Windows Server vs linux server

[Steven Barber]

Do you prefer windwos server or linux server me personnely i perf windows server i run 2 servers my domain controller is a lil dell optiplex 620 running server 2012 r2 datacenter andy my file server is server 2012 r2 datacenter on a dell optiplex 755 i choose windows server bc its easy to set up

[KuJoe]

My primary day job is a Windows Admin, I work with a few thousand Windows servers (ranging from NT to 2012 R2) and I prefer Linux all the way because it performs much better, much easier to install/configure, much easier to manage, and much more stable. I thought because I liked Linux more that Server Core would be a godsend, I was wrong. At least Microsoft is taking a lot of things out of the Linux playbook and Powershell is trying really hard to be bash.

[HPWebcamAble]

WS 2012 isn't free though, right?

[leadeater]

Really depends on what you are wanting to do and run. Personally I lean towards Windows but I'm happy to use linux where it's more suited.

[KuJoe]

1 minute ago, HPWebcamAble said:

WS 2012 isn't free though, right?

Not for production it isn't.

[Jordaneer]

2 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

WS 2012 isn't free though, right?

No, it's like $600 usd

[HPWebcamAble]

1 minute ago, Jordaneer said:

No, it's like $600 usd

2 minutes ago, KuJoe said:

Not for production it isn't.

 

So this is why I prefer Linux. Only reason though.

[KuJoe]

Oh, I did just think of one benefit Windows has over Linux in the server world: Job security.

[Steven Barber]

7 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

WS 2012 isn't free though, right? no but as a server admin at a school district i get all of the server product keys and they let me use them on my personnel computers so i have 2 dells that run my servers at home 

 

4 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

 

So this is why I prefer Linux. Only reason though.

 

[Steven Barber]

i like windows server bc to me i understand it better the command window in linux i know its sad bc i am a server admin for a local school district i started with server 2003 and 2000 and moved up the chain this is why i perf windows server plus i have been using windows for a long time what is one thing you like about linux i have used linux none server tho i like but i perf windows lol 

[leadeater]

1 minute ago, Steven Barber said:

i like windows server bc to me i understand it better the command window in linux i know its sad bc i am a server admin for a local school district i started with server 2003 and 2000 and moved up the chain this is why i perf windows server plus i have been using windows for a long time what is one thing you like about linux i have used linux none server tho i like but i perf windows lol 

Yep, all comes down to what you know. Doesn't matter how good something is if you can't use it, something easily overlooked by many.

[Steven Barber]

so true i like that linux is free tho i also collect computers i own about 3 dells all optiplex 3 hps and 2 macs people give them to me bc they dont work i rebult them its my life i love it and i like to work with windows so i totaly understand if you dont know something you can always learn it i havent give linux a try but i am willing to 

[Tosa]

I usually prefer Linux, but Windows Server certainly have it's uses too. I wouldn't want to set up a Linux server as a domain controller for any other reason than for educational purposes. And Hyper-V is awesome.