Windows hosting with dedicated managed servers
What standard software is installed?
| Software | Description |
| MySQL | A comprehensive, open-source database server |
| PHP | HTML embedded scripted language used to create dynamic web pages |
| CGI (Perl) | A useful interface that allows web servers to perform data functions and interact with users |
| A mail server for fast, effective e-mail | |
| FTP server | A popular program facilitating rapid file transfer |
| VNC Access | Popular, remote connection software for full control over your server |
| ASP | An application enabling the creation of interactive web content |
| CDOSYS | An integrated e-mail component for use with ASP scripts |
| IIS | A secure and efficient web server over which you have complete control |
Advantages of using Windows
- Enhanced performance – Designers are no longer distracted by complex technology in this single operating environment. Productivity is therefore increased, along with operational efficiency.
- Total cost of ownership – Less money, time and resources are spent with owning and using a Windows server, as there is a 30% lower TCO than Linux.
- Enhanced security – Vigorous testing is carried out in order to make Windows more secure, and there is a strong focus on quality and technological advances.
- Increased reliability – Window servers experience less major system breakages when implementing new business requirements and they are able to deliver solutions predictably and consistently.
- Greater interoperability – Windows servers are compatible with most other Microsoft products, as a global standard for users is provided.
- Increased scalability – A cost-effective path for scaling to support greater workloads in the future is offered by Windows.
- Indemnification – Microsoft provides uncapped protection for legal costs associated with a patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret claim alleging infringement.
- People-ready – The Microsoft Window server helps people to look to their most critical resource - their people – by providing a competitive advantage to produce improvements and deliver profits.
- A high level of expertise is needed in order to customise it.
- Windows tends to be quite costly.
- Windows is also more open to attack than Linux.
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