There are mainly two
types of operating system used for web servers all around the world - Linux and
Windows. Linux is more popular and widely used option between the two. The
flexibility and robustness of Linux is one of the main reasons why web
developers, database administrators and web designers prefer Linux as the
operating system for their server.
The stability and
security offered by Linux is far better than that offered by Windows. They have
been known to last and provide dependable service through many years of
operation. Rebooting is also one of the main reasons for the preference of
Linux over Windows. Windows servers need to be rebooted every time there is a
configuration change, whereas Linux servers can maintain configuration changes
without restarting. Even though most people prefer using Linux servers, there
are some applications that run specifically on Window. Applications requiring
specific server types are discussed below.
Windows Specific
Applications
Windows applications
which require a Windows VPS Hosting:
- ASP Classic
- ASP.NET
- MSSQL (Microsoft SQL Server)
- MS Access (Microsoft Access)
- Visual Basic Development
- C#
- Remote Desktop (dedicated server
only)
Windows dedicated
servers can support additional Windows-specific applications. For some
applications, you may need to purchase a license and install the software on
your Windows dedicated server.
- Microsoft Exchange (requires
license & Installation)
- Microsoft SharePoint (requires
license & Installation)
Note: Software not
included with the server is not supported by our technical support staff, since
we would not know how your server and applications are setup.
Linux Specific
Applications
Applications that
require a Linux VPS Hosting:
- SSH
- FrontPage Extensions
- Scripts or applications that
require specific Apache modules
Control Panels
Windows servers and
Linux servers use different control panels.
- cPanel is
available on all Linux-based hosting plans, such as Linux Shared,
Reseller, Linux VPS Hosting and
Linux Dedicated Servers.
- WHM (Web
Host Manager) is available on Reseller, VPS and Linux Dedicated Servers.
- Plesk is
available on Windows Shared, Windows
VPS Hosting and Windows Dedicated Server.
Case Sensitive
There is an issue of
case sensitivity against Linux though. On Linux file names are case sensitive
meaning ‘File Name.html’ and ‘file name.html’ are different. On the other hand,
Windows servers do not face this issue and accept names in any case. In other
words, the above example would refer to the same page in case of Windows
server. The operating procedure to revoke the case sensitivity in Linux is
enabling mod_spelling via Apache.
Security
Linux is considered the
better secured operating system among the two. Whether it is a server, desktop
or embedded environment, Linux offers greater security than Windows. Since
Linux was based on Unix operating system, only administrators have editing and
security privileges. Then malware, spyware and virus threat are far less as
compared to a Windows environment. In Windows, users can hide a file from the
administrator view, but in Linux, the system administrator has unilateral
control over everything.
Services
provided by data centers are manifold. These specialized organizations help
their clients with even the most basic task of installing the devices. Ranging
from the very basic tasks to very specialized services, data centers in India are actually looked upon as gold mines for
several companies.
Technical
consultation
One
of the most important services provided by a data center in India is technical consultation. Ranging from Virtualization
to cloud computing, data centers provide a lot of technical consultation to the
companies to ease out their operations and to provide specialized services.
Generally data centers provide these technical consultations according to the
requirements of their clients but some of these facilities are already made
available by the data center in India. Technical
consultation mainly comprises of strategies to implement new technology,
selecting new technologies, transferring of older technologies from one
environment to the other, designing of new technologies, and integrating new technologies
with the older ones. Technical consultations are basically a part of the entire
consulting service provided by the data center and are designed to help their
clients formulate and implement strategic decisions. Some of the most common
technical consultation services provided by data centers are storage array
implementation, automation, cloud computing, virtualization, selecting new data
center location, and consolidation.
Technical
support
Technical
support is the basic support service provided by a data center. A data center in India is mainly hired by
a company to store their equipments in a safe environment and to operate those
with great flexibility and ease. Ranging from storing the servers to providing solutions
to technical issues, a data center in
India can provide a wide array of technical support to the company. Their
technical support can help their clients overcome challenges with servers,
software and storage facility. Apart from optimizing server solutions, data
centers also cater to their clients by helping with the installation and
configuration of technical devices. This facility of a data center helps the
clients to maintain their equipments in good form, without worrying much about
server problems and other regular technical hassles.
Application
services
A
data center in India also often
provides application services to their clients. The application services are
basically some software-related services like corporate email solution that are provided by the application
service provider of a data center. The companies that seek application services
actually make use of these services over a network. Application services
provided by data centers help their clients develop, manage and integrate
applications formulated specifically for the company’s use. Email hosting and
web hosting are some of the common application services provided by the data centers in India.
Outsourcing
services
A
data center in India may also cater
their clients with outsourcing services like providing data backups, data
storage, disaster recovery and upgrading the servers. Outsourcing services are
availed mainly by those companies which do not have specialized teams to do IT
outsourcing.
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