by: Dwsgayathri
Nowadays, most people prefer windows based operating systems for hosting
servers. The main reason for this is due to the user- friendliness it
offers that other operating systems do not offer. Windows 2000
Professional Server and Advanced Server are the commonly used windows
operating systems for web hosting purposes. All these operating systems
are similar and familiar like the other versions of windows operating
systems. These OS will allow the user to integrate easily with other
Microsoft applications. Most common Microsoft applications used while
designing websites and other applications are FrontPage and MS SQL.
Many web page editors were released in the recent years, however
Microsoft has its importance in the industry. The main advantage of
Microsoft products is that they help you resolve problems easily. Apart
from that, they provide advanced security measures and features for its
operating systems. Another main advantage of these operating systems is
that they support Active Server Page (ASP) technology, Visual Basic (VB)
and Cold Fusion (“it is a simple tool that helps the user to create a
database application easily and quickly”).
With tools like PC Anywhere and other remote control PC tools, you can
work on your server from any part of the world. These graphical user
interface tools help you to understand easily without any difficulties.
With these features, you can monitor and manage your website from remote
locations.
Today, people are using Windows based web hosting serves for both shared
and dedicated hosting servers. Most of them utilize .NET technology.
This helps the user to manage easily the server to the requirements.
As mentioned earlier, the main advantage of using a windows based
operating system is to make sure that it can easily integrate with other
Microsoft applications and products. Even though most of the servers
have all the software in-built, you can also add new software depending
on your needs.
