Which server operating system do you think is better, is Microsoft's Windows or open source Linux? This issue has caused countless disputes, but an IT consultant who has used Windows and Linux for a long time said Which server operating system is best for the job needs to be difficult to answer, because when choosing a server operating system, we need to combine cost, performance, security and application considerations.
The reason for choosing Linux operating system
Phil Cox, chief consultant of SystemExperts, said: "When using Linux, the operating system can be used without spending money, but if you choose Windows, Linux is required to pay license fees, so from a cost perspective, Linux is the best choice, and on any physical hardware platform, Linux performance is always about 25% faster."
Using Linux is also more flexible, free, and even the kernel can be modified by itself. Many custom settings can't be experienced on Windows, so there are too many people who praise Linux, but things always have Two-sidedness, Cox pointed out that it is precisely because of the flexibility of Linux that the maintenance difficulty is increased, resulting in many enterprise users discouraged.
For example, Linux kernel can be modified and highly customizable, so the skill requirements for IT staff is also higher. In addition, many Linux versions, application compatibility issues often arise all kinds of weird.
select the Windows operating system
Windows grounds of appeal is stable, though not flexible enough, but when integrated applications, Windows is often the simplest. And Microsoft executives revealed that the future server operating system will have a big move.
In addition, Windows itself comes with a good access control mechanism, without having to install any plug-ins or patches can be achieved effective access control.
either Windows or Linux, there is a system patch, but the patch to Windows much easier, and all patches are derived from Microsoft. The patching mechanism under Linux is much more complicated. There are patches for software development organizations for single software distribution, and patches for Linux distribution vendors. In addition, patching under Linux is a high-risk thing. Although it is somewhat difficult to patch in Linux, there are several fairly powerful patch management tools in the powerful open source software. In short, patching the Linux system is a very complicated matter. Without a bit of guts and grasp, it is not easy to install patches. In Windows, even a newcomer who has just entered the line can install patches to the system with no worries.
Cox said: "Linux is not bound TechNet, Linux users must seek help from the community, and as such, Linux community will be so prosperous."
Perhaps it is for these reasons that has caused everyone says Linux is good, but not used yet, or else why Windows is still occupy most enterprise server? However, some vertical industries are now favoring Linux, such as the financial industry has become the largest user of Linux.
Cox said Linux and open source software in the enterprise extranet applications is still very common, in addition, Linux loved in the field of industrial technology, we all can see the shadow of Linux on many products and services, such as Amazon's EC2 cloud computing data center is built on top of Xen-based Linux servers.