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The benefits of a Windows hosting
By: Davis Morris |
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| For much of the past 15 years or so, one server operating system has dominated the web hosting world: Linux. |
For much of the past 15 years or so, one server operating system has dominated the web hosting world: Linux.
Linux rapidly gained a worldwide reputation for being low-cost (it is free to install and run), powerful, versatile, stable and secure.
However, starting with the Windows 2000 server family, Microsoft has steadily been “playing catch-up”, to the extent that windows hosting is now offered viable alternative to Linux, with its own unique features and benefits.
One of big advantages of going windows server is familiarity. The windows operating system is still the most commonly installed around the world, and the server interface, whilst containing rich complexity beneath the surface, still has the familiar “Start” button, Control Panel, and navigational features of a home PC. For those unfamiliar with Linux, which can be a steep learning curve, using windows server can be a real boon.
Beyond the “home comforts” of windows, the server supports some programmes and packages that are not available via Linux: these include the powerful MS SQL database system, the ASP.NET programming language (which can build powerful web applications), and legacy support for sites built with the Front Page authoring programme. If you yourself, or the software developers you have hired to build your site, are more familiar with these windows programmes and systems, then you will inevitably from choosing windows hosting.
Should you choose web hosting from EUKHost, you’ll find our windows hosting packages are second to none. We provide an amazing range of features and options, including support for both MS SQL 2005 and 2008. Our windows servers are also windows media compatible, which will facilitate streaming audio or video from your website.
Overall, should you opt for windows website hosting from EUKHost, or even Linux website hosting from EUKHost, we can promise you an excellent service with enthusiastic and dedicated technical support from the outset. |
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