• ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Windows Server is basically useless in the modern era of containers and cloud computing. If they’re ever going to compete in that space long term, they need a minimal viable version of Windows that can scale however customers want.

    They also have embedded Windows, which is the type of thing that runs on ATMs or IoT devices. Not sure why anyone would use it instead of Linux but I guess the license fees are worth having someone to call (or blame) for some companies.

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      9 months ago

      Windows server is still wildly used for ADDS.

      I don’t think windows server is that threatened by containers.

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      9 months ago

      I’m not sure I follow that server is useless. In the SMB and Enterprise, it’s still required for a domain/exchange, user management, software distribution, etc.

      Yea, it can be virtualized, and is, even in SMB. It’s pretty standard to run a VMware host even there - it’s a better cost against utilization. More importantly, virtualized server provides better uptime, better load balancing/management, a much better backup process, and brings a bit of disaster recovery capability to the SMB space.