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    Windows Server

    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Windows Server
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    Windows Server
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Windows Server
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Windows Server
    More user friendly and Graphical user interface is extreme compared to linux
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    It is really all about application support. The only option we really have is Windows Server, and where we can choose we continue to use it for consistency as well as compatibility with the systems where we are forced to use Windows Server).
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    We've utilized docker and debian for very specific applications and they have been useful - overall Windows Server provides a better package. I would choose VMware ESXi over Windows Server for virtualization as it's far more reliable in our experience. I can't imagine using a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    There are plenty of other server solutions out there which may be better suited for certain tasks, but Windows Server is the way to get a Windows environment going. For simple setups, there are many alternatives, but often there are key features lacking, or a restriction on …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    Windows Server is more cost-effective and skills are easier to find to support the products. The deployment and management of the product can be automated with Microsoft SCCM. In my opinion, Linux seems to be more secured but takes more time and effort to learn than Windows …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    These are just very different products. They can all have the same functionality but the specific product knowledge with Linux is much higher. This slows down troubleshooting and can leave you with limited options for high end support. There are absolutely good use cases for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    We have been using Microsoft products for the last 15+ years and following are key point for choosing this solution:
    • Trust & reliability of products.
    • Customer support.
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    I didn't use any other system which gives the same functionality and I am not aware of any. The full integration between all components and especially the ability to integrate mail via Exchange or even via a hybrid setup with the Ofice365 cloud, including the ability to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    For our more experienced users and for simple web apps we will go the RHEL route but with Windows Server such an industry standard the the ease of use of the GUI it just makes more sense for most applications that use it. It also generally has a lot more interoperability …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    Linux is great, but support is harder to come by. You also need to pay linux admins more as it is a much smaller group of people that can support it. Windows is the industry standard with the most support available. Going with another platform just didn't seem to make sense …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    I have some basic experience using various builds of Linux and have always found myself coming back to Windows. Perhaps after years of working with Microsoft products they all have a similar feel and configuration options. Microsoft products are my typical first choice where …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    We have various servers or appliances that run on various flavors of Linux that do their jobs well, but we configure and manage them very lightly at the OS level. Most of the admin on these devices is sone inside the applications themselves. We don't shy away from new …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    All the other products I have used in the past OS2 servers, Novell Netware, Banyan Vines etc don't show up in the search list, which i guess goes to show that the best wins.
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    I have used/administered several servers using systems like Ubuntu, Debian, and CentOS. While these systems are great in their own rights, you are typically using a command-line interface or shell in order to administrate the system. This requires a lot of commands to be …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    For our purposes it came down to picking between Windows and Linux and at the end of the day we picked both. We use Windows for 80% of our server needs to run our Web, File, Print, DHCP, Internal DNS, Active Directory, SQL, Web and other windows based servers. We use linux …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    Windows Server has become one of the industry standards for providing file and directory services for the majority of users because of the ease with which it interacts with the common desktop OS, as opposed to needing to provide esoteric support for users to be able to work …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    About any linux distro can be setup to handle services that a Windows Server can do, except I have not personally found anything nearly as convenient of a replacement for Active Directory, Group Policy, or an RD Gateway. There are alternatives to those services, they just …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    Windows Server is by far the easiest server option to get started with because they offer the same kind of interface with windows that most users are already familiar with. Plus, it's the most graphically friendly option, so it is easy to navigate. Lastly, it is the most …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    We were comparing Windows Server with Hyper-V to VMware ESXi, and decided on Windows Server as we are primarily a Windows server/workstation shop, and the familiarity allowed us to spin up new Hyper-V servers quickly without much additional training required. We also have a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    We have used various flavors of Linux as it is the only other real competitor in the small to large business world. In most cases it is harder to find technical expertise in the Linux server world verse Windows Server. For this reason Windows has remained our go to operating …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    Windows runs some applications better and is easier for junior admins and non-technical users to administer and get started with. It obviously does not run everything better, so other operating systems are preferable in some situations. Compared to OSs like RHEL, they both have …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    Windows Server is the only one that has an upfront cost for licensing before hardware is considered. Windows Server is generally better suited for multi-faceted approaches; however, for just backups, TrueNAS and Synology are cheaper and just as good. For standalone services …
    Incentivized
    Chose Windows Server
    Windows Server is the most Enterprise/Business server around, easy to deploy and configure and to co-exist with other servers. Most if not every other server technology is usually very good for a very specific purpose but fail in the coexistence and integration when compared …
    Incentivized
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    User Ratings
    Windows Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (63 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (19 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    4.5
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)