Who should I use in Windows or Linux?

Which server OS do you think is better? is it Microsoft Windows or open-source Linux? There have been countless debates on this issue, but an IT consultant who has been using Windows and Linux for a long time said IT is difficult to answer the question about which server operating system is most suitable for work, because when selecting the server OS

Which server OS do you think is better? is it Microsoft Windows or open-source Linux? There have been countless debates on this issue, but an IT consultant who has been using Windows and Linux for a long time said IT is difficult to answer the question about which server operating system is most suitable for work, because when selecting a server operating system, we need to consider costs, performance, security, and applications comprehensively. Before the discussion, let's review the five highlights of Microsoft's server roadmap at the TechEd 2010 conference yesterday. we can see that Microsoft continues to dominate the server industry. However, Linux has been striving for market share.

Reason for selecting a Linux operating system

Phil Cox, chief consultant of SystemExperts, said: "The operating system does not have to spend money when using Linux, but if you choose Windows, you need to pay Microsoft license fees. Therefore, in terms of costs, linux is the best choice, and on any physical hardware platform, the performance of Linux is always about 25% faster ". However, 51CTO believes that the operating system of which server is better still needs to be determined based on the actual situation.

Linux is more flexible and free to use, and can be modified by the kernel itself (51CT kernel prompts you to pay attention to Linux kernel updates ), many customized settings cannot be experienced on Windows, so too many people praise Linux, but things always have two sides. Cox pointed out that it is precisely because of the flexibility of Linux, this makes maintenance more difficult, and many enterprise users are discouraged.

For example, Linux kernels can be modified and highly customized. Therefore, they have higher skill requirements for IT personnel. In addition, there are many Linux versions and various strange problems often occur in application compatibility. For various Linux versions, we recommend that you refer to 51CTO Technology Weekly: FreeBSD 7.3 released a well-known Linux version check_it technology weekly 168th here you will see a large number of Linux versions.

Reason for selecting a Windows OS

The attraction of Windows is stability. although it is not flexible enough, Windows is often the easiest to integrate applications. In addition, Microsoft executives revealed that in the future, there will be great changes in the server operating system.

In addition, Windows comes with a good access control mechanism, which can achieve effective access control without installing any plug-ins or patch packages.

Both Windows and Linux have System patches, but it is much easier to patch Windows, and all patches come from Microsoft. The patch mechanism in Linux is much more complicated. software development organizations have released patches for a single software, and patch packages released by Linux release vendors, in addition, patching in Linux is highly risky. Although patching is difficult in Linux, there are several powerful patch management tools in powerful open-source software. In a word, patching a Linux system is a complicated task. you are not sure how to install the patch easily, but in Windows, even a new beginner can install patches for the system without any worries.

"There is no TechNet in Linux, and Linux users must seek help from the community. that's why the Linux community is so prosperous," said Cox ". In fact, in 51CT's opinion, this is the relationship between Linux people and Linux culture. A good culture allows more people to pursue it.

It may be these reasons that make everyone say that Linux is good, but they do not dare to use it. Otherwise, why does Windows still occupy most of the enterprise servers? But at present, some vertical industries have begun to favor Linux, such as the financial industry has become the largest user of Linux. If we don't talk about it outside of China, 51CT detail once reported that Linux has been operating in China for decades. The development of Linux in China has become more and more mature and has already formed a certain scale.

Cox said that Linux and open-source software are still common in Enterprise Internet applications. In addition, Linux is very popular in the industrial technology field. we can see the shadows of Linux in many products and services, for example, Amazon EC2 cloud computing data centers are built on Xen-based Linux servers. Actually speaking of the Linux shadow 51CTO, loyal netizens will think of the ubiquitous Linux, which is really everywhere in our life.

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