is also a Certificate Authority for enabling ssl transactions.
2) They are the lowest cost Certificate Authority.
3) They do ZERO verification of data supplied to them for issuing a Certificate.
All of which means that any ecommerce site that is secured by a Go Daddy Certificate cannot be trusted.
By switching to all MS based systems Go Daddy cannot even guarantee that your confidential data will be kept confidential.
[ heck, as Apotheon showed in another discussion, Microsoft protects their own servers with Linux systems for most of their secure data transactions
the source of Apotheon's comment was this:
http://searchdns.netcraft.com/?restriction=site+contains&host=microsoft.com&lookup=wait..&position=limited
]
If Microsoft is not willing to use only their own products, any company that does so is showing a complete lack of awareness, as well as showing they do not care enough about meeting regulations about securing their client's data from intrusion to be trusted to do business with.
editing to add:
I just did a quick count of the results returned from that search link.
49 to 50 percent of Microsoft servers for all *microsoft.com addresses are running operating systems other than Microsoft's own software, thier really says the Microsoft's products are not worth standardising on 100% like go-Daddy has done.
as does Yahoo & Google and many other companies,
they are the worlds largest content hoster,
they support something like 15% of the world's internet traffic.
It's not that Microsoft is running linux servers at their end to host their sites, they're just making use of Akamai's already existing infrastructure to host their sites - which isn't that bad an idea, why recreate the wheel especially when Akamai is doing a great job of this already with their own setup.
Reading your post, I was led to assume that Microsoft was actually running linux servers at their location to host their sites (msn.com, microsoft.com, etc.) which isn't the case at all.
they are the worlds largest content hoster,
they support something like 15% of the world's internet traffic.
It's not that Microsoft is running linux servers at their end to host their sites, they're just making use of Akamai's already existing infrastructure to host their sites - which isn't that bad an idea, why recreate the wheel especially when Akamai is doing a great job of this already with their own setup.
Reading your post, I was led to assume that Microsoft was actually running linux servers at their location to host their sites (msn.com, microsoft.com, etc.) which isn't the case at all.
Microsoft couldn't possibly run Linux systems to protect their networks without removing their ability to spin their network's security in trade press. Instead, they pay someone else to do it, so they can still have plausible deniability.
If you actually do a Netcraft search for "*.microsoft.com" you will see that Microsoft has ADSL access points that actually report back as Linux OS - these will be embedded Linux devices. Microsoft Windows (any version) doesn't rate until item 113.
Network security, access and cost means ADSL access points nearly always run an embedded Linux - this boosts Linux figures (as it should) and again looks bad for Microsoft.
Network security experts and web designers know the advantage of using Linux, Apache, MySQL/Postgres, PHP/Perl/Python for servers that have open access via the Internet.
Some of us even use it for our daily desktops
Network security, access and cost means ADSL access points nearly always run an embedded Linux - this boosts Linux figures (as it should) and again looks bad for Microsoft.
Network security experts and web designers know the advantage of using Linux, Apache, MySQL/Postgres, PHP/Perl/Python for servers that have open access via the Internet.
Some of us even use it for our daily desktops
Will Microsoft provide Akamai with an offer similar to Go Daddy and have them convert from Linux to M$ as well? They must have sweetened the pot considerably to get Go Daddy to switch over, M$ obviously have the financial resources, could a similar deal be struck with Akamai?
I suspect Microsoft would rather that Akamai's proxying service continue to provide the same security and stability it already provides. I think that if Microsoft wanted Microsoft platforms providing proxying services, Microsoft would do it rather than contracting for the service.
GO Daddy SUCKS! No need to explain further.
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