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Look, as far as I'm concerned and as an SRE, server-side Windows is legacy. (With the only already mentioned exceptions being AD and Exchange.) And client-side
by himinlomax 7y ago
Look, as far as I'm concerned and as an SRE, server-side Windows is legacy. (With the only already mentioned exceptions being AD and Exchange.) And client-side Windows is ... well something I don't use personally anyways.
Bottom line is, legacy stuff gonna legacy.
- fortran77 7y agoWe run hundreds of GUI-less Windows Servers at our company. Works really well. On Azure.
- neilalexander 7y agoYep, likewise. I think the only thing that required the Desktop Experience off the top of my head was WSUS, but we have all sorts of other roles running on Server Core without any issues at all.
- fortran77 7y agoAnd it's very easy to administer all of them at once. With PowerShell scripts. There's nothing like it on other platforms.
- himinlomax 7y agoSure you can, and what's the value added compared to any Linux? The joy of having to deal with CALs and licensing audits? If you just like writing cheques, RedHat is an option.