Web Development
by kathy werner
by brijesh_nam
by churdoo
That's a pretty broad question and as such, Answer 1 is a pretty broad response without offering any reasoning.
I'm not going to make any attempt to answer the question, because there are too many variables and possibilities, but I will just point out some comparisons between Windows and Linux. Since I really don't have experience with solaris or unix, pertaining to a dedicated web server solution anyway, then I won't make any attempt to refer to either of these.
I will risk making the following general statements regarding a Windows based solution versus a linux-based solution, and I know that I will probably be inviting comments from the die-hard Windows fans and from some die-hard linux fans as well. But here goes... :-)
I believe that your up-front costs with a Windows-based solution will be higher than those of a linux based solution, primarily because it takes more resources to run Windows and the fat GUI that is the Windows interface. Therefore, you will find yourself having to purchase more powerful hardware to run such a solution on a Windows platform than for a comparably performing Linux-based solution. Also, you will have to purchase additional software for the Windows solution, point-of-fact, the mail server that you are indicating you need will have to be an additional software purchase of the Windows-based solution.
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by churdoo
With a linux-based solution, your upfront costs as I stated above may be a little lower for two reasons. Your hardware requirements may be a little lower for the same performance, because of the lower overhead of the linux interface, and all of thesoftware that you require in your question is included in any linux distribution that I can think of - not to mention, the cost of the Windows operating system versus the cost of a linux distribution. The only drawback of a linux-based solution, isthat your training and/or support costs may be higher because it's not as easy to find (or become) well-trained linux administration.
Some may argue about stability. I think that either platform, being dedicated web servers, will be perfectly stable in the right environment, i.e., with the appropriate backup and disaster recovery equipment and procedures.
I could go into more detail, but I'm already beyond the character limit for this forum. :-)
--Charlie
by brijesh_nam
by spadakanti
hi Brijesh,
As we know NT has good good networking features. When we have IIS on it we can get the maximum output. This will be good option for web server. Since IIS uses the NT registry, the response time for name resolutions will be less. We can configure the NT server itself as a DNS server and get the benefits
by brijesh_nam
by brijesh_nam
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